Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The time has come for an epic wizard duel to see who will take on the mantle of Archmage! Join Mackenzie Franklin from SideGame LLC as he reviews the board game, Wizards of the Grimoire! Mackenzie will give an overview of the game, cover in detail his pros, neutrals, and cons, and finish off with his final thoughts. What did you think of the review? What do you think of the cool down system? What do you think of this drafting approach for a wizard duel style game? We'd love to hear what you think! SideGame Strong!
A copy of Wizards of the Grimoire was provided to SideGame LLC from publisher Grimoire Games for review purposes. Thank you to the team for the opportunity to work with your game!
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Get a copy of Wizards of the Grimoire here: wizardsofthegrimoire.com
Use code: SECONDPRINTING to save $5!
These are the standard sized card sleeves I use for the mana cards: amzn.to/3ZHiTdu
And these sleeves are for the spell cards: amzn.to/3L0Ip9g
00:00 Introduction
0:25 Overview
1:56 Pros: Central Market Draft
2:29 First Turn
2:58 Cool Down
4:00 Exploration of Mechanisms in the Spell Cards
5:04 Unique Cards and Emergent Combos
5:49 Mana System
7:16 Neutrals: Possible Stagnant Center Row (Lack of Combos)
8:00 Limited Randomness in Game (Can Cause a Single Swing)
9:15 Con: Downtime: No Reactive Cards
11:08 Final Thoughts
12:09 Closing
The time has come for an epic wizard duel to see who will take on the mantle of Archmage! Join Mackenzie Franklin from SideGame LLC as he reviews the board game, Wizards of the Grimoire! Mackenzie will give an overview of the game, cover in detail his pros, neutrals, and cons, and finish off with his final thoughts. What did you think of the review? What do you think of the cool down system? What do you think of this drafting approach for a wizard duel style game? We'd love to hear what you think! SideGame Strong!
A copy of Wizards of the Grimoire was provided to SideGame LLC from publisher Grimoire Games for review purposes. Thank you to the team for the opportunity to work with your game!
Join our Patreon! patreon.com/sidegamellc
Schedule a GameNight at: sidegamecolorado.weebly.com
One Time Tips Here: paypal.com/paypalme/SideGameLLC
Get a copy of Wizards of the Grimoire here: wizardsofthegrimoire.com
Use code: SECONDPRINTING to save $5!
These are the standard sized card sleeves I use for the mana cards: amzn.to/3ZHiTdu
And these sleeves are for the spell cards: amzn.to/3L0Ip9g
00:00 Introduction
0:25 Overview
1:56 Pros: Central Market Draft
2:29 First Turn
2:58 Cool Down
4:00 Exploration of Mechanisms in the Spell Cards
5:04 Unique Cards and Emergent Combos
5:49 Mana System
7:16 Neutrals: Possible Stagnant Center Row (Lack of Combos)
8:00 Limited Randomness in Game (Can Cause a Single Swing)
9:15 Con: Downtime: No Reactive Cards
11:08 Final Thoughts
12:09 Closing
