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Rating:	6.8 Good
Popularity:	14
Difficulty:	Very easy
Year:	2004
Players:	2-5 players
Playing time:	30 minutes
Age:	10+

Created by: Satoshi Nakamura, Mariano Iannelli, Yoko Nachigami, Satoshi Nakamura

Published by: Edge Entertainment, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, HUCH! & friends

Alternate Names: 妖精奇譚

Description:

Fairy Tale is a Japanese card drafting and hand management game in where players draft and selection actions simultaneous to score points. The game includes beautiful manga-style art.

The game is played over 4 rounds and each round, players receive 5 cards. They select one card and pass the remainder. Players must try to get combos or to grab cards they see their opponents might need. Now, the players play 3 cards and discard two. When the cards are revealed after each selection, card abilities turn other cards face-up or face-down.

After the 4th round, the players score based on their 12 face-up cards.

Prices:

Retail Price:	$16
Amazon:	$12

Awards:

Japan Boardgame Prize Best Japanese Game Nominee 2005

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Fairy Tale Game Rules

Game Components

110 Card
Rules

Setup

From the set of 110 cards remove the 30 cards with the Expert Rules icon () in the bottom right corner of the card. Shuffle the remaining 80 cards and place the deck in the middle of the table where every player can reach it.

Object of the Game

Collect cards to score as many points as you can.

Game Play

The game proceeds in the following order:

Stage 1) 1st draft Stage 2) Play cards in hand
Stage 3) 2nd draft Stage 4) Play cards in hand
Stage 5) 3rd draft Stage 6) Play cards in hand
Stage 7) 4th draft Stage 8) Play cards in hand
Stage 9) Calculate points

Drafting

Drafting follows these five steps: …

Variations Rules for Fairy Tale

Team Play Rules

This is a 4-player game variant. First, the players form two teams of two. Next, sit at the table so you are across from your partner. When playing a pair match, you should always consider what cards your partner is drafting.

The game is played as normal except for calculating scores (stage 9). Your team wins if the total score for your team is higher than that of your opponent's team.

Richard Garfield's Team Play Rules

Play just as in the Team Rules above except all Shadow cards have this additional effect, "Exchange one of your cards in play for one of your partner's cards in play". …

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