MONSTERS AND MAGIC
INTRODUCTION
Board Game for 2-4 players.
Fantasy Theme.
VICTORY
There are 4 ways to win:
1. Eliminate all of your opponents Units.
2. Occupy 5 or more Temple Spaces at the beginning of your turn.
3. Have Garrisons in 33 Map Spaces at the beginning of your turn.
4. Control the most Map spaces at the end of turn 20X.
(X = Number of Players)
COMPONENTS
1 Map Board (8 x 8 grid)
64 Terrain Tiles
64 Structure Chits
4 Six sided Dice
1 Common Deck of Ally Cards
4 Player Unit Sets
PLAYER UNIT SETS
Each player gets a Unit set of a unique color.
Each set contains:
33 Garrison Markers
5 Mage Figures
5 Hero Figures
5 Monster Figures
5 Army Figures
The term “Units” refers to Garrisons and Figures.
THE MAP
The map is a standard Chess set 8x8 grid board.
Squares are also called spaces.
Each space will contain 1 Terrain Tile and 1 Structure Chit.
STACKING RULES
A players Figures may not stack.
You may have a max of 1 Figure and 1 Garrison in a space.
A Figure may not move through a space occupied by another
figure you control unless the space is a Town.
TERRAIN TILES
There are 4 Terrain Types:
Plains, Forests, Mountains, and Badlands.
Each Terrain Type has 16 Tiles for a total of 64 Tiles.
STRUCTURE CHITS
There are 8 Structure Types:
Villages, Towns, Cities, Castles, Ruins, Mines, Temples, and Towers.
Each Structure has 8 Chits for a total of 64 Chits.
VILLAGES
If you control 5 or more Villages you get +1 to your Recruit Roll.
TOWNS
Towns are crossroads. If you occupy a Town, your other units can move through
it without using up a move point.
CITIES
If you control 5 or more Cities you get to draw 1 extra card in Allies Phase.
CASTLES
Units occupying a Castle space get Force +2 in defense.
RUINS
If you control 5 or more Ruins your Monsters get +2 Force.
MINES
If you control 5 or more Mines your Heroes and Armies get +1 Force.
TEMPLES
If you control 5 or more Temple Spaces at the beginning of your turn you win the Game.
TOWERS
If you control 5 or more Towers your Mages get +2 Force.
GARRISONS
Garrisons are inferior unit types.
They cannot move and they have a base -2 Force.
FORCE
Force is a property of units and is improved by Ally cards.
Force bonuses are added to combat die rolls.
Figures have a base force of zero.
Garrisons have a base force of -2.
Ally cards give force bonuses to certain figure types while under certain conditions.
MOVEMENT POINTS
Garrisons cannot Move.
Figures (Mages, Monsters, Armies, and Heroes) have a base Move of 1.
In movement phase a figure spends 1 Move Point (MP) to move 1 space.
Movement can be orthogonal or diagonal.
Unused Moves are not saved.
It costs nothing to move through a Town you control.
Certain Ally cards will give Certain Figure Types additional MP.
ALLY DECK
This is a common Deck.
The deck contains 1 copy of each card in the card list.
These cards represent allies, abilities, weapons, magics, professions, and
tactics that can aid players.
PERMANENT CARDS
At the beginning of each game, each player draws 5 cards to be his
permanent cards. These are displayed face up in front of the player.
The bonuses/benefits of these cards last the whole game.
Your Permanent cards only provide bonuses to your units and not your opponents.
ALLY HAND
Each player keeps a Hand of Ally cards.
These are not your Permanent cards and are not to be confused with them.
Hand cards are drawn from the Ally deck in Allies Phase.
These cards are kept hidden from your opponents.
You may play (discard) cards from hand at your discretion. The effect
of Hand cards only last to the end of the current turn.
Your Hand cards only provide bonuses to your units and not your opponents.
SETUP
Place the Tiles randomly face-up onto the map, one per Space.
Next, place the Chits randomly face-up onto the map, one per Tile.
A Bowl for mixing is usefull for Tiles and Chits.
Each player picks a Unit set of a unique color.
Shuffle the deck. Each player is dealt 5 cards from the Ally Deck.
These 5 cards are that players Permanent Cards.
Each player picks a different corner of the board.
Each player picks 1 Figure of his choice and places it on his garrison.
Players roll high on 2D6 to see who goes first. Play proceeds clockwise.
TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 6 Phases:
1. Declaration Phase
2. Garrison Phase
3. Movement Phase
4. Allies Phase
5. Recruitment Phase
6. End Phase
DECLARATION PHASE
If you occupy 5 or more spaces of the same structure type, verbally
declare that you control this structure type.
Occupation can be by Garrisons or Figures.
Each Structure Type provides a special benefit.
Declarations do not apply to Towns or Castles.
GARRISON PHASE
For each space you occupy with a Figure that does not also have a
Garrison, place a Garrison Marker into it.
MOVEMENT PHASE
You may move some, all, or none of your Figures.
Figures are moved 1 at a time, 1 space at a time.
Each Figure pays 1 Move Point to move 1 space.
You may move a Figure into a space occupied by an enemy unit.
If opposing units occupy the same space, there will be Combat.
Resolve Combats immediately.
Combat ends when one side is destroyed.
The Moving Figure (current player) is the Attacker.
The Defending units will be either a Figure, a Garrison or both.
If both, the defending Figure will fight first, then the Garrison.
Attacker and Defender both roll 2D6 each.
Force Bonuses from Permanent cards are applied.
Players may play (discard) hand cards to get Force bonuses from them.
The side with the highest total force wins.
The losing unit is destroyed (removed from the Board).
If tied, both units are destroyed.
If the Attacking Figure destroys all defenders in a space and still
has MP remaining, it may be moved again.
ALLIES PHASE
Draw 1 card from the Ally Deck and put it in your hand.
If you control 5 or more Cities you get to draw 1 extra card.
RECRUITMENT PHASE
Roll 1D6. This is your Recruit Roll. Refer to the Recruitment Chart:
Roll Recruit:
1 Draw 1 Ally Card and add it to your hand
2 Gain 1 Army
3 Gain 1 Hero
4 Gain 1 Mage
5 Gain 1 Monster
6+ Gain 1 Figure of your Choice
If you control 5 or more Villages you get +1 to your Recruit Roll.
The maximum number of Figures of a single type you can have on the map is 4.
If you have 4 already in play, you get nothing.
Place the new Figure onto any garrison space you control that does not
already have a Figure on it.
END PHASE
Max hand size is 5 cards. Discard excess cards.
CARD LIST NOTATION
Some cards have different effects depending on whether they are a Permanent card or
are used for a Hand card effect.
PC = Permanent Card Usage
HC = Hand Card Usage
figs = Figures
adj = Adjacent Space
MP = Move Points
F = Force
OT = Once on your Turn
Summon = Move 1 of your Units of the indicated type to a space adj to
the summoning unit. This counts as the summoned units move for the turn.
ALLY DECK CARD LIST
Name Notes:
Fellowship PC: You may have 5 Heroes. HC Recruit 1 Hero
Legions PC: You may have 5 Armies. HC Recruit 1 Armies
School of Magic PC: You may have 5 Mages. HC Recruit 1 Mage
Breeding Pits PC: You may have 5 Monsters. HC Recruit 1 Monster
Magic Gate Mages may Summon Monsters
Treants Your Monsters get +2F in Forests
Wood Elves Your Armies get +2F in Forests
Druids Your Mages get +2F in Forests
Rangers Your Heroes get +1F in Forests & Mountains
Giants Your Monsters get +2F in Mountains
Demons Your Monsters get +2F in Badlands
Dwarves Your Armies get +2F in Mountains
Lich Lord Your Mages get +2F in Badlands
Elementalist Your Mages get +2F in Mountains
Juggernauts Your Monsters get +2F in Plains
Witch Hunter Your Heroes get +2F vs. Mages
Dragon Slayer Your Heroes get +2F vs. Monsters
Shield Bearers Your Armies get +1F when Defending
Knights Your Armies get +1F when Attacking
Cavalry Your Armies get +1 MP
Oracle OT look at one opponents hand
Undead Hordes Your Armies get +2F in Badlands
Chaos Lord Your Heroes get +2F in Badlands
Empire OT Gain 1 Garrison in empty space adj to one you control
Wings Your Monsters get +1 MP
Seven League Boots Your Heroes get +1 MP
Fortifications Your Garrisons get +1F
Dragon Riders Monsters may Summon Heroes
Cloud Walking Your Mages get +1 MP
Priests Your Mages get +2F in Plains
Warlord Heroes adj to your Armies get +1F
Horse Archers Your Armies get +2F in Plains
Paladin Your Heroes get +2F in Plains
General Armies adj to your Heroes get +1F
Necromncer Armies adj to your Mages get +1F
Beast Master Monsters adj to your Heroes get +1F
Dragons Your Monsters get +1F when Attacking
Wizards Your Mages get +1F when Defending
Alter Terrain OT change Terrain Type of 1 Target Tile
Haste Spell OT one target Figure gets +1 MP
Barbarians Your Armies get +2F vs. Garrisons
Earthquakes Your Mages get +2F vs. Armies
Army Eater Your Monsters get +2 vs. Armies
Mountain Guides Your Figs each get +1 MP once per turn when entering Mountains
Forest Scouts Your Figs each get +1 MP once per turn when entering Forests
Plains Riders Your Figs each get +1 MP once per turn when entering Plains
Desert Nomads Your Figs each get +1 MP once per turn when entering Badlands
Altar of Sacrifice Discard 1 of your figures to draw 2 cards
Alchemist OT discard X cards to draw X cards
Artificer OT 1 target figure gets +1F
Amazons Your Armies get +2F vs. Armies
Diplomat OT Switch a Permanent Card with one from your hand
Assassin Your Heroes get +1 vs. Heroes and Mages
Emperor PC: Hand Size +2 HC: Draw 3 cards
Healers Units adj to your Mages get +1F when Defending
Clerics Your Mages get +2F defending Plains & +2F attacking Badlands
Siege Engines Your Armies get +2F to attack Castles, Towers, Cities, & Towns
Jester OT Switch hands with opponent who has equal or less cards
Merchant OT Place 1 Garrison on any unoccupied City or Town
Horn of Valhalla Heroes may Summon Armies
Polymorph OT Transform 1 of your Figures into another Type
Illusionist OT Switch places of 2 of your Units
Duelist Your Heroes get +2F vs. Heroes
Orc Warbands Your Armies get +1F in Mountains & Badlands
2-PLAYER SETUP
Players start in opposite corners.
3-PLAYER SETUP RULES
The player that is "caught in the middle" may start the
game with a Figure of his choice in the corner opposite.
VARIANTS
-Make/Alter/Remove/Duplicate Ally Cards
-Increase or Decrease the number of Permanent Cards
-Increase or Decreas Max Hand Size
THE OPTIONAL REALIGNMENT RULE
In End Phase you may discard 1 of your permanent cards and
replace it with a card from your hand.