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Maps & battlefields

Rulings about battlefields, spaces and movement on specific maps.

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Rulings about battlefields, spaces and movement on specific maps.

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Q: Are secret passage Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent. spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. considered adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent.?

No. You may move through them as if they are adjacent. But they are not adjacent for combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values..

Q: Two spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. are connected by a secret passage Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent. on Baskerville Manor map Baskerville Manor. Can a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. make a melee attack Melee attack An attack that may only target an adjacent fighter. from one to the other?

No.

Q: Can the High Ground attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. bonus stack?

No. You only get one bonus no matter how many spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. your fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. is on.

Q: Does a player in starting position not have to take High Ground damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health. because it says so in the rules?

No. It’s poor wording. The rules were referring to the starting point of arrows and where they pointed.

Q: Does the High Ground advantage get added to ranged Ranged attack An attack that may target any fighter in the same zone, not just an adjacent one. attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. or only melee Melee attack An attack that may only target an adjacent fighter.?

They only affect adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. in the direction of the arrow.

Q: Does the High Ground attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. bonus apply to bonus attacks if the opponent moved away after After combat An AFTER COMBAT effect resolves once damage from the combat has been dealt. the first attack?

No. The bonus is checked and applied when the combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values. damage Damage A successful attack deals damage equal to its value, reducing the target's health. is resolved after the During Combat During combat A DURING COMBAT effect resolves after immediate effects and before attack and defense values are compared. step.

Q: An attacker gets +1 from a high-ground arrow on Hanging Gardens map Hanging Gardens. The defender plays Feint to cancel effects on the attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. card. Is the +1 canceled?

No.

Q: When a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. uses the Map item, can a different fighter attack Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged.?

No. The fighter that used the item must be the one to attack.

Q: When a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. uses the healing scheme Scheme A scheme action: play a scheme (purple) card from your hand to resolve its non-combat effect. token, who heals? Can I heal another sidekick Sidekick A secondary fighter represented by a token. A sidekick can be defeated without ending the game. or hero Hero Your primary fighter, with a character card, special ability and unique deck. If your hero is defeated, you lose.?

The fighter that used the token is the one that heals.

Q: During During combat A DURING COMBAT effect resolves after immediate effects and before attack and defense values are compared. a Maneuver Maneuver A maneuver action: draw a card and move one of your fighters up to its move value (you may do either or both)., can you open/close a door Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent. while sharing a space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. with another fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks., before moving off?

Yes. You interact with spaces during movement even when moving through occupied spaces. This includes Muldoon's traps and opening/closing doors. The only effects you ignore are ones that would make you end your movement in the same space as another fighter.

Q: When doors Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent. are closed, are the spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. cut off still in the same zone Zone A coloured region of the battlefield. Ranged attacks and many effects care about which zone a fighter is in.?

When a door is closed, treat any lines crossing the door as if they did not exist. This blocks movement and attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged., eliminates adjacency Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent., and breaks up zones. (Two spaces that would normally be in the same zone are treated as if they are in different zones if there is a closed door on the shortest path between them).

Q: On Heorot map Heorot, can you open or close a door Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent. as part of a movement effect like Skirmish?

No.

Q: On Kaer Morhen map Kaer Morhen, a card effect would place Placed A fighter set directly into a space by an effect. Placing is not a maneuver, so it ignores normal movement rules. a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. onto a space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. across a one-way arrow, against the arrow’s direction. Is that allowed?

Yes.

Q: On Naglfar map Naglfar, two spaces Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. on different decks Action deck A hero's unique deck of action cards, played to maneuver, scheme and fight. are connected by matching icons. Are they adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. for attacks Attack An action that pits an attack value against a defense value to deal damage. Can be melee or ranged. and effects, not just movement?

Yes.

Q: Are the one way paths adjacent Adjacent Two spaces connected by a single line. Melee attacks require the attacker and target to be adjacent. for combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values.?

Yes, they only affect movement, not combat.

Q: A fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. plays a combat Combat The exchange after an attack is declared: both players play a card face down, reveal, resolve effects by timing, then compare values. card on a space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. with a combat-item token, gaining +value Value The combat number on a card or fighter. In combat the attack value is compared against the defense value.. Can that bonus be canceled like a card effect?

Yes.

Q: What happens when Brazier of Bom'Galiath is used and there are no valid schemes Scheme A scheme action: play a scheme (purple) card from your hand to resolve its non-combat effect. for that fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. to play from the deck Action deck A hero's unique deck of action cards, played to maneuver, scheme and fight.?

If all relevant schemes are in the discard pile, nothing happens. If some are in hand Hand The cards a player holds. You start with five and may hold up to seven, discarding down at the end of your turn., reveal the necessary schemes to prove they are not in the end.

Q: At the end of a turn the conveyor belt moves fighters Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. along its arrows. Are large fighters moved too?

No.

Q: After After combat An AFTER COMBAT effect resolves once damage from the combat has been dealt. a fighter Fighter Any miniature or token you control on the battlefield — your hero plus any sidekicks. enters a space Space A single position on the battlefield. Fighters occupy one space and move between connected spaces along printed lines. with a trap, can the fighter still open a door Passage A special board connection (such as a door or teleport) linking spaces that are not otherwise adjacent.?

No. However, the fighter may still close a door.

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Maps

Baskerville Manor Hanging Gardens Heorot Kaer Morhen Naglfar Santa's Workshop

Mentioned terms

After combat Damage Attack Ranged attack Zone Scheme Adjacent Sidekick Value Melee attack During combat Space Action deck Maneuver Passage Placed Combat Fighter Hero Hand