Thread: Runewars:: Rules:: simultaneous retreat?
by luke777 Just a difficult retreat-question.situation: I've played a conquest order, so I activated one single region and can move as many units as I would like to from up to two regions in this...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: simultaneous retreat?
by Anduin actually the retreat is not simultaneous. While the defending units have to retreat during combat (precisely step 7 c, Resolution-Retreat), the attacking (winning) units are placed back into...
View ArticleThread: Runewars:: General:: Actual Playtime
by Don Sombrero Hi Guys,It's on of those questions that have been asked several times but wanted to confirm.So far we have played 3 times - Revised Edition with expansion (4 players). After around 4,5h...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by Evil KnivelHave you looked at Boardgamegeek? ;-)
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by Anduin experience seems to spread very much with this game. Some say that this game can be played in 2 hours and long games don't take longer than 4.Others experience games that take 5 hours and...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by Don SombreroAnduin wrote:experience seems to spread very much with this game. Some say that this game can be played in 2 hours and long games don't take longer than 4.Others experience games that...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: simultaneous retreat?
by luke777 Ok thank you very much, was a strange situation I guess. :whistle:
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by Anduin are you explicitely playing with the road to victory variant? I personally like to play to 6 runes with insta-win when I want a shorter game, even though the road-to-victory variant is...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by DweebAnduin wrote:are you explicitely playing with the road to victory variant? I personally like to play to 6 runes with insta-win when I want a shorter game, even though the road-to-victory...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: simultaneous retreat?
by sigmazero13Anduin wrote:But make sure, you play the retreat rules correctly! The defending units have first to make sure that they retreat into an adjacent FRIENDLY area. And ONLY if there is NO...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by mauer We played a three player game on the weekend and it took us around 4,5 hrs. Was great fun :-)
View ArticleThread: Runewars:: Rules:: attacking empty stronghold
by alam1000malam need a little clarification, If there is an enemy stronghold in an area of chocking point and I want to move my units to the area behind the stronghold, do I have to attack the...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by MrMT The 3 hour playtime advertised is extremely optimistic.People say 'once you know the rules it's quicker'... trouble is, in this era, very few games are played often enough for that to happen -...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: attacking empty stronghold
by mvl4d You must attack the stronghold. Any units' abilities can be used during this attack(Fight goes as usual only that the defender draws no fate cards because of not having any units in the...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by AnduinMrMT wrote:The 3 hour playtime advertised is extremely optimistic.People say 'once you know the rules it's quicker'... trouble is, in this era, very few games are played often enough for that...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: attacking empty stronghold
by Anduin what Vlad said!In addition: Keep in mind that the area with the stronghold is NOT considered empty (in contrast to what you wrote in the headline!). It is still an enemy area and your units...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: Rules:: Re: attacking empty stronghold
by sigmazero13 Just to concur with the above. It's not so much the "empty" bit, but the rules don't allow you to move through enemy areas, units or not. An "empty" stronghold is still controlled by the...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by selwyth I reach playtime circa 6-7 hrs all the time, especially when teaching.However, I'm pretty confident that if I played this against 2-3 copies of myself, it'd take 3-4 hrs. Some people just...
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by Hector131 For 4 players - all experienced we have 3 hours minimum to up to 6-7 hours max. Depending on which victory conditions and which map pieces come up in set up. If we have a bunch of small...
View ArticleReply: Runewars:: General:: Re: Actual Playtime
by sigmazero13 While I think the Road to Victory rules make a much more epic and often more satisfying end to the game, if time is a major factor, playing with the old rules of "first to 6 wins...
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