← The Wandmaker's Apprentice Layer by Layer
The Wandmaker's Apprentice

The Wandmaker's Apprentice 2026

Design Zoey Mattes , Casey Mattes Art Amber Kommavongsa Publisher SweaterBear Games
1–2
Players
45–60
Minutes
14
Age
Game page · 0 prints BoardGameGeek

Location

Sign in to see where your copy sits: the shelf, drawn, and how the box sits on it.

My Copy & Notes

Sign in to see your copy here: the edition, when you added it, and what you paid.

My Notes

Notes are private to their writer. Sign in to keep yours here.

My Prints for The Wandmaker's Apprentice

All 0 on LayerUp

Sign in to see the prints you marked Printed for this game, the insert in the box first.

Expansions & Promos

No expansions or promos on record for this game.

About the Game

Craft your legacy or wield the shadows. The choice is yours.

Following the fallout between master and apprentice, we find the apprentice recessed in the shadows, where the law's light seldom reaches. There, in the dark alleyways, he has set up his own trade, selling wands and other magical objects imbued with wild, untamed magic (and questionable legality). The street lamps flicker with the tension of a town caught between light and darkness. Master and apprentice locked in an unspoken war, each wand sold — a silent challenge to the other’s legacy.

In The Wandmaker's Apprentice, you will take on the role of either:

The Wandmaker — crafting genuine wands from resources such as wood, gems, dragonbone, and stardust.

or

The Apprentice — perfecting the art of persuasion to peddle dark magical objects, while avoiding the Magical Authorities.

This asymmetric 2-player game utilizes unique mechanics and components for each player, combining elements of resource management, end-of-round-bonus building, a twist on set collection, and a clever dice management system.

—description from the publisher

Filed Under

Categories
Fantasy
Mechanics
Different Dice Movement End Game Bonuses Matching Roles with Asymmetric Information
BGG data
refreshed Sep 6, 2026