The Mystic Wood is a fantasy adventure board game for two to four players, designed by Terence Peter Donnelly and dated 1980 on Board Game Matcher, with artwork by Kenn Nishiuye and Polly Wilson. Each player takes the part of a knight who seeks to complete a personal quest in a forest that is built from randomly placed tiles. Players explore by uncovering tiles that reveal spells and creatures, which can help or hinder progress, and a knight wins by finishing the quest and leaving the wood. Its listed mechanics are grid movement, modular board and race. A game lasts about an hour and the suggested age is twelve and over. The page lists publishers including Ariel Productions, Gibsons, H. P. Gibson and Sons, and The Avalon Hill Game Co.
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Playing Time PublisherThe Avalon Hill Game Co 2 Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. The Mystic Wood (Board Game Matcher)
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Year 1980
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The Mystic Wood is a board game for 2-4 players, with sessions lasting 60 min.
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- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Terence Peter Donnelly
- Publisher: Ariel Productions Ltd
- Publisher: Gibsons
- Publisher: H. P. Gibson & Sons
- Publisher: The Avalon Hill Game Co
- Game Category: Adventure
- Game Category: Exploration
- Game Category: Fantasy
- Game Category: Fighting
- Game Category: Medieval
- Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
- Game Mechanic: Modular Board
- Game Mechanic: Race
- Game Mechanic: Trading
- Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
- Game Mechanic: Variable Set-up
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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