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Portal of Heroes

Collect magic pearls and trade them for characters, chaining their powers to grab twelve insignias first.

A quick card game where players step through magic portals to collect pearls and trade them for powerful character cards. Each turn you take three actions from a small menu, gathering pearls, refreshing the display, playing characters onto your portal or activating their powers. The first to assemble twelve insignias of power saves the fairy-tale world of Molthar and wins.

Three actions from a tidy menu each turnCharacters chain into pearl combosRace to twelve insignias of power

Who it's for

Players wanting a short, accessible card game with a touch of combo-building and a friendly storybook feel.

Not for you if…

You want deep strategy or heavy interaction, since this is a light, mostly solitaire race with modest decisions.

Vibe's take

Fast and cheerful with light combo-timing, the small satisfaction of chaining characters toward that winning insignia.

#2,827 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 2015 · 11 years ago

older than 63% of games

In 4,286 collections

collected more than 52% of games

2–5 players · ages 8+

Best with 3 · publisher: 10+

about 45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.8 out of 5 · lighter than 64%

Opinions: broad agreement

Most people rate it similarly

Language: no text

Playable without the language

Play style: competitive

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