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The Guardians: Explore

#169658BGG ↗

2016 · 2-5 players · 90min · weight 3.20 · 152 ratings

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ID
169658
Name
The Guardians: Explore
Year
2016
Rank
12816
Min players
2
Max players
5
Playing time
90
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
3.2
Num weights
10
Bayes avg
5.5532
Average
6.90888
Users rated
152
Num owned
393
Wanting
6
Wishing
76
Num comments
67
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingWorker Placement
Categories (2)
Card GameFantasy
Description (1570 chars)

It's spring break in Arthursburg, a time when kids set out on heroic quests of excitement and imagination. But this year, the danger and magic are real - the residents and wildlife around town have been transformed into evil monsters bent on total destruction! Only you and your friends have the power and wits to rise up and save your loved ones from this unknown evil. To defeat the monstrous hordes that are spreading chaos and evil everywhere they go. To become the legendary heroes who will save the people of Arthursburg. THE GUARDIANS! The Guardians: Explore is a card drafting, deck refinement adventure game for 2-5 players, running eight total turns, and games lasting approximately 45-90 minutes long. It's broken down into two chapters; Warm Up and Battle. Players begin their Warm Up with a card draft that shapes their strategy for the battle to come. A unique super card is selected in secret to give each player their own special strength and two unique missions provide optional goals. Now fortified with equipment, skills, and familiars, the players begin the Battle! By drawing and cleverly playing cards from the top of their deck, players build the power needed to defeat monsters and acquire trophies with each turn. Whomever collects the most trophy points will be crowned True Guardian! During play, unneeded cards can be thrown away and powerful locations can be fortified with blanket forts to prepare players for the final showdown. Work together to defeat the mighty boss at the heart of the monster invasion and save Arthursburg!

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.