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Stronghold (2009)

Average Rating: 7.44/10
Board Game Rank: 203
Strategy Game Rank: 117
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Artist
Publisher
Year Published
2009
# of Players
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(69 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
10 and up
User Suggested Ages
14 and up
(25 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
No necessary in-game text
(30 voters) [poll]
Honors
Subdomain
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Stronghold is a 2-4 player game telling the story of a siege. Players take opposite sides, one has to defend the stronghold, the other has to break into the castle as soon as possible. As time passes, defenders get Victory Points every turn for their efforts on the walls.

The game board represents the stronghold itself as well as the surrounding terrain, where enemy forces are placed and from where they proceed to the walls.

The defender has a small amount of soldiers manning the walls, while the invader has an infinite legion of them! A desperate fight is taking place every single turn. The invaders build war machines, equip their soldiers, train them and use black magic rituals to achieve victory. Meanwhile, defenders repair walls, build cannons, train soldiers and do everything they can to hold the castle as long as possible.

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More Information Edit | History

Rule changes in Valley Games edition:

  • Gate strength changed from 8 to 6
  • The Fire Ritual now costs 1 Goblin instead of 2 (the card was changed)
  • Poison works differently (now takes effect at the start of melee resolution, see rules)
  • Quartermaster works differently (extra unit move "from" rampart instead of "to" rampart, see rules)
  • Invader bonus Glory Points for breaching: 1 Glory Point for every Breached Wall Section in which 4 or more Advantage points could not be assigned to Defending Units
  • Also note: the first edition does not include Accurate Shot markers (to mark the Invader's flipped Phase 2 ability) or a Ruined Wall tile. It also contains 2 Possession markers instead of 1, and 1 Fire marker instead of 2 (this only affects the game with 2 invaders).

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Awards

2010: International Gamers Award Two Player Nominee

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Stronghold
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Valley Games Edition
Publisher: IELLO, Phalanx Games, Valley Games, Inc., Wydawnictwo Portalmore»
Artist: Mariusz Gandzel, Tomasz Marek Jedruszek, Michał Oracz
Year: 2010
Product Code: VLY-402
Size: 12.12 x 10.06 x 2.88 inches
3.40 pounds
English, Polish
Release Date:   
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First Edition
Publisher: IELLO, Wydawnictwo Portal
Artist: Mariusz Gandzel, Tomasz Marek Jedruszek, Michał Oracz
Year: 2009
Size: Long Rectangle (e.g. Power Grid)
English, French, German, Polishmore»
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2 Stronghold Tuck Boxes
Stronghold tuck boxes to hold the 49 phase cards and 36 machine/hit cards. Generated with my tuck box generator program: http://tuckbox.gameupdates.com/
2012-05-15
6 Item Cost List
While trying to learn the game the defender had one Hourglass and it took too long to find an item or action so I made this text file.
2012-01-16
19 Stronghold Firing Arcs
Stronghold Targeting Guide updated to v4 .pptx version.
2011-11-05
3 Перевод художественного текста
Перевод художественного текста из Книг Захватчика и Защитника (2-я редакция официальных правил игры).
2011-10-01
1 spelhulp voor de aanvaller
beknopte, maar volledige, spelhulp voor de aanvaller
2011-08-21
29 Stronghold summary: Defender (v1.1)
Summarizes the Defender's rules and components. This is pretty much useless for the Invader, which means minimal clutter for you!
2011-05-24
25 Stronghold summary: Invader (v1.1)
Summarizes the Invader's rules and components. This is pretty much useless for the Defender, which means minimal clutter for you!
2011-05-24
9 Stronghold : Invader's Book in Korean
If there is something wrong, please send a geekmail or email to me. As I play this game, it may be updated.
2011-04-07
9 Stronghold : Defender's Book in Korean
one page changed
2011-04-07
1 spelhulp m.b.t. de aanval
beknopte, maar volledige, spelhulp bij de aanval (voor beide spelers)
2011-04-03
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 203
Strategy Game Rank: 117
Num Ratings: 1696
Average Rating: 7.44
Standard Deviation: 1.42
Num Views: 521474
GeekBuddy Analysis: Analyze
Similarly Rated: View
Avg. Game Weight: 3.7
Fans: 224
Personal Comments: 536
Users Owning: 2924
Users Wanting: 545
Users Trading: 73 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade: 2
Want Parts In Trade: 0
Price History: View
Total Plays: 2937
Plays This Month: 45
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Average Rating 7.13
Average Weight 3.33
Num Owned 568
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For Trade 19
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Wishlist 46
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Year Published 2010
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Num Ratings 70
Average Rating 8.18
Average Weight 3.71
Num Owned 386
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For Trade 7
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Wishlist 320
Comments 30
Year Published 2010
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