Fantasy Ink

A two-player dice-drafting duel from the Sky Team designer, where every die you take is one your rival can't.

πŸ‘₯ 2 players⏱ approx. 0 minπŸͺ„ A round to warm up8+
β˜… 5.5 Β· BGG #18,415

Who it's for

Two-player game nights that want a short, sharp duel with real head-to-head tension rather than a slow build-up.

Not for you if…

This is strictly a two-player game, so it's a poor fit if you're usually playing in larger groups or want something with more downtime between decisions.

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Vibe's take

Tight and reactive β€” because you're both drawing from the same pool, you're constantly reading not just your own plan but what your opponent needs, and the tension barely lets up until the final die is gone.

About this game

Fantasy Ink comes from the designer behind Sky Team and turns two players into rival authors racing to fill their fantasy storybook. Each round you draft a die from a shared pool and assign it to a creature card to bring that character to life, building toward either 20 finished chapters or seven symbols of a single color. With every die pull affecting what your opponent can grab next, the shared pool stays tense until the very last roll.

Shared dice-pool draftingFrom the Sky Team designerTwo competing win conditions
By the numbers

Players

Best at 2 playersWorks with 2

Duration

0 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

2.0 / 5 β€” Light

BGG Rating

5.5/10

Rank #18,415

43 ratings

Published

2026