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Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition

Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition

Ganesha Games · 2007
2–630–120 min12+ yrs2.2/5 complexity7.7 BGG#4.946 BGG831Strategy
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How do you play Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition?

Song of Blades and Heroes is a fast-play, skirmish-level fantasy miniature system. It uses an action-point system that requires no book-keeping. The rules are designed to be simple, fast and fun so that a mini campaign of several games can be played in a single evening.

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Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition box art
official art · Ganesha Games

Song of Blades and Heroes is a fast-play, skirmish-level fantasy miniature system. It uses an action-point system that requires no book-keeping. The rules are designed to be simple, fast and fun so that a mini campaign of several games can be played in a single evening.

The game uses only 6 sided dice and requires approximately 5-10 models per player. The rules recommend 15 mm figures on a 60x60cm play area, but can be played in other scales. There is nothing scaled in inches or centimetres, three measuring sticks to measure all distances and ranges. Alternatively the game can be played without measuring sticks on a hexgrid.

The game includes statistics for 180+ monsters and heroes, and details to be able to create your own. Also there are campaign rules where your warband grows more powerful after every battle, and six basic scenarios.

There are some stand-alone games based on the same system, which could also be used as expansions to the base game:

 Song of Arthur and Merlin (2008) - Arthurian supplement featuring sections on the historical Dark Ages king, the Welsh legendary king, and the Hollywood king.  Originally an expansion, in 2011 this was re-released as a stand-alone product.
 Mutants and Death Ray Guns (2008) - a post-holocaust skirmish game.
 Song of the Splintered Lands (2009) - Sourcebook based on the Splintered Light miniatures line.
 Song of Drums and Shakos (2009) - a Napoleonics skirmish game. 
 Flying Lead (2010) - a game of gang warfare to Pulp action, from military operations to black-clad assassins.
game anatomy
Complexity2.2 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
30–120 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#4.946
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Q3How do you play Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition?
Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition is a book game, for 2–6 players, taking ~30–120 minutes, featuring action points. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition support?
Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition take?
A game of Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition takes about 30–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition for?
Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition?
Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.2 out of 5.
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