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Strongholds: Ancient Rivals

Strongholds: Ancient Rivals

Red Juggernaut, Inc. · 2007
230 min10+ yrsCouples
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Strongholds: Ancient Rivals is the third released set in the world of Terris. In this game, and it's sister product Strongholds: Axe & Shield, players get to try their hand at empire building, starting with their own castle.

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Strongholds: Ancient Rivals box art
official art · Red Juggernaut, Inc.

Strongholds: Ancient Rivals is the third released set in the world of Terris. In this game, and it's sister product Strongholds: Axe & Shield, players get to try their hand at empire building, starting with their own castle. Each player tries to become the first one to complete their castle while preventing other players from doing the same. Winning players must not only manage their castle construction, but successfully attack and defend with their troops as well.

Strongholds: Axe & Shield and Strongholds: Ancient Rivals are each sold separately. Each package contains all the materials needed for a 2 player game. They can be combined or played separately. You can purchase multiple copies of either game to support more players. Future starters and expansions will be sold in a non-collectible format, allowing players to create the types of games that suit them.

Strongholds: Ancient Rivals pits the mighty Roma Empire against their ancient Fey rivals from Frikara, the Tyrians and their Thulean mercenaries.

Contents

• 60 game tiles • 2 player sheets • 1 die • 1 Full-Color rulebook

game anatomy
Vibe
Couples
Play time
30 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Strongholds: Ancient Rivals is a city building game, for 2 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Strongholds: Ancient Rivals — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Strongholds: Ancient Rivals support?
Strongholds: Ancient Rivals is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Strongholds: Ancient Rivals take?
A game of Strongholds: Ancient Rivals takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Strongholds: Ancient Rivals for?
Strongholds: Ancient Rivals is recommended from age 10.
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