BattleLore cover
2006BGG rank #608

BattleLore

by Richard Borg · Days of Wonder

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Players2
Time60m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age10+

About the game

What is BattleLore?

This game is based upon Richard Borg's Command and Colors system. The world of BattleLore meshes history and fantasy together - putting players in command of an array of miniature troops on the battlefields of a Medieval Europe Uchronia at the outset of the Hundred Years War. Drawing on the strengths of Memoir '44, this Days of Wonder game takes the time-tested Command and Colors system to a new level and offers gamers of many backgrounds a chance to fight medieval battles with a dose of epic fantasy. In this fantastical re-imagining of the Hundred Years War, French and English armies are supplemented with Goblins and Dwarves mercenaries and even some creatures like the Giant Spider and the Earth Elemental! Just as important as the armies you have, though, are the Lore Masters you choose to aid you: Wizards, Clerics, Warriors and Rogues can all aid you with unique powers and spells in ways role-playing gamers will find familiar.

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenCommand CardsDice RollingGrid MovementHand ManagementHexagon GridModular BoardVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

FantasyMedievalMiniaturesWargame

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in BattleLore?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
  • How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?