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Anathema

#6718BGG ↗

2003 · 2-4 players · 30min · weight 1.50 · 127 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
6718
Name
Anathema
Year
2003
Rank
27063
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
30
Min playtime
30
Max playtime
30
Avg weight
1.5
Num weights
10
Bayes avg
5.49392
Average
5.43819
Users rated
127
Num owned
324
Wanting
5
Wishing
27
Num comments
85
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:44:52 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (1)
Set Collection
Categories (2)
Card GameHorror
Description (710 chars)

Fear. Paranoia. Hysteria. These were commonplace in Salem, Massachusetts during the year 1692. To be sure, white magic had been practiced in this sleepy community before now - charms to help the crops grow, potions to heal the ailing. But when some young girls became mysteriously ill and began ranting about witches, the village became alarmed. Was the Devil in Salem? Anathema (which means "curse" or "cursed one") is a card game for 2 to 4 players based on the fast-paced classic card game Casino. Players capture face-up cards on the table with cards from their hands by matching point values. While the rules are simple, subtle strategies can make the difference between winning and becoming Anathema.

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.