Which boardgame has the most beautiful cards?
Which boardgame has the most beautiful cards?
I'm searching for card-based boardgames with great artworks! Thanks for sharing you experience.
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I think for me it's got to be wingspan
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I own this and I have to admit that, even if I find the game slightly overrated, the cards are well made and above all I find the quality of Ghenos Games components very good.
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I agree that the cards are great! Have you heard of the Fan Art Pack? It has variants of a bunch of the cards in a different style, which I also quite like.
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Not the cards but the money is the Firefly (yes the TV show) board game was very detailed and beautiful.
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Parks has very pretty cards (they are by different artists so vary a fair bit)
I picked up Faraway recently and like the art on those cards - slightly surreal fantasy theme.
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I came here to post Faraway as well!
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It's not the most complex game, but Dixit has really beautiful cards, in my opinion.
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Also Mysterium has similar good looking big cards! I suppose they are both in a sort of tarot format.
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My favourite cards artwork is also my favourite board game, Oceans ( https://www.northstargames.com/products/oceans ) ! Especially on the collector edition with holographic special cards, really cool artworks overall (and really good game too)
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Came here to mention Oceans. The deep cards are so damn cool.
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I'm sharing my current favorites here:
- Arkham Horror: Beautiful illustration, as well as a beautiful game in my opinion.
- MtG: Magic cards remain among the most polished and beautiful ever created, even if I hate the direction it has taken, and in general I appreciate competitive games less and less in favor of more collaborative ones; in fact my favorite way to play Magic is with the Archenemy format (there is also an excellent boxed product).
- Marvel Champions: I don't actually have this in my collection but it looks pretty cool, I have to admit I'm quite a fan of Fantasy Flight Games at the moment!
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even if I hate the direction it has taken
Oh? I'm not a MtG player so I've no idea of what's been going on.
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50% of MtG products are now "Beyond Universe" cards, third-party intellectual propriety such as SpongeBob, Stranger Things, Doctor Who and more; and they are all standard legal. Here a video if you want more details: https://youtu.be/7us923DG-Gg
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I really like Everdell’s card art. There are a lot more components than just cards, though: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199792/everdell
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I really like the art style in Unearth. The cards are each different ruins to excavate.
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Me too! I also like the dice in that game, I steal them from the box whenever I need some nice solid colour d6s for something.
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“Secret Hitler” isn’t beautiful per se, but to me it has a wonderful visual style.
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My favorite is meadow.
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"Most beautiful" is really subjective, but I got Knarr for Christmas and the art is really nice.
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@SolarPunker One recent candidate to this is Abyss. The whole game looks great. #BoardGames
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Anything with Kyle Ferrin's name on it. Goddamn can that dude draw.
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Innis may be a stretch for card based, but it's one of the most beautiful games there is.
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Forest Shuffle is quite educational with its detailed cards and lovely art: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391163/forest-shuffle
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probably not in the spirit of the post, but you can play tarot as a trick taking game with tarot cards.
or I guess any card game with a higher variance due to more cards per suit.
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Not exclusively a card game but Brian Boru has beautiful cards.
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I really like the Ascension art, especially the earliest sets
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Call to Adventure, and it's not even close.
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I don't know about most beautiful but Dale of Merchants and Ascension have some of my favorite card art. I also like Mottainai for it's aesthetic simplicity.
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A new find for me, Sea Salt & Paper, has a beautiful set of cards depicting various sea creatures, boats, and shells as origami.
Really nice style, nicely done - and the box is very efficient!
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