Runewars the Board Game is an epic war game of conquest, adventure, and fantasy empires for two to four players. Set in the Runebound universe, Runewars puts you in control of one of four factions, where you must spread a fledgling empire through the land, conquer territory, recruit heroes, and ultimately acquire enough dragon runes to dominate Terrinoth and claim victory!
From the moment the box is opened, Runewars’ highly detailed components will please your eye and spark your imagination. Nearly two hundred plastic miniatures, and as many tokens and cards, will thoroughly draw you into the action. But perhaps the most impressive component is the board itself, with its rich detail and three-dimensional mountain terrain!
Runewars Board Game Overview
In Runewars, two to four players control factions of fantasy armies in the land of Terrinoth. Each player starts with control over his home realm and must spread his fledgling empire through the land, conquer territory, recruit heroes, and ultimately acquire enough dragon runes to dominate Terrinoth and win the game.
Object of Runewars the Board Game
The first player to control six areas containing dragon runes immediately wins the game. Each player begins the game with two dragon runes and can acquire more by conquering opponents’ areas, obtaining Reward cards, fulfilling criteria on Objective cards, and as prompted by Season and Title cards.
Runewars Board Game Component List
- 36 Beige Plastic Neutral Units consisting of:
-- 8 Beastmen
-- 4 Dragons
-- 4 Giants
-- 4 Hell Hounds
-- 8 Razorwings
-- 8 Sorcerers
- 36 Blue Plastic Human Units consisting of:
-- 8 Bowmen
-- 16 Footmen
-- 8 Knights
-- 4 Siege Engines
- 36 Green Plastic Elf Units consisting of:
-- 16 Archers
-- 4 Pegasus Riders
-- 8 Sorceresses
-- 8 Warriors
- 36 Purple Plastic Undead Units consisting of:
-- 4 Dark Knights
-- 8 Necromancers
-- 16 Reanimates
-- 8 Skeleton Archers
- 36 Red Plastic Uthuk Units consisting of:
-- 16 Berserkers
-- 4 Chaos Lords
-- 8 Flesh Rippers
-- 8 Warlocks
- 12 Grey Plastic Heroes
- 5 Sheets of Punchboard consisting of:
-- 16 Activation Tokens (4 per faction)
-- 1 Battle Marker
-- 7 City Tokens
-- 26 Damage Tokens
-- 8 Defeated Hero Markers
-- 20 Development Tokens (5 per faction)
-- 35 Exploration Tokens
-- 4 Faction Sheets
-- 4 Home Realm Setup Markers
-- 40 Influence Tokens
-- 13 Map Tiles (each ranging from 2 hexes to 4 hexes)
-- 12 Resource Arrows (3 per faction)
-- 38 Rune Tokens (21 dragon runes, 17 false runes)
-- 16 Stronghold Tokens (4 per faction)
-- 24 Training Tokens
- 4 Reference Sheets
- 56 Bridge-sized Cards consisting of:
-- 32 Order Cards (8 per faction)
-- 24 Quest Cards
- 168 Small Cards consisting of:
-- 30 Fate Cards
-- 12 Hero Cards
-- 8 Evil Objective Cards
-- 8 Good Objective Cards
-- 25 Reward Cards
-- 8 Spring Season Cards
-- 8 Summer Season Cards
-- 8 Fall Season Cards
-- 8 Winter Season Cards
-- 50 Tactics Cards
-- 3 Title Cards
- 12 Plastic Dial Connectors
- 10 3D Plastic Mountains
Runewars Story Introduction
Three years before the fourth great storm covered the world of Mennara, the scribes of Tamalir preserved this transcription of the Knight Captain Alcaran’s plea to the Daqan Lords of Terrinoth.
Some say the dragons made them, but they lie.
The so-called dragon runes are pieces of a much older history. The dragons, curse them, carved the runes, but they did not spawn the stones. Their markings are blemishes on shards of far greater artifacts.
My Lords, I say we should not shun these objects as the mere baubles of dragons, nor should we fear their potency. They are eminently more useful to the realm of man than what you perceive. Our mages should study them, harness their power, so that we may add their strength to our own ‘ere it’s too late.
Now, I’ve yet to hear word of my requested reinforcements to the North. In fact, I’ve yet to see ANY effect of my countless letters to you. Thus I come here in person to implore you to take action. To summon the banners of Terrinoth and STRIKE while the initiative is ours. I come here in person, though I’d rather fight the evil that encroaches on our land… before it grows beyond our control, as it has done throughout history.
