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Five Armies

Five Armies 2002

Design Lloyd Krassner Publisher Warp Spawn Games
7.0 /10
BGG rating
2
Players
2
Best at
30
Minutes
8
Age
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About the Game

“Board & card game for 2 players. Battle between the Free Peoples & the Goblinfolk for control of Smaug’s treasure at the end of the Hobbit (by JRR Tolkein). Each figure represents a warband of many troops. Victory: You win if you kill off 10+ of your opponents units.”

The game is played on a chessboard or any other 8x8 grid. Miniatures or counters are used to represent the combat units – Dwarves, Elves, Men and Eagles for the Free Peoples, and Trolls, Orcs, Goblins and Wargs for the Goblinfolk. Each player starts with a set force of sixteen units. A custom deck of cards is central to the play of the game. The players draw a hand of cards from this shared deck. Card play determines when units may move, attack, or defend.

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Categories
Card Game Fantasy Fighting Novel-based Print & Play
Mechanics
Hand Management Open Drafting
BGG ratings
2
BGG data
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