Hello everyone! I’m TR, and I’m going to be writing some strategy-focused articles that’ll help you bring your Factions: Battlegrounds gameplay to the next level! This is going to be my first installment in a little series about vanguards. In Factions, your "vanguard" is made up of the units you recruit with the initial 10 … Continue reading Advanced Strategy: Vanguards Part 1
Month: January 2022
Expanding the Basics-Optimizing Vanguards (Maximizing your Openers)
"Vanguard" means the units you choose to start the game. Let's check out how the Vanguard works and then I'll share a couple of examples of Vanguards that I like. You can have 12 units in your warband in game of Factions: Battlegrounds. Prior to the game, you select the 12 you'd like and "bench" … Continue reading Expanding the Basics-Optimizing Vanguards (Maximizing your Openers)
Expanding the Basics- Movement and Diagonal Movement
Recognizing diagonal movement, and more importantly diagonal attack opportunities, can give you a significant edge. In order to properly understand and establish battle plans that include diagonals, it is important to understand MOVEMENT. MOVEMENT BASICS INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PORTION ON MOVEMENT: 4:00-4:34 RULEBOOK SCREENSHOTS ON MOVEMENT: Units also can attack enemies diagonally (melee attacks), but ONLY … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Movement and Diagonal Movement
Expanding the Basics- Resource Center (and Rank) Advantage
In a 2 player game of Factions: Battlegrounds, one of the advantages you can choose is known as the Resource Center advantage. Simply put, it means you get to select where the Resource Centers go. As they can only be placed on a certain spaces on the Battleground, this may seem at first like an … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Resource Center (and Rank) Advantage
Expanding the Basics- Terrain Tile Advantage
In 2 player games of Factions: Battlegrounds, one of the advantages is known as the Terrain Tile Advantage. If you have this advantage, it means you get to place 5 home terrain tiles and your opponent gets to place 4. Terrain Tiles are each comprised of 4 spaces, and are usually a combination of water … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Terrain Tile Advantage
Expanding the Basics- Icons
Understanding the Icons of Factions: Battlegrounds There are several different Icons that appear throughout the unit cards and on the tokens in Factions: Battlegrounds. Here is a quick overview of them, with excerpts from the rulebook! ICONS: RULEBOOK SCREENSHOTS ICONS-- RESOURCES GOLD and MANA are the 2 Resources in Factions: Battlegrounds. Gold is spent to … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Icons
Expanding the Basics- Elite Units
Elite units are units that are extra powerful, and provide unique spells and abilities. However with the extra powerful units comes the necessity of extra strategy. ELITE UNIT BASICS: Factions: Battlegrounds is designed to be a game of choices. Prior to every game of Factions: Battlegrounds, each player chooses a faction. Then, from that faction, … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Elite Units
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