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Overlords

Overlords

Guild of Blades · 2002
2–6120 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity3.2 BGG27Strategy
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The W.H.A.T.: Overlords Fantasy Battlescape Wargame is billed as "A Titan Variant" by the publisher but is really a derivative game. Players assume the role of Overlords who must compete for world domination by recruiting armies of creatures and using them to wage war on the other players.

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official art · Guild of Blades

The W.H.A.T.: Overlords Fantasy Battlescape Wargame is billed as "A Titan Variant" by the publisher but is really a derivative game.

Players assume the role of Overlords who must compete for world domination by recruiting armies of creatures and using them to wage war on the other players. Build your army carefully, as you will need certain creatures to help you recruit other creatures. Split your forces with care as your Overlords quests for new creatures to add to the army, as your opponents might slip past you and attack your Keep. Unique pull-out Battlescape zones (like Titan's Battlelands) make the battle for each hex zone a uniquely different tactical confrontation.

The map is closer to a traditional wargame map, showing a Divine-Right-like land divided in hexes. The game comes with a 17"x22" full color mounted game board, 189 plastic playing tokens (to which 189 stickers must be applied!), 20 Overlords cards, 7 Pull-Out Terrain Battlescapes, dice and a rule book.

There is also an introductory 2-player boxed set which can be used as an expansion of the main set (11"x17" full color map, 63 playing tokens, 10 Overlords cards, rule book and 5 Pull-Out Terrain Battlescapes), and four Creature Expansion Packs (each contains 21 playing tokens and 5 Overlords cards).

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating3.2 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
120 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Overlords?
Overlords is a fantasy game, for 2–6 players, taking ~120 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Overlords — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Overlords support?
Overlords is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Overlords take?
A game of Overlords takes about 120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Overlords for?
Overlords is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Overlords?
Overlords has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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