The Battle of Ogre's Knee

The Battle of Ogre's Knee 2016

Design Jon Hather Art Jon Hather Publisher Gothic Green Oak
7.4 /10
BGG rating
3.0
Weight
4
Players
4
Best at
60–120
Minutes
12
Age

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"A Four Player Abstract Strategy Game with Goblins" Comprises a leather board 15" x 15" and wooden pieces; all hand-finished. Each player controls an army of Giants, Ogres, Trolls, Dwarves, Hobgoblins and Goblins, battling for land in the prized turnip-growing valley of Ogre's Knee.

At the start the four armies are positioned at the corners of the board. The initial aim of the armies, of which each constituent has a different numerical value, is to capture opposing pieces. Capture is custodial, captors having to have a higher combined value than those being captured. Players can combine in capture. Capture is rewarded by gold, which, when sufficient has accumulated, allows an army to build a monument. Further gold allows players to build walls around the territory they dominate, enclosing both men and monument.

The primary aim of the Battle is to capture territory on the board; and the winner is the player who captures and encloses the largest territory.

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BGG ratings
4
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