War Web 1
- 1. War Web ™ The Old North
- 2. Setting Up Playing on the easiest level, I start with the settlements worth five points. I take the corresponding Area Cards.
- 3. Setting Up I shuffle my five cards and place four of them in the corners.
- 4. Setting Up To determine where the fifth card goes, I roll a die. I roll a 2, which corresponds to the position highlighted. 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 5. Setting Up My fifth card occupies the corresponding square. 1 2 3 4 5 6
- 6. Setting Up Having chosen the white counters, I place five onto each of my settlements.
- 7. Setting Up I shuffle the remaining Area Cards and place them in the squares available.
- 8. Setting Up Next, I add the AI’s counters. The board is now ready.
- 9. I start with 25 points and need 10 more to win. To gain points, I need to conquer settlements.
- 10. The game is played in rounds. A round has 5 parts: Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection
- 11. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The picture shows a movement from PURPLE 5 to a space next to RED 4.
- 12. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection To be able to jump two spaces like this, the counter has to start on, cross and end on spaces that are pale in colour.
- 13. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection With this movement I am closer to achieving two objectives: 1. Connecting PURPLE 5 with RED 5 (my central settlement). 2. Conquering RED 4.
- 14. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection When a settlement with more than one counter is threatened, a die is rolled to see whether or not the AI reacts.
- 15. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection There are 4 counters on RED 4, so the AI will react if the number rolled is less than 4. I roll a 3.
- 16. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The AI blocks, moving a counter from RED 4 to an adjacent space. (The rules governing the AI determine which space this is.)
- 17. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I decide to attack RED 4. (If less impatient, I might have tried to surround the settlement before attacking.)
- 18. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The table will show the numbers obtained by the defender, D, and the attacker, A. The row with an R is for the Retaliation that will follow. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D A R
- 19. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection For the three counters on RED 4, the AI is assigned the numbers 1, 2 and 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A R
- 20. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Attacking with one counter, I roll one die. I roll a 5, which is a "miss". The AI does not lose a counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X R
- 21. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Since there are three counters on RED 5, three dice are rolled for the retaliation. The results are 1, 5 and 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X R X X X
- 22. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The 5 is a "hit". I lose my counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X R X X X
- 23. Round 1 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 4 is selected. The rules leave the AI with two possible spaces for the new counter. I randomly select one of two coins to determine where this counter goes.
- 24. Round 2 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I want to make space for new warbands on my settlements. At present only PURPLE 5 has room.
- 25. Round 2 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from RED 5 towards BLUE 5, wishing to connect the two settlements soon.
- 26. Round 2 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The AI is not threatened, so there is no Block. There is no Attack either, as no white counters are adjacent to black ones. Play proceeds to Selection.
- 27. Round 2 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 4 is selected for the second time in succession.
- 28. Round 3 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from BLUE 5 towards RED 5.
- 29. Round 3 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection RED 5 is selected. Since the settlement has room for a warband, I add a counter to it.
- 30. Round 4 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move the new counter from RED 5. The movement is along a chain, seeming to jump over the counter that left this settlement earlier.
- 31. Round 4 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Three reasons for choosing this particular movement: 1. It makes space for another new warband on RED 5. 2. It connects RED 5 with BLUE 5. 3. It gives me the option of attacking PURPLE 4.
- 32. Round 4 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 1, activating a block by the AI.
- 33. Round 4 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection At present , an attack on PURPLE 4 could easily go just as badly as the one on RED 4 in Round 1. I’ll try to surround the settlement first and attack later.
- 34. Round 4 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection YELLOW 2 is selected.
- 35. Round 5 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I create space for a new warband on GREEN 5, moving towards RED 5.
- 36. Round 5 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 4 is selected again. I take one of two coins at random to determine where to place the new counter.
- 37. Round 6 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from YELLOW 5, threatening GREEN 3.
- 38. Round 6 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 1, activating a block by the AI.
- 39. Round 6 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection RED 5 is selected again.
- 40. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move the new counter (along a chain) and begin to surround PURPLE 4.
- 41. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 6, so there is no block.
- 42. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I decide to attack PURPLE 4, having improved my chance of removing a black counter here.
- 43. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection The AI is assigned the numbers 1, 2 and 3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A R
- 44. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Attacking with two counters, I take two coins at random: #1 and #4. The 1 is a "hit". The AI loses a counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X X R
- 45. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection There are now two counters on PURPLE 4, so two dice are rolled for the retaliation. The results are 1 and 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X X R X X
- 46. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Again, the 1 is a "hit". I choose which counter I lose. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X X A X X R X X
- 47. Round 7 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection RED 4 is selected.
- 48. Round 8 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from RED 5, replacing the warband lost at PURPLE 4.
- 49. Round 8 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection This time I roll a 1, activating a block by the AI.
- 50. Round 8 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I attack PURPLE 4. The AI is assigned the number 1. I take two coins at random: #2 and #4. The AI does not lose its counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X A X X R
- 51. Round 8 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection There is only one counter on PURPLE 4, so one die is rolled. The result is a 4, a "hit". I lose one of my counters. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X A X X R X
- 52. Round 8 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 4 is selected once again.
- 53. Round 9 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from GREEN 5. Two reasons for this movement: 1. It brings me closer to connecting RED 5 with GREEN 5. 2. It gives me the option of attacking YELLOW 3.
- 54. Round 9 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 4, so there is no block.
- 55. Round 9 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I decide not to attack in this round, as my present objectives are to surround PURPLE 4 and to connect GREEN 5 with RED 5.
- 56. Round 9 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection RED 3 is selected.
- 57. Round 10 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move again from GREEN 5, approaching PURPLE 4 and also beginning to surround YELLOW 3.
- 58. Round 10 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 2, activating a block by the AI.
- 59. Round 10 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Because of this block, my counters adjacent to YELLOW 3 are now disconnected from each other.
- 60. Round 10 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Still intent on surrounding PURPLE 4, I decide not to attack.
- 61. Round 10 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 4 is selected yet again. I take one of two coins at random to determine where to place the new counter.
- 62. Round 11 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from GREEN 5, reconnecting the counters adjacent to YELLOW 3.
- 63. Round 11 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 3, so there is no block.
- 64. Round 11 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I decide to attack YELLOW 3, taking three coins at random: #1, #5 and #6. The AI loses a counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X A X X X R
- 65. Round 11 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection One die is rolled for the retaliation. The result is a 1. I remove the counter that is furthest from GREEN 5. (Removing either of the other two would break my chain.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X X A X X X R X
- 66. Round 11 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection YELLOW 4 is selected.
- 67. Round 12 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from BLUE 5, approaching both PURPLE 4 and YELLOW 3.
- 68. Round 12 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection PURPLE 4 is selected. This is unfortunate when my plan is to surround the settlement.
- 69. Round 13 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from RED 5, now threatening PURPLE 4 from opposite directions.
- 70. Round 13 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection PURPLE 4 only has one counter, so the AI cannot block. I decide not to attack with 2 counters, as I should be able to attack with 3 in the next round.
- 71. Round 13 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 3 is selected.
- 72. Round 14 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I move from BLUE 5, surrounding PURPLE 4.
- 73. Round 14 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I attack PURPLE 4, taking three coins at random: #2, #3 and #5. The AI does not lose its counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X A X X X R
- 74. Round 14 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection One die is rolled for the retaliation. The result is a 4. I do not lose a counter. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X A X X X R X
- 75. Round 14 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection BLUE 5 is selected.
- 76. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Unable to place any more counters next to PURPLE 4, I move from YELLOW 5, hopeful of conquering GREEN 3 eventually.
- 77. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I roll a 3, so there is no block.
- 78. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I attack PURPLE 4 again, taking coins 1, 5 and 6. The AI loses its counter, so cannot retaliate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 D X A X X X R
- 79. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection I occupy PURPLE 4 with two counters. (Occupying it with three would leave BLUE 5 disconnected.)
- 80. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection Their settlement captured, the AI’s warbands adjacent to PURPLE 4 are removed from the board.
- 81. Round 15 Movement – Block – Attack – Retaliation – Selection RED 5 is selected.
- 82. From here, it should be easy for me to win. I only need 6 more points and can get them by conquering YELLOW 3 and GREEN 3.
- 83. I have 10 free counters (coloured orange in this picture). This gives me at least 10 more rounds in which to try to win the 6 points.
- 84. Next time, for a more challenging game, I could try starting with settlements worth 4 points instead of 5.