Battlecrest

Shots ring out in the overgrown forest. A rugged pirate, festooned with weapons of war, stomps into view. He scans the nearby treeline with practiced rigor. In the gnarled canopy above, a celestial goddess calls for an ancestral blessing. With a divine roar she drops to the ground below, swinging her ornate staff with the strength of a thousand lifetimes at her waiting target…

Battlecrest is a big game of heroic, tactical combat that is very portable, and quick to set up and play.

This 18-card Base Game includes two Hero Sets and one Map Set; everything you need to play with two players. All Battlecrest Hero and Map Sets are designed to work together, allowing for a highly expandable and customizable experience.

COMPONENTS

Fellwoods Map Set (6 Landmark Cards) Akhena Hero Set (1 Hero, 1 Health, 4 Action Cards) Mutiny Hero Set (1 Hero, 1 Health, 1 Minion, 3 Action Cards) Akhena and Mutiny Al Sheets (for solo play, requires Imperator expansion)

KEY CONCEPTS

Warriors: Warriors are the characters controlled by the players. The main warriors are Heroes. Some Heroes have secondary warriors, called Minions Allies vs Enemies: For each player, allies are the warriors controlled by that player and enemies are the warriors controlled by an opponent. Active/exhausted/primed: Action Cards are active when vertically oriented, and become exhausted when rotated 90° clockwise. Exhausting a card will prime its crest (see Ability Modifiers). Adjacent: A card is adjacent to another card if they are touching side-to-side (orthogonally) or touching corner-to-corner (diagonally). Flip Icon (7): This card is immediately flipped over as part of resolving the effect. MAP SETS Each Map Set’s Landmark Cards define the battle area, or map, and offer abilities and effects (short-cuts, bonuses, and hazards) that warriors can turn to their advantage. LANDMARK CARD A. Start indicator B. Card type - Set name C. Landmark name ĐRO and number D. Map effect (inactive) E. Map effect (active) F. Landmark ability HERO SETS Each player uses a Hero Set that represents the player’s warriors and their health and abilities. HERO ALL CARDS A. Start indicator B. Card type - Set name C. Warrior name D. Special ability name E. Special ability MINION CARD F. Healthy / wounded icon G. Movement value H. Defense value HEALTH CARD I. Health-tracking diagram J. Healthy / wounded icon K. Primed Crest (on wounded side) ACTION CARD L. Action Card name M. Abilities N. Crest O. Defense value P. Movement value