A Tactical Miniatures Strategy Game

Eliminate the Warlord

Destroy your opponent’s Warlord to claim victory.

Destroy the Fortress

Bring down the enemy Fortress and the game ends at once.

Win on Time

If your opponent runs out of time, you win immediately.

Opponent Surrenders

A player may surrender at any time to end the game early.

Who Goes First?

• The computer randomly determines which side goes first.
• If you lost the previous game to the same opponent, you automatically go first next game.
• Players alternate turns until the game ends.

Turn Flow

How to Move

1. Left-click the unit you want to move.
2. Available movement spaces light up in blue.
3. Left-click the destination square.

Each unit has a Movement Value (MV) shown in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Fortresses and Artifacts often have an MV of 0 and cannot move.

Movement Rules

• You may move one unit per turn.
• You may move up to the unit’s full MV.
• You may choose to move fewer spaces than the maximum.
• Only one unit may occupy a square at a time.
• Units cannot move through units, Artifacts, or Fortresses.

Melee Attacks

• A melee attack may only target an adjacent or diagonal enemy unit.
• A unit may engage only one enemy per turn.
• Enemy units in range are highlighted in red.
• Left-click the enemy unit you want to attack.
• Dice automatically roll to determine hits.
• Any die equal to or below the unit’s Attack value scores a hit.
• Each hit deals 1 damage.
• If Health reaches 0, the unit is removed immediately.
• After attacking, the unit becomes exhausted.

Ranged Attacks

• Some units have the Ranged Attack special ability.
• Ranged attacks are made instead of a melee attack.
• Units may move and then perform a ranged attack in the same turn.
• Ranged attacks may be made in straight lines or diagonally.
• Line of sight is not required.
• You may shoot over units, Artifacts, and buildings.
• After attacking, the ranged unit becomes exhausted.

Counter Attack

• Resolve a melee attack against the attacker.
• The defending unit becomes exhausted after counter attacking.
• Exhaustion only limits attacks during the unit’s next activation.

Retreat

• Immediately move the unit up to its full MV.
• Retreat follows all normal movement rules.
• The unit may not move during its next activation.
• The unit may still attack if it is already adjacent to an enemy.

When Exhaustion Happens

A unit becomes exhausted only after making an attack:

• Melee attack
• Ranged attack
• Counter attack

What Exhaustion Does

• The unit may still move normally.
• The unit may not attack during its next activation.
• The unit may still counter attack if attacked.
• If another unit is activated first, the exhausted unit is ready the next time it activates.

Artifacts

• Some units are powered by Artifacts.
• If an Artifact is destroyed, bound units may lose power.
• Artifacts may be attacked like normal units.
• Some Artifacts may counter attack.
• Once destroyed, an Artifact is removed from the board.
• If an enemy unit is adjacent to your Artifact, you may activate the Artifact instead of a unit on your turn.

Fortresses

• Fortresses have Health and may have special abilities.
• Fortresses do not move.
• Fortresses may be attacked like normal units.
• Destroying the enemy Fortress wins the game immediately.

Charge (Knight)

• If a Knight starts its turn not adjacent or diagonal to an enemy and then moves into melee, its Attack becomes 12 for that attack.
• A Knight may not leave adjacency and re-enter in the same turn to gain Charge.
• Charge applies only to the attack, not to counter attacks.

Ranged Attack (Archer)

• Allows the unit to attack from up to 2 squares away.
• Range may be counted straight or diagonally.
• The unit may move and then perform a ranged attack in the same turn.
• Line of sight is not required.
• Non-ranged units may only counter if adjacent or diagonal.
• Ranged units may counter at range if the attacker is within range.

Bonded (Monster, Wizard)

• If both friendly Artifacts remain, use full attack dice.
• If one Artifact remains, roll one fewer die.
• If no Artifacts remain, roll two fewer dice, to a minimum of 1 die.
• This applies to both melee and ranged attacks where applicable.

Shield (Warlord)

• The Warlord is immune to all ranged attacks.
• Ranged attacks targeting the Warlord automatically fail.
• Melee attacks resolve normally.

Moat (Fortress)

• When an enemy attacks a Fortress, that attacker’s Attack value is reduced by 2 for that attack.
• This applies to both melee and ranged attacks against the Fortress.
• Moat does not affect counter attacks made by the Fortress.