![]() As you solve the crisis of the early game you transition into the disaster of the midgame. A dangerous unit has appeared on the right and so I need to dedicate my hardest hitters over there. My enemy’s light cav got into my archers early and so now I need to deploy a medium combat block to clear that out rather than going for an objective. Immediately all the choices are reactive. Immediately the skirmishers engage and the results of this initial conflict immediately starts to define the landscape of the battle. When your medium units start arriving they’ll be able to come in either from your battlefield edge or the table flank behind your furthest forwards light unit. Light units have awful stats and they can’t even control objectives, but what they can do is push forward your reinforcement line. Someone takes their turn and marches in a light unit from a battlefield edge. There is no lengthy deployment phase – as soon as you’re both standing at the table you’re playing. The first thing you’ll notice is how fast the game is to start playing. From this simple rule the entire game flows. It works as follows: Light units arrive on the table on a 4 or less on turns one and two and then automatically on turn three medium units arrive on a 2 or less turn two, 4 or less turn three, automatically on turn four, heavy units arrive on a 2 or less turn three, 4 or less turn four, automatically on turn five. The heart of this game is the reinforcement mechanic – the brilliant, scintillating idea from which everything else flows. Look, we don’t make the rules, that’s just how it works! You’ll also need to enter code “goonhammer” at checkout. In addition, if you want to get 10% off and support Goonhammer, make your Conquest purchase by clicking here. Special thanks to Para Bellum for providing a significant amount of review material. In this series we’ll be focusing on The Last Argument of Kings, classic rank and flank fantasy warfare. ![]() Conquest has two distinct games: The Last Argument of Kings, a rank and flank massed infantry game and First Blood which is a skirmish game. This is the first of a new series exploring the world of Eä created by Para Bellum.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |