Here to Slay

Today's review is of the 2020 release, Here to Slay. For 2-6 players, it takes 30-60 minutes.

Overview

Assemble your heroes, conquer monsters, and best your friends in this fantasy card game! 

game in progress; image from here

To setup the game, shuffle the two decks (monster deck and draw deck). Each player chooses an oversized party leader card (with a class and ability). Three monster cards are placed in the center, visible to all players, and the remaining monster deck is placed face-down nearby. Each player is dealt five cards, and the draw deck is placed face-down nearby. The game begins!

In Here to Slay, the game play is simple: each turn, you have 3 action points. You use these points to draw cards, play heroes/items, and fight monsters. If you can be the first to assemble 6 heroes (or defeat 3 monsters), you win!

But there are no guarantees: most actions (like fighting monsters and using hero abilities) involve dice rolling, with penalties for failure. There are modifier cards to help your roll (or hurt your opponent's), and challenge cards that can stop another player in their tracks. 

Review

This fast-playing and simple game is solid. A deliberately light game that can accommodate up to six players. I really like action point allowance games, and this one is a good one.

Rating: B+