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2018 Ranked #5,384

Fae

Lead secret druid spirits across a mystical land where every ritual reveals just a little too much.

Abstract Strategy Bluffing Deduction Area Majority / Influence

Players

2-4

Play time

30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.8/5

Rating

6.65

Easier to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 3.9/5

Easier to teach

Replay value 4.3/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 3.8/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.2/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 5 min
Teach time About 10 min
Recommended edition Fae – Z-Man Games English edition (2018)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Guide hidden-color druids across a shifting map, isolate groups for ritual points, and keep opponents guessing which spirit you serve.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Fae is an area-influence game in which every player secretly represents one of five druid colors. On a turn, a player selects a region containing druids and moves every druid there into one adjacent occupied region. If the move completely isolates the destination group, a ritual scores points for the colors present, provided the group contains no more druids than the number of adjacent empty regions. The twist is that nobody owns the color they move, and identities remain hidden until the end. Players can advance their own spirit while disguising that interest, support a rival color to deflect suspicion, or force rituals that lock unfavorable groups out of scoring. Highest score after all spirit identities are revealed wins.

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Fae – Z-Man Games English edition (2018) 2018 English Z-Man Games / US

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All specifications (25)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
App
None app Source
Player elimination
No Source
Downtime
Low Source

Practicalities

Setup time
About 5 min Source
Teach time
About 10 min Source
Teardown time
About 5 min Source

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Flexible Source
Resettable
Fully Resettable Source
Save system
No save system; each thirty-minute game is self-contained. Source
Consumable components
No consumable components. Source

Edition and product

Optional extras
Secret spirit identities make color ownership indirect; every player may move every druid color. Source
Recommended edition
Fae – Z-Man Games English edition (2018) Source
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard Source
Current edition
Yes Source
Box dimensions
22.5 × 30.5 × 4.4 cm Source
Components
84 Source
Consumable components
None. Source
Compatibility
Standalone English Edition Containing One Board, 60 Druids, Five Scoring Markers, 12 Ritual Cards, Five Spirit Cards, And One Rulebook. Source
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Leo Colovini

Artists

1
Bree Lindsoe

Publishers

4
Conclave Editora Delta Vision Publishing Hobby Japan Z-Man Games