WIZARD SKIRMISH
INTRODUCTION
Board & card game for 2 players.
Battle between two rival Wizards.
Each figure represents a Wizard or a Summoned Creature.
VICTORY
Reduce the opposing Wizard to zero Hit Points.
THE MAP
Use an 8x8 chessboard.
THE MEN
Use chits or miniatures to represent units.
UNITS TABLE NOTATION
# = Number of that type of unit each player has in setup.
Move = The types of Move Cards the unit can use.
Range = The types of Attack Cards the unit can use.
UNIT TABLE
Name: Move Hits Dam Notes
Wizard 1-2 12 1 Casts Spells; Not a Creature
Skeletons 1-2 1 1
Zombies 1 2 1 Regenerate
Dwarves 1 2 1
Kobolds 1 1 1
Wolf 1-3 2 1
Troll 1-2 3 1 Regenerate
Giant 1-4 3 2
Iron Golem 1-2 4 2
Dragon 1-5 4 2 Fly
Hydra 1 3 2 Regenerate
Vampire 1-4 2 2 Regenerate, Fly
Balrog 1-3 5 2
SETUP
Each Player starts with one Wizard unit.
Players place their Wizards in opposite corners.
Units may not stack.
THE CARDS
Players share a common Spell deck.
The deck has 1 copy of each spell in the Spell List.
CASTING SPELLS
There is no limit to the number of Spells you can cast per Turn or Phase.
You can only summon creatures on your own Turn.
You can only attack on your own Turn.
TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 5 phases:
Power Phase
Move Phase
Summon Phase
Battle Phase
Spell Attack Phase
POWER PHASE
Draw 3 cards.
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.
Max hand size = 7 cards.
Discard excess cards.
MOVE PHASE
Every unit you control may move once on your turn.
A unit may move up to a number of spaces equal to its move rating.
Unit move ratings are listed in the Unit Table.
Units cannot move through other units except for Flyers.
Moves are diagonal or orthogonal.
Instead of a normal move, you may cast a Move Spell on any unit you control.
SUMMON PHASE
Cast (discard) a Summon card to summon the creature indicated on the card.
The summoned unit appears in a space orthogonally adjacent to your Wizard.
Units with the regenerate ability regain one lost Hit Point in this phase.
BATTLE PHASE
Units you control may automatically make one ‘free’ attack against an
Enemy unit that is orthogonally adjacent.
The attack does damage equal to the units damage rating.
Unit damage and hit point ratings are listed in the Unit Table.
If the target unit is reduced to zero hit points it is destroyed.
Your opponent may play a Defense Spell to negate an Attack.
SPELL ATTACK PHASE
Play (discard) a Spell Attack card to have your Wizard attack.
The attack card has a range rating: This is the range of the attack.
Attacks are diagonal or orthogonal.
The enemy unit that is the target of the attack takes damage according
to the Spell description.
You cannot cast spells through units.
Your opponent may play a Defense Spell to negate an Attack.
SPELL TYPES
Attack Spells may target any opposing unit.
Counterspells when cast negate the effects of a spell just cast by your opponent.
Control Spells cannot target enemy Wizards.
Control Spells give you permanent control over the target creature.
A target hit by an Immobilization Spell cannot move, attack, or cast spells until
the end of that players next turn.
CARD LIST NOTATION
M = Movement
A = Attack
D = Defense
S = Summon (Summons 1 Unit)
X = Special
Z = Counterspell
C = Control Spell
I = Immobilization
Type = Purpose of card
Dam = The amount of damage the spell inflicts
SPELL DECK CARD LIST
Card Name: Range Type Dam Notes
Magic Missiles 1-3 A 1
Shock 1-2 A 2
Fireball 3-4 A 2
Touch of Death 1 A 3
Lightning Bolt 5-6 A 2
Disintegrate 3 A 3
Cone of Cold 2-3 A 2
Ice Storm 3-5 A 1
Petrification 2 A 3
Stone Bolt 4-5 A 2
Earthquake 4-6 A 1 Flyers Immune
Dispell - Z -
Spellshield - Z -
Negate - Z -
Abjuration - Z -
Charm 1 C -
Posses 2 C -
Dominate 3 C -
Command 4 C -
Teleport 5 M -
Gate 6 M -
Fly 4 M -
Haste 3 M -
Portal 7 M -
Phase K M -
Call 2-6 M - Move Enemy unit 3 spaces
Banish 3 A - Target Creature Destroyed
Shield - D -
Protection - D -
Wall of Ice - D -
Invisibility - D -
Illusion - D -
Flash 1 I -
Paralyze 3 I -
Hold 5 I -
Sleep 4 I -
Web 2 I -
Demon Strength 1-4 X - Target gets Damage +1 Permanently
Heal 0-4 X - Target regains 1 lost Hit
Cure 0-1 X - Target regains 2 lost Hits
Lore - X - Draw 2 cards
Forget - X - Opponent discards 2 random cards
Scry - X - Look at opponents hand
Divination - X - Look at next 10 cards in deck
Summon Skeletons - S -
Summon Zombies - S -
Summon Dwarves - S -
Summon Kobolds - S -
Summon Wolf - S -
Summon Troll - S -
Summon Giant - S -
Summon Iron Golem - S -
Summon Dragon - S -
Summon Hydra - S -
Summon Vampire - S -
Summon Balrog - S -