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~Small Scenario 13x13~

Four princes of Hell are vying for the infernal throne, and the first to claim and hold it shall certainly rule the Nine Circles with an iron fist. Even the demonic rage and fury of these demon princes, however, cannot long withstand the blistering hellfire they must cross to claim this power. Once they have passed this hurdle, they must assault the very gates of hell to pass into the antechamber. However, the throne itself stands guarded by vicious abominations cloaked in shadow and wreathed in flame. Only the prince strong enough to battle past these monsters will find the way clear to lay claim to the Throne of Hell.

Gameplay

Throne of Hell

The Throne of Hell is the innermost tile (bordered in bright red) of the board, and the players' final goal. This tile is a capital, barren, grows by +5 per turn (factory), and may attack any of the four bases or dukedoms directly. Any player who holds the throne gets a +66 normal bonus. The throne may also one-way attack all bases and dukedoms on the board with normal dice.

Bases

Each player begins at his or her base in one of the four corners. The four tiles that comprise the base are capitals and each grant +1 unit per turn, placed automatically as a factory bonus on those tiles. Bases defend with 7-sided dice against the surrounding Hell Rock (see below). In addition, holding an entire base grants +3 normal bonus units per turn.

Hell Rock

Hell rock tiles (textured, gray border) are barren, meaning that units cannot be placed directly there. Every hell rock tile in a player's possession reduces the normal bonus by 1 per turn. In addition, any stack of units left on such a tile will automatically decrease by 2 per turn.

Dukedoms

There are four 1x3 Dukedoms of Hell on the edges of the board, each comprised of 3 tiles bordered in white, the middle one of which is a capital. Each player stack on a Dukedom tile will increase by 1 unit per turn. Holding an entire Dukedom will grant an additional +3 normal bonus units per turn.

Antechamber

The Antechamber is the outer ring of tiles (bordered in dark red) players must pass through to reach the Throne of Hell. These tiles are barren, but any player stack on such a tile will increase automatically by 1 per turn.

Fortify Waypoints

One-way fortify-only borders allow players to transfer units directly from their base to special waypoints (see icon legend) in the antechamber. Fortification is toward the center only, and not allowed in the opposite direction.

Rules

Cards

No limit; 6,6,6...

Abandon

On, revert to neutral at end of turn

Attacks and Fortifies

3 per turn, return to attack from fortify on

Placement

Many of the tiles on the board, including all hell rock tiles, are barren -- no units may be placed there. However, return to placement from attack is on and players are allowed to keep 9 units in reserve

Capitals

Unit assimilation set to 100%. This means that if you eliminate another player, you will acquire ALL of their units and territories.

Special thanks to Ozyman for developing the Advanced Map Editor: http://prestopnik.com/wargear/MapEditor/