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What this is
In Runewars, players build, conquer, gather, recruit, and find runes in the Terrinoth realm. Runewars pits players against each other in a strategic game of battles and area control, where they must gather resources, raise armies, and lay siege to heavily fortified cities. The game is an board game of conquest, adventure, and fantasy empires for two to four players.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 180 minutes
- Minimum age
- 12 and up
- First published
- 2010
- Designer
- Corey Konieczka
- Publishers
- Fantasy Flight Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Giochi Uniti, Edge Entertainment, Galakta
- Photographs
- 1
Publisher
- Fantasy Flight GamesOfficial site
- Heidelberger Spieleverlag
- Giochi UnitiOfficial site
- Edge Entertainment
- GalaktaOfficial site
How players rate Runewars
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach5.9/10
- Gateway friendliness5.8/10
- Component quality6.0/10
- Table presence6.4/10
- Travel friendliness6.6/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate4.7SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle4.1FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckMostly skill4.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong7.0Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate3.3LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.7SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencySome2.9No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table4.8Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookRunewars Revised Edition English RulebookEN · 40 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
- faqRunewars Official Errata and FAQ 1.2EN · 1 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.