War Chest cover
2018BGG rank #181

War Chest

by Trevor Benjamin, David Thompson (I) · Alderac Entertainment Group

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Players2–4
Time30m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age14+

About the game

What is War Chest?

War Chest is an all-new bag-building war game! At the start of the game, raise your banner call (drafting) several various units into your army, which you then use to capture key points on the board. To succeed in War Chest, you must successfully manage not only your armies on the battlefield, but those that are waiting to be deployed. Each round you draw three unit coins from your bag, then take turns using them to perform actions. Each coin shows a military unit on one side and can be used for one of several actions. The game ends when one player — or one team in the case of a four-player game — has placed all of their control markers. That player or team wins! —description from the publisher

How it plays

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseGrid MovementHand ManagementHexagon GridTeam-Based GameTurn Order: Claim ActionVariable Player Powers

On the shelf

Categories

Abstract StrategyMedievalWargame

Questions players ask

Questions to bring to BoardGameBrain

  • How do setup and the first turn work in War Chest?
  • When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
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