Charmed board games

Seven official board game adaptations of the cult television series Charmed have been released.

Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2001)

Charmed: The Book of Shadows

Publisher(s)	Tilsit Editions Clash of Arms Fox Consumer Products[1]
Years active	2001 to present
Players	1–4
Playing time	At Least 1.5 Hours
Random chance	Medium (dice rolling, card drawing)

Charmed: The Book of Shadows is the first official board game for the television series Charmed to be released. It was developed by Fox Consumer Products and the French company Tilsit Editions, and was published in 2001 by Tilsit, Clash of Arms and Fox around the world. The game is vaguely based on the first season of the television series, and features publicity photographs for the first season on the game and the box.

Storyline

The Book of Shadows is a source of great mystical power. In the hands of a good being, it can be used to banish a great number of evils. In the hands of a demon, however, the Book's powers will be used for destruction and could be the downfall of humanity. The Halliwell sisters are the wardens of the Book and use it to combat the forces of darkness. Hordes of demons covet the Book, hoping to rule the world with its help. The Halliwell sisters, with the help of Leo Wyatt, their whitelighter, must do all they can to keep the Book of Shadows from falling in demonic hands.

Gameplay

Players take on the roles of Prue, Piper, Phoebe or Leo in their struggle for the protection of the Book of Shadows. The player must acquire all the necessary powers to destroy each demon in order to save the Book of Shadows. However, the further the player advance towards their goal, the more difficult the it becomes to vanquish the demons.^[2]

Charmed: The Source

Charmed: The Source

Publisher(s)	Tilsit Editions Clash of Arms Fox Consumer Products[3]
Years active	2003 to present
Players	2–4
Playing time	At Least 1 Hour
Random chance	Medium (dice rolling, card drawing)

Charmed: The Source is the second official board game for the television series Charmed to be released. It was developed by the News Corporation Company, Fox Consumer Products and the French company Tilsit Editions, and was published in 2003 by Fox Consumer Products, Tilsit and Clash of Arms around the world. The game is based on the first-half of the fourth season of the television series, and features publicity photographs for the fourth season on the game and the box.

Storyline

The Source of All Evil is the dominant power of evil in the Charmed universe. It strives to install its reign of terror over the world by leading hoards of demons in its attempt to enslave humanity. Only one obstacle blocks its path: it must eliminate the Charmed Ones and take hold of their powers. When Prue died, the Source was certain it had overcome the Power of the Three, but now the Charmed circle has be reconstituted and their powers strengthened. The Source can no longer send lesser demons against them, it must personally intervene to put an end to the Halliwell Sisters. Piper, Phoebe and Paige must once again vanquish the forces of evil to overcome the Source.

It is based on the storylines of the first half of the fourth season in that it takes place after the death of Prue Halliwell and sees the Charmed Ones, along with Cole Turner, fighting against The Source.

Gameplay

Players take on the roles of the main characters Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Cole in their battle against the Source. They must unmask the Source's lieutenants and eliminate them before you can ultimately face the Source itself. Players must work quickly to prevent the Source finding a way to overcome the Power of the Three and win the Game.

Charmed: The Power of Three

Charmed: The Power of Three

Publisher(s)	Tilsit Editions Fox Consumer Products
Years active	2005 to present
Players	3–6
Playing time	At Least 1 Hour
Random chance	Medium (dice rolling, card drawing)

Charmed: The Power of Three is the third official board game for the television series Charmed to be released. It was developed by Fox Consumer Products and the French company Tilsit Editions, and was published in 2005 by Tilsit and Fox around the world, but primarily in France where it is known as Charmed: Le Pouvoir des Trois^[4]. The game is based on the second-half of the fourth season of the television series, and features publicity photographs for the fourth season on the game and the cover box.

Storyline

The Charmed Ones are gifted with the Power of Three, a force which makes them unstoppable in their crusade against evil. However, the leading forces of the Underworld, all three of which have at some point become The Source, frequently attempt to steal the Power of Three from the Halliwells to prevent themselves from being vanquished.

Gameplay

The players strive to obtain the coveted Power of Three. Each player is one of the characters from Charmed, either one of the three Charmed Ones (Piper, Phoebe or Paige), or one of the three leaders of the Underworld (The Source, Cole Turner or The Seer). The players act in teams, using the unique powers of their characters to overcome their adversaries.^[5]

Canonical issues

This board game slightly breaks from the established canon of the Charmed universe in that Cole Turner is working with both The Source and The Seer. In season four, after the introduction of Paige as an active Charmed One, Cole only reverted back to being evil after the first on-screen Source (the "half-faced" Source) was vanquished by the Halliwells.

Charmed Action Quiz

The Charmed Action Quiz: is the fifth official board game for the television series Charmed to be released. It was developed by Fox Consumer Products and the French company Tilsit Editions, and was published in 2005 by Tilsit and Fox around the world, but primarily in France where it is known as Charmed: La Prophétie[6]. The game is based on the 5th season of the television series,and features publicity photographs for the 5th season on the game and the cover box.

Charmed: The Prophecy

Charmed: The Prophecy

Publisher(s)	Tilsit Editions Fox Consumer Products
Years active	2005 to present
Players	2–5
Playing time	At Least 1 Hour
Random chance	Medium (dice rolling, card drawing)

Charmed The Prophecy: is the fourth official board game for the television series Charmed to be released. It was developed by Fox Consumer Products and the French company Tilsit Editions, and was published in 2005 by Tilsit and Fox around the world, but primarily in France where it is known as Charmed: La Prophétie^[6]. The game is based on the sixth season of the television series, and features publicity photographs for the sixth season on the game and the cover box.

Storyline

The ancient prophets announced the arrival of a child with extraordinary powers. The son of a witch and a being of light. A child whose legacy has the greatest power and who will impose his power on the world. The prophecy states he will reign in the Underworld and dominate the earth.

This child is Wyatt Halliwell, the son of Piper and Leo. The Halliwell sisters having found the Prophecy decided to prevent its completion by protecting Wyatt against any negative influences. The demons, however, attempt to take the child to corrupt him and raise him in their tradition. Behind the scenes, Gideon, one of the Elders, can not run the risk of the prophecy being fulfilled, and attempts to destroy the child.^[7]

Gameplay

Players embody the main characters, Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Leo, and Chris in their fight to protect Wyatt. They must vanquish the demons and prevent them from corrupting Wyatt. They must also be alert as, in the shadows, Gideon will act, and it could cost players the game.

The box contains:

• 1 game board
• 6 Character cards
• 24 Prophey tokens
• 12 Demon tokens
• 20 Power of Three chips
• 5 Power cards
• 2 dice
• 1 rule book

Charmed: The Book of Shadows (2007)

Zauberhafte Kreationen

References

1. ^ Charmed: The Book of Shadows, Board Game Geek
2. ^ Charmed: The Book of Shadows, Funagain Games
3. ^ Charmed: The Source, Board Game Geek
4. ^ Tilsit - Jeu de société - Charmed - Le Pouvoir Des 3, Amazon.fr
5. ^ Charmed: The Power of Three, Board Game Geek
6. ^ Editions-Charmed-la-prophetie.html Tilsit Editions Charmed : la prophétie, Numerama
7. ^ Charmed: The Prophecy, Tric Trac