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The Gates of Hell is a 2-4 player game (up to 7 with the Open Start Scenario). There are three scenarios, each with the objective of taking the central Throne of Hell and using it to eliminate your opponents capital territories.

The default scenario is a 23 x 23 square board, in which each player begins in one corner. Expansion is possible along the edges of the board to the Dukedoms, or toward the center via the Baronies and the large, central Antechamber. The Dukedoms provide an extra capital, while the Baronies and the Antechamber contain important gateway territories that help you move your units toward the center. The defining feature of the board is the damaging Hell Rock, a terrain type that takes up most of the board and damages any units left on it at the end of the turn.

The Open Start scenario offers a different take on the default board, in which players do not start on the capital territories of the corner bases, but instead choose (simultaneous blind-pick) their starting locations and unit placements around the edges of the Dukedoms. All the bonus structures remain the same. The board allows up to 7 players in this scenario, but be aware that many will drop like flies in the first few turns.

The Small 13 x 13 scenario makes for a quick, and often brutal, game. Options are more limited than in the large version, and the stakes are higher with only a single central throne space. Nonetheless, for players that like to get into the action quickly and aggressively, this is where it's at.

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