My rankings of the Baazaria units! Last but not least we have Baazaria! The undead faction is one of the more popular factions. It's also the faction of choice for a lot of the top players in our small little Factions community- as both @18rodrigueza and JonesyNarwal (the 2 best Generals I've seen) play with … Continue reading TIER SERIES – BAAZARIA
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TIER SERIES – DOOM SAND
My rankings of the Doom Sand units! Doom Sand is a faction based on unpredictability and the potential to change to course of the battle quickly. Doom Sand is among the best factions when it comes to spell power, specializing in multi-target arcane attacks. Spells are not the only way they can be victorious though. … Continue reading TIER SERIES – DOOM SAND
TIER SERIES – ZERMANO
My rankings of the Zermano units! We are rolling right along with the Factions: Battlegrounds tier rankings! Today I am revealing my Zermano unit rankings, partially because I get busy and fail to post for weeks at a time and partially because ranking monsters is becoming my favorite hobby. Let's jump into Zermano! (Next up-- … Continue reading TIER SERIES – ZERMANO
Combining Factions – taking battles to the next level!
Combining two factions makes warband building extremely strategic and fun! Now that the 10th and final Faction, Vitawaasi, has been released, our "official rules" allow for players to combine 2 factions to build their 5 terrain tile, 12 unit warband! By combining factions, players can forge their own personal strategies and build warbands with their … Continue reading Combining Factions – taking battles to the next level!
COUNTDOWN: The Top 10 Spells! (Part 4- #2 and #1)
Counting down to #1-- the top 10 spells in Factions: Battlegrounds (the top 2!). We have reached the very best spells in Factions: Battlegrounds- both of these spells are effective enough that you can base your battleplan around them and efficient enough that with a very small amount of planning you can utilize them multiple … Continue reading COUNTDOWN: The Top 10 Spells! (Part 4- #2 and #1)
Expanding the Basics- Recruiting Units, Reinforcement Phase and Resource Management
In order to win more battles than not, the Reinforcement Phase has to be a core part of your strategy. REINFORCEMENT PHASE BASICS: INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PORTION ON RECRUITING UNITS: 9:00-9:43 INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO PORTION ON REINFORCEMENT PHASE: 10:40-11:52 RULEBOOK SCREENSHOT ON RECRUITING UNITS AND THE REINFORCEMENT PHASE: In Factions: Battlegrounds, picking the correct time to recruit … Continue reading Expanding the Basics- Recruiting Units, Reinforcement Phase and Resource Management
“INVERTED” Wins- the ultimate victory!
The most challenging but strategically satisfying way to win a game of Factions: Battlegrounds involves--- scoring LESS points than your opponent?? There are 2 ways to win a game of Factions: Battlegrounds. The most common and straightforward path to victory is to score the required number of victory points before your opponents. The other way … Continue reading “INVERTED” Wins- the ultimate victory!
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-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- 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
Conquering Graviterrus 