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Each battle is divided into two phases: the muster phase and the combat phase. In the muster phase players take turns placing unit or equipment cards on the table. Each such card has a cost in Gold points. In the first battle both players can muster units for up to 20 Gold, in the second - up to 25, and in the third - up to 30.
Warmachine is a tabletop steampunk [1] wargame originally produced by Privateer Press but currently under the ownership of Steamforged Games.. The game is played with white metal, plastic, and resin miniatures representing military characters from the Iron Kingdoms setting.
Section cards are used to order a move and/or battle in a specific section. These cards indicate in which sections of the battlefield units may be given orders, and how many units may be commanded. Tactic cards allow players to make special moves, battle in a specific way or take special actions, as explained on the card.
The composition is indicated in brackets thus: (suits x cards) e.g. (4 x AKQJT) means 4 suits each containing the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten. The key to suits is: F = French-suited cards, G = German-suited cards, I = Italian-suited cards, Sp = Spanish-suited cards and Sw = Swiss-suited cards.
Warcry, War cry, WarCry or War Cry may refer to: Battle cry, a yell or chant taken up in battle; Warcry (activist), Priya Reddy, Indian-American environmentalist and anarchist; WarCry (band), a Spanish power metal band WarCry, 2002; WarCry (game), a collectible card game; War Cry (graphic novel), by Jim Butcher
During each turn, players alternate playing cards from their hands. There are Order and Special Order cards. Order cards allow a player to activate a number of units on a specified section -left flank, center, or right flank. [2] Special Order cards provide specific unique manipulations of game mechanics that are detailed on the card.
One significant method for combat resolution entails determining the ratio of the attacking unit's attack strength versus the defending unit's defense strength. This method is used in many games; one of the earliest and more prominent games to use this system was the game Panzerblitz, which was a genre-defining game when it was published in 1970.
Hordes is a 30mm tabletop miniature wargame produced by Privateer Press, announced at Gen Con 2005 and released on April 22, 2006. Although a completely standalone game in its own right, Hordes was designed as a companion to Warmachine, Privateer Press' flagship miniatures game.