Petroglyph and Gamers Daily News go back a ways. We had some cool contests with them and their Panzer General Allied Assault game. Now they’re back with Guardians of Graxia and we’re still here writing about them. I guess some might call that success.
Regardless, Petroglyph’s mix of board game mechanics and hardcore strategy keeps them afloat with a fervent fanbase that waits countless hours for their next offering. This time round that offering is the aforementioned Guardians of Graxia. The game was originally released on GamersGate and is now also available via Steam. I dug my hands in (after the first reviewer fell through a portal never to be seen again) and began marching my Guardian to victory...or so I thought. 
Here’s how the developers describe the game:
Guardians of Graxia takes on the form of a card-based board game set in a floating island environment high in the sky of the Graxia world. Releasing with four powerful Guardians that will guide your armies into battle, charge onto the battlefield by laying out your forces strategically. Gameplay advances in turns by selecting new unit and spell cards to place and move on the tiled map surface. Ultimate victory is achieved by completing any of the numerous skirmishes, or by discovering the secrets of the Guardians in the game’s initial campaign!
So it’s a turn-based card game with a specific field of battle. Cards include units and spells. Spells can help your allies and harm your enemies. The environment takes a vital role in battles at times.
