War for Edaðh (2008)

In the beginning there is War for Edaðh - a game of battle - but as it expands it becomes a siege, a chase, a hunt, gladiatorial combat, spy vs. spy, tunnel warfare, clan politics, guerrilla warfare, a quest, a campaign and many other games. All using the same cards.

But don't let the cards fool you. This is no CCG or regular card game. This is full on fantasy gaming. Play each game individually, string games together to create scenarios or to create an ongoing story, add characters, play as a campaign and even play as an RPG. Play the game how you want to.

In the base game - War for Edaðh - you get troops, leaders, standards, terrain and all aspects of a battle. Cards are used in the core gameplay which is a unique, tactical system that places the outcome of each conflict in your hands - your decisions and choices alone determine success or failure.

In any actual conflict from a fight to a hunt to a chase to negotiation, you would pit your skill and experience against your opponent. You read his moves, try to outsmart him and make a winning move. With War for Edaðh's core gameplay you do the same. Yet this game is simple to learn and play, but like all good strategy games will always offer a challenge and is hard to master.

Modular rules mean that War for Edadh can be played very simply with anyone of age 7+, or with expanded rules you get more depth of gameplay, more tactics, more options and more ways to play the game. As your familiarity with the game increases so it can provide you with more and more of a challenge and more variety.

Game Features

• Strategy game - card driven gameplay/combat resolution where your choices and decisions alone determine success or failure
• 2-player battle games - 4 variations: unit vs. unit (15-20 min playing time), best of 3 (45-60 min playing time), skirmish (60-90 min playing time) & battle (90+ min playing time)
• Solo play
• Multi-player games (requires 2+ copies of War for Edaðh or War for Edaðh + 1 or more expansion decks - see 'More Information' section below)
• Team game (requires 2+ copies of War for Edaðh or War for Edaðh + 1 or more expansion decks - see 'More Information' section below)
• Tailor the game length
• Tailor the depth of the game - nb. expanded rules are simple and easy to integrate into the game
• All statistics and information are on the game cards - no tables!
• Expansions consist of set decks of cards - not randomly packed

Contents:

• 120 Cards
• 1 Art of Apprentice beginner's guide rulebook
• 1 Art of the Warrior main rulebook
• 10 Score Cards
• 22 Counters

Game Variants

• The Galli Variant - variant of the core gameplay
• Honour? & Glory - a multi-player game ideal for 3-4 players
• Allied Front - a multi-player game ideal for an even number of players players - or 3 players!
• Brothers in Arms - a 4 player game played in 2 teams of 2