{"product_id":"wandering-towers-help-your-wizard-make-their-way-to-ravenskeep-as-quickly-as-possible","title":"Wandering Towers Help your wizard make their way to Ravenskeep as quickly as possible!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRace across a shifting circular path, trap rival spellcasters beneath mobile stone bastions, and brew potent potions as you rush your coven into the elusive fortress of Ravenskeep.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWandering Towers (Die wandelnden Türme, designed by legendary game design duo Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling, illustrated by Michael Menzel, and published in North America by Capstone Games \/ Abacusspiele) is an award-winning family strategy game that blends tactical movement with dynamic \"shell-game\" memory. Each year, the graduating class of wizards must race to the mythical castle of Ravenskeep for their final examination. However, Ravenskeep itself teleports along the path, and the stone towers surrounding it constantly shift, stack, and wander. The primary gameplay objective centers on racing and potion collection: players must successfully navigate all of their wizard figures into Ravenskeep while simultaneously filling their required quota of magic potion flasks before any rival finishes their journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe primary mechanical hurdle stems from balancing hand management against spatial memory. On a turn, players play movement cards from their hand to advance either a specific wizard or an entire cardboard tower segment around the circular 16-space track. Towers can stack on top of one another to any height—and if a tower lands on spaces occupied by wizards, those figures become trapped inside the hollow level. Trapping at least one wizard immediately rewards the active player by allowing them to flip one of their empty potion flasks to its full side. Filled flasks can later be spent to cast game-altering master spells, such as teleporting a wizard, rolling the movement die, or shifting Ravenskeep itself. However, because trapped wizards are hidden from view, players must remember which tower layer conceals their own figures; moving a tower to free a wizard requires remembering exactly where they were buried. Designed for 1 to 6 players aged 8 and up (labeled 10+ on select editions), a complete magical dash plays out in roughly 30 minutes. To graduate at the head of the class, you must track the wandering structures, brew your potions quickly, and slip every wizard into Ravenskeep before the castle moves again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGame Specs at a Glance:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAge Range: 10+ Years\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Capstone Games\u003cbr\u003ePlay Time: 20-40 Minutes\u003cbr\u003ePlayer Count: 1-6 Players\u003cbr\u003eComplexity: Light (Hand Management, Grid\/Track Movement, Memory Deduction, Take-That Stacking, Modular Spells, Family Strategy)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the Box?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Modular Double-Sided Landscape Boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 Three-Dimensional Cardboard Tower Segments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Ravenskeep Castle Tower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 Wooden Wizard Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90 Movement Cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 Magic Potion Flasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 Master Spell Tiles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Movement Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Starting Player Shield Marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gnome Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53033489465631,"sku":"CSG 36512","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/9080\/5791\/files\/wandering-towers-game-front-box-display.jpg?v=1792004625","url":"https:\/\/gnomegames.com\/products\/wandering-towers-help-your-wizard-make-their-way-to-ravenskeep-as-quickly-as-possible","provider":"Gnome Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}