Understanding and utilizing more than one type of damage is critical in building a strong Warband. In Factions: Battlegrounds, there are 3 distinct types of damage: Melee damage (which is the most common), ranged damage, and spell damage. Units that have sustained damage (of any kind) but have not had that damage total exceed their … Continue reading Expanding the Basics-Damage Types
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Hummingbirding: When Should You Keep Flying Units Aerial?
I want to share with you all an underused strategy that my friends and I have taken to calling "hummingbirding" (because hummingbirds are the only birds that can hover in place without needing to land). Hummingbirding started as a descriptor for how I started nearly every game when playing Zermano. I would fly my Scouting … Continue reading Hummingbirding: When Should You Keep Flying Units Aerial?
Playing with Water
The placement of water spaces can make or break games. Water tiles can stop a Kragg horde from flooding in, it can allow an aquatic unit to get behind enemy lines, it can make opponents think twice about capturing resource tiles. In this post, I'll be going through each of the different terrain tiles and … Continue reading Playing with Water
Expanding the Basics-Damage Types
Understanding and utilizing more than one type of damage is critical in building a strong Warband. In Factions: Battlegrounds, there are 3 distinct types of damage: Melee damage (which is the most common), ranged damage, and spell damage. Units that have sustained damage (of any kind) but have not had that damage total exceed their … Continue reading Expanding the Basics-Damage Types
Advanced Strategy: Vanguards Part 3
Here's a list of my favorite Vanguards for each faction! They're not necessarily always the best in every matchup, but they're all extremely powerful and incredibly fun. Let me know your favorite Vanguards! Kragg This Vanguard floods the board with four units that generate gold, including one Captain and two units with 3 speed, allowing … Continue reading Advanced Strategy: Vanguards Part 3
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- 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
Conquering Graviterrus 