Crossbows & Catapults: Castle Battle Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Components
• Play Area Diagram
• Setup
• Playing the Game
  • How To Win
  • Take Your Turn
    • Moving
    • Firing
  • End of the Turn

Components

• 10 Tan Castle Pieces
• 10 Gray Castle Pieces: 5 2x1 Bricks, 2 Foundations, 1 Arch, 1 Turret, 1 Gate
• 2 Catapults
• 2 Crossbows
• 6 Red Ammo Pieces
• 4 Dwarf Shields
• 4 Goblin Shields
• 5 Dwarf Warrior Figures & 1 Dwarf General Figure
• 5 Goblin Warrior Figures & 1 Goblin General Figure
• 4 Dwarf Flags
• 4 Goblin Flags
• 1 Sticker Sheet (not shown)

Play Area Diagram

Use the diagram to help you set up your game. The battlefield is laid out with a Back Line behind each player, a Castle Line for each player's castle, and a Middle Line between them. The distance from each Back Line to its Castle Line is 10" (25.4 cm), and the distance from each Castle Line to the Middle Line is 15" (38.1 cm). Each player has a Left Flank and a Right Flank (from the opposing player's point of view, the sides are reversed). The battlefield is 14" wide in the diagram.

Setup

Each player takes their pieces and sets up their play area as follows:

1. Place Your Gate: Each player sets up their gate on their castle line, facing each other. To set up your gate, place the arch on two wall bricks and slide the gate into place.
2. Build Your Castle: Build the rest of your castle using the following rules:
   • A. Your castle must be one continuous structure. (Each piece must be connected to the structure.)
   • B. Place your shields into four bricks.
   • C. Your wall bricks with shields must be facing forward, towards your opponent's castle.
3. Plant Your Flags: Place two of your flags on the left side of the battlefield, one at the middle line and one at the castle line, lined up with the front of your castle. Do the same on the right side of the battlefield. NOTE: You can make the battlefield as wide as your table permits.
4. Deploy Your Army: Place one warrior in each of your flanks. Place one warrior on top of your castle. Behind your castle, place two warriors and your general.
5. To Arms: Take a crossbow, a catapult, and 3 ammo discs and place them near you out of play.

Let the battle begin! The younger player goes first.

Playing the Game

How To Win

You win if you wound all of your opponent's warriors and their general. A figure is wounded if its base is not flat on the table or if it ends up outside the play area.

Take Your Turn

On your turn, take TWO ACTIONS. The available actions are MOVE and FIRE. You can do them in either order, or you can take the same action twice.

Moving

Use this action to move a figure from one area to another. Pick up one of your figures and place them anywhere on your side of the play area.

Firing

Use this action to fire a weapon. Choose one of your figures. Place your weapon near, and no further forward than, that figure and fire the weapon.

• NOTE: When using the catapult, turn the knob to change the angle of attack!
• NOTE: When you fire the crossbow, you may only use 1 hand, and you must use the pinch points.

After firing, clean up the battlefield as follows:

1. Remove from play any building pieces that are not connected to at least one other piece.
2. Reset any flags to their original position.
3. Remove from play any wounded figures.
4. If you wounded your opponent's general, immediately take a bonus FIRE action.
5. Place your weapon and the disc you fired out of the play area.

End of the Turn

Once a player has taken two actions, their turn is done. The other player takes their turn. Play continues until someone wins!