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Ex Libris

Build the best fantasy library by drafting books and literally shelving them in order.

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You may like this if you enjoy…

  • Big laughs around the table
  • A loose, anything-goes vibe
  • Short-horizon optimization and clever combos
  • Sword-and-sorcery setting

Ex Libris is a board game for 1 to 4 players, ages 13 and up. A typical game runs about 45 minutes. It was designed by Adam P. McIver and published by Renegade Game Studios.

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Ex Libris is a library-building game about sending assistants into a magical village to gather books and organize them into the most impressive collection. Each round, players use worker placement-style actions at changing locations to draft books and gain special effects, then score for shelf order, variety, and avoiding banned books. Its theme leans whimsical, but the central puzzle is spatial and tactical: build an efficient, alphabetized fantasy library before inspection.

Designed by

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Adam P. McIver

Artwork by

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Adam P. McIver, Anita Osburn, Jacqui Davis

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Ex Libris (Game the Game) 1:11:44
Video · Geek & Sundry Ex Libris (Game the Game)

Guests Amy Vorpahl, Clay Larsen, and Tyler Beardsley join Becca Scott for a game of Ex Libris from Renegade Game Studios. Watch them collect precious tomes in order to become the…

Jul 5, 2018