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Arcadia Quest is a campaign-based, competitive board game where 2 to 4 players control guilds of three unique heroes. Players battle against rival guilds and various monsters controlled by the game itself. The goal is to complete objectives across different scenarios in a fantasy dungeon-crawling setting.

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The Verdict

based on 15 reviews

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High-quality, detailed miniatures and sturdy game components.
Engaging mix of Player vs. Environment (PvE) and Player vs. Player (PvP) combat, offering dynamic interactions.
Rewarding campaign system with satisfying hero progression and exciting loot acquisition.
Approachable rules, quick turns, and easy-to-learn gameplay, making it accessible to various players.
High replayability stemming from modular board setups, diverse scenarios, and numerous hero and equipment combinations.
Setup and tear-down can be lengthy, sometimes exceeding the playtime of individual scenarios.
Combat heavily relies on dice rolls, which some players find leads to excessive randomness over strategy.
The mandatory Player vs. Player aspect can be divisive, potentially causing frustration within some gaming groups.
The base game may not include enough dice for all combat situations, occasionally requiring re-rolls.
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Board Game HalvArticleTop List

Arcadia Quest is celebrated as a 'fantasy dungeon crawler royalty' where players lead guilds through an epic campaign with competitive elements, setting it apart as less cooperative than similar titles.

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Shelfside, BoardGameBollocksVideo

The reviewer highly recommends Arcadia Quest, describing it as a five-star game with stunning production, simple rules, and an entertaining mission-based skirmish experience. They appreciate the mandatory player-versus-player quests, despite minor criticisms regarding tricky line-of-sight rules and flimsy player mats.

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Meeple Mountain, Justin BellArticle

Arcadia Quest is a fantastic, fast-paced dice-chucking dungeon crawler featuring aggressive player interaction and an incredibly rewarding post-scenario loot system. Its short campaigns make it easy to finish, making it an all-time favorite arena combat experience.

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BoardGameBollocks, BoardGameBollocksVideo

This video from BoardGameBollocks provides a review of the core Arcadia Quest board game, evaluating its enduring appeal and whether it remains a worthwhile purchase. It likely discusses the game's original merits and how it holds up over time.

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Boardgame Opinions, BoardGameBollocksVideo

The reviewer highly praises Arcadia Quest as a colorful and delightful skirmish game with immense variety and engaging player-versus-player combat, finding it infinitely replayable despite some minor issues with core set scenarios, Kickstarter exclusives, and fiddly line-of-sight rules.

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UndeadVikingVideos, UndeadVikingVideosVideo

This video provides an in-play review of the Arcadia Quest board game, featuring gameplay elements and discussion of its mechanics. The reviewer shares their thoughts and overall verdict on the game's experience.

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Board to Death TV, MichaelVideo

The reviewer enthusiastically praises Arcadia Quest as their favorite game, highlighting its chaotic yet fun player-versus-player dungeon crawl, excellent miniatures, and charming anime-style artwork.

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Board Game QuestArticle

Despite typically disliking thematic dice-chuckers, the reviewer found Arcadia Quest to be a surprisingly enjoyable and competitive dungeon crawl, praising its engaging gear drafting, unique character abilities, and the hilarious, chaotic player-versus-player slugfests.

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That's What Jenni Said, JenniArticle

Arcadia Quest is an engaging and flexible combat-driven campaign game with high-quality components, though it suffers from minor rule ambiguities, a shortage of dice, and potential hero balance issues.

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Board Game Brawl, NickVideo

The reviewer highly praises Arcadia Quest, calling it an 'awesome game' that he thoroughly enjoyed. He notes its engaging theme and quest mode but mentions initial setup and rule learning can be challenging. Despite some minor criticisms, he recommends the game.

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The Board MeetingVideo

Arcadia Quest is praised as a fun, fast-paced miniatures skirmish game featuring excellent production values and accessible rules. The reviewer highlights its engaging campaign mode, especially with four players, offering a compelling hack-n-slash RPG experience enriched by player-versus-player interaction.

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The Meeple Marathon, Justin BellVideo

This video from The Meeple Marathon explores and reviews the new solo mode rules for Arcadia Quest, including a playthrough of the official rules and a variant. The creator offers suggestions and seeks constructive criticism.

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One Stop Coop Shop, The Board Game KaptainVideo

The reviewer highly recommends Arcadia Quest, praising it for its easy-to-learn rules and quick gameplay, making it an enjoyable dungeon crawler with a compelling competitive element that encourages repeat play and expansion purchases.

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Play Board GamesArticle

Arcadia Quest is a fun, high-production miniatures skirmish game that delivers a tense, hack-and-slash RPG experience with plenty of player interaction. It shines best in campaign mode despite some potential runaway leader issues and dice randomness.

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MeepleTownArticleTop List

This MeepleTown video features Arcadia Quest at number 41 on one host's 'Top 50 Games of All Time' for 2021. It provides a brief discussion of the game as part of a larger multi-game ranking.

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