Core Rules - Revision history

WargameChessAuthor: /* Scattering */ removed redundant scattering section.

2026-03-06T01:36:23Z

Scattering: removed redundant scattering section.

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 * If the square at that coordinate is unoccupied, place that piece in that square. If the square is occupied and it cannot co-occupy that square with whatever is occupying it, you may re-roll one or both dice, or scatter the piece from that square (more on this below).
 ** Some pieces have rules which allow them to co-occupy a square with other things (such as specific terrain types).
 === Pieces off the Board ===

WargameChessAuthor: /* Queen */ fixed caption

2026-02-12T16:01:05Z

Queen: fixed caption

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	![[File:Queen Move.png\|thumb\|Directions a Queen may Move from its current position.\|150x150px]]		![[File:Queen Move.png\|thumb\|Directions a Queen may Move from its current position.\|150x150px]]
	![[File:Queen Attack.png\|thumb\|Directions a Queen may ~~Move~~ from its current position.\|150x150px]]		![[File:Queen Attack.png\|thumb\|Directions a Queen may Attack from its current position.\|150x150px]]
	\|}		\|}

WargameChessAuthor: /* Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms */

2026-02-10T00:18:38Z

Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms

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	\|Relocated (term)		\|Relocated (term)
	\|Relocation includes: Bumping, placement, random placement, ~~redeployment, random~~ redeployment, scattering, [[Core Rules#Attack\|combat movement]], or involuntary Moves/Attacks.		\|Relocation includes: Bumping, placement, random placement, redeployment, scattering, [[Core Rules#Attack\|combat movement]], or involuntary Moves/Attacks.
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	\|Revered Structure (rule)		\|Revered Structure (rule)

WargameChessAuthor: /* Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms */ Added Relocated to common terms table

2026-02-08T22:36:03Z

Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms: Added Relocated to common terms table

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	In rare cases, a player may have the option to place a piece into <u>either</u> player's deployment zone - this also counts as a type of Redeployment.		In rare cases, a player may have the option to place a piece into <u>either</u> player's deployment zone - this also counts as a type of Redeployment.
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			\|Relocated (term)
			\|Relocation includes: Bumping, placement, random placement, redeployment, random redeployment, scattering, [[Core Rules#Attack\|combat movement]], or involuntary Moves/Attacks.
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	\|Revered Structure (rule)		\|Revered Structure (rule)

WargameChessAuthor: /* Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms */ Added Revered Structure rule. This rule (and variations of it) exist throughout the 40 factions. Though a small number of pieces in the Core Factions have this rule, it's common enough to list in the main rules, like Legendary.

2026-02-08T19:23:53Z

Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms: Added Revered Structure rule. This rule (and variations of it) exist throughout the 40 factions. Though a small number of pieces in the Core Factions have this rule, it's common enough to list in the main rules, like Legendary.

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	In rare cases, a player may have the option to place a piece into <u>either</u> player's deployment zone - this also counts as a type of Redeployment.		In rare cases, a player may have the option to place a piece into <u>either</u> player's deployment zone - this also counts as a type of Redeployment.
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			\|Revered Structure (rule)
			\|Pieces with this rule cannot Move, Attack, or be relocated by any means. However, they Defend at Advantage. As well, if this piece would be slain by an enemy, between Activations you may remove any/all Blessing and Advantage tokens from that enemy, then you may Curse them.
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	\|Success / Failure (terms)		\|Success / Failure (terms)

WargameChessAuthor: /* Joker */ Updating Joker rule to be in line with the Pacifist edit.

2026-02-08T19:17:21Z

Joker: Updating Joker rule to be in line with the Pacifist edit.

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	=== Joker ===		=== Joker ===
	For a Joker’s Move, you Bump it, then you may do that up to two more times. In total, a Joker can traverse 1, 2, or 3 squares during its Move~~. Jokers cannot Attack~~. Jokers use '''<u>1D20</u>''' for their dice and have the following common rule:		For a Joker’s Move, you Bump it, then you may do that up to two more times. In total, a Joker can traverse 1, 2, or 3 squares during its Move. Jokers use '''<u>1D20</u>''' for their dice and have the following common rule:

	* '''Fool's Endeavour'''		* '''Fool's Endeavour'''
	** ~~If all a player has left on the board are pieces with this rule, they lose the game immediately~~.		** Jokers cannot Attack.
	** At the end of the turn, remove any/all Dis/Advantage tokens from this piece.		** At the end of the turn, remove any/all Dis/Advantage tokens from this piece.

WargameChessAuthor: /* Objective */ Integrating rules for Pacifist units into the baseline functions of the game. Any edit notes made regarding this will be referred to as part of the 'Pacifist edit'.

2026-02-08T19:15:30Z

Objective: Integrating rules for Pacifist units into the baseline functions of the game. Any edit notes made regarding this will be referred to as part of the 'Pacifist edit'.

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	A normal game of chess ends in a checkmate, but in this game not every team will have a King piece to make things so decisive.		A normal game of chess ends in a checkmate, but in this game not every team will have a King piece to make things so decisive.

	~~'''The goal of this game is to eliminate all of your opponent’s pieces.''' If at any point~~ a player ~~has no pieces left on the board, their opponent~~ wins the game.		In Wargame Chess, a player immediately wins the game if they meet one of the following conditions:

	~~Some~~ pieces or factions may have other ways of attaining victory (such as being granted victory if they meet a particular condition). If a game reaches the end of Turn 10 and no player has achieved victory by some means, both players add up the number of points worth of pieces they each have on the board, add to that the number of points in upgrades they each took, and compare totals - the player with the greater total wins. If both point totals are the same, the game is a draw.		* Your opponent has no pieces left on the board, or...
			* The pieces your opponent has left on the board are not capable of Attacking in any way.

			However, some pieces or factions may have other ways of attaining victory (such as being granted victory if they meet a particular condition). If a game reaches the end of Turn 10 and no player has achieved victory by some means, both players add up the number of points worth of pieces they each have on the board, add to that the number of points in upgrades they each took, and compare totals - the player with the greater total wins. If both point totals are the same, the game is a draw.

	== To Start a Standard Game ==		== To Start a Standard Game ==

WargameChessAuthor: Replaced the phrase Removed from the Board with Banished, added it to the common terms table as well.

2026-02-08T19:05:06Z

Replaced the phrase Removed from the Board with Banished, added it to the common terms table as well.

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	** During its first Activation of the game, you may Move this Pawn twice.		** During its first Activation of the game, you may Move this Pawn twice.
	* '''Promotion:'''		* '''Promotion:'''
	** At the '''start''' of this Pawn's Activation or Reactivation, if it is within your opponent's deployment zone, you may ~~remove~~ it ~~from the board~~ and place a slain, non-Legendary ally Noble onto the square that Pawn was just in. This Noble counts as having Activated only if it Activated earlier this turn.		** At the '''start''' of this Pawn's Activation or Reactivation, if it is within your opponent's deployment zone, you may Banish it and place a slain, non-Legendary ally Noble onto the square that Pawn was just in. This Noble counts as having Activated only if it Activated earlier this turn.

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	\|Squares that are adjacent to one another are squares that are directly next to each other, either orthogonally or diagonally. Most squares on a board will be adjacent to the 8 squares they are surrounded by - the exceptions being squares along the board edge, who will have fewer squares adjacent to themselves.		\|Squares that are adjacent to one another are squares that are directly next to each other, either orthogonally or diagonally. Most squares on a board will be adjacent to the 8 squares they are surrounded by - the exceptions being squares along the board edge, who will have fewer squares adjacent to themselves.
	If a rule mentions two or more pieces (or terrain, or other game items) being adjacent to each other, they are within squares that are adjacent to each other.		If a rule mentions two or more pieces (or terrain, or other game items) being adjacent to each other, they are within squares that are adjacent to each other.
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			\|Banish(ed) (term/zone)
			\|A piece that becomes Banished is removed from the board and placed into the Banished section on the Activation Tracker Sheet, or kept off to the side with other Banished pieces from the same team.
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	\|Board half (term)		\|Board half (term)
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	=== Pieces off the Board ===		=== Pieces off the Board ===
	There are a few situations where pieces may not be on the board. The most common of which is when a piece has been '''slain'''. Less common situations involve rules that may cause a piece to be deployed or set up on the board at a later time, or rules that temporarily '''~~remove pieces from the board~~'''. As well, pieces that could be '''summoned''' by a faction’s rules are kept off the board.<blockquote>'''We advise players to use the [[Activation Tracker]] sheet provided to organize their pieces which aren’t on the board.'''</blockquote>Pieces off the board cannot Activate or Reactivate unless they have a rule allowing them to do so.		There are a few situations where pieces may not be on the board. The most common of which is when a piece has been '''slain'''. Less common situations involve rules that may cause a piece to be deployed or set up on the board at a later time, or rules that temporarily (or permanently) '''Banish''' pieces. As well, pieces that could be '''summoned''' by a faction’s rules are kept off the board.<blockquote>'''We advise players to use the [[Activation Tracker]] sheet provided to organize their pieces which aren’t on the board.'''</blockquote>Pieces off the board cannot Activate or Reactivate unless they have a rule allowing them to do so.

	In some situations, pieces that have been ~~removed from the board~~ may return to it by some means. In all cases like this, those pieces returned to the board do not count as having Activated unless they did so earlier in the turn, or the rule bringing them back says otherwise.		In some situations, pieces that have been Banished may return to it by some means. In all cases like this, those pieces returned to the board do not count as having Activated unless they did so earlier in the turn, or the rule bringing them back says otherwise.

	* ''Eg. A Knight Activates in turn 3, is slain, then is returned to the board later in turn 3 - it still counts as having Activated.''		* ''Eg. A Knight Activates in turn 3, is slain, then is returned to the board later in turn 3 - it still counts as having Activated.''

WargameChessAuthor: Replaced the term Positional with Noble.

2026-02-08T18:57:41Z

Replaced the term Positional with Noble.

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	** During its first Activation of the game, you may Move this Pawn twice.		** During its first Activation of the game, you may Move this Pawn twice.
	* '''Promotion:'''		* '''Promotion:'''
	** At the '''start''' of this Pawn's Activation or Reactivation, if it is within your opponent's deployment zone, you may remove it from the board and place a slain, non-Legendary ally ~~positional~~ onto the square that Pawn was just in. This ~~positional~~ counts as having Activated only if it Activated earlier this turn.		** At the '''start''' of this Pawn's Activation or Reactivation, if it is within your opponent's deployment zone, you may remove it from the board and place a slain, non-Legendary ally Noble onto the square that Pawn was just in. This Noble counts as having Activated only if it Activated earlier this turn.

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	\|Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, and Bone Reading (rule tags)		\|Major Arcana, Minor Arcana, and Bone Reading (rule tags)
	\|Some rules (of both faction rules and piece rules) can have these tags after their name. Rules with these tags are considered '''<nowiki/>'faith mechanic'''' rules, and utilise or reference the major arcana deck, the minor arcana deck, and/or bone reading dice pool in some way. You can read about these in greater detail in the '''[[Core Rules#Faith Mechanics\|Faith Mechanics]]''' section further down this page.		\|Some rules (of both faction rules and piece rules) can have these tags after their name. Rules with these tags are considered '''<nowiki/>'faith mechanic'''' rules, and utilise or reference the major arcana deck, the minor arcana deck, and/or bone reading dice pool in some way. You can read about these in greater detail in the '''[[Core Rules#Faith Mechanics\|Faith Mechanics]]''' section further down this page.
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			\|Noble (term)
			\|A Noble is any piece type that isn't a Pawn.
			Kings, Queens, Bishops, Knights, Rooks, and Jokers are all Nobles.
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	\|Occupied/Unoccupied/Co-occupy (term)		\|Occupied/Unoccupied/Co-occupy (term)
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	If a rule allows a piece to co-occupy squares with some type of terrain, then that type of terrain does not block that piece's Move or Attack paths.		If a rule allows a piece to co-occupy squares with some type of terrain, then that type of terrain does not block that piece's Move or Attack paths.
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	~~\|Positional (term)~~
	~~\|A positional is any piece type that isn't a Pawn.~~
	~~Kings, Queens, Bishops, Knights, Rooks, and Jokers are all positionals.~~
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	\|Re/Activation (term)		\|Re/Activation (term)

WargameChessAuthor: /* Comprehensive Turn Breakdown */ Added some clarification for faith mechanic clean-up timing.

2025-12-01T02:00:01Z

Comprehensive Turn Breakdown: Added some clarification for faith mechanic clean-up timing.

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	#*** If multiple players would win this way at the same time, the player with more points worth of pieces on the board wins.		#*** If multiple players would win this way at the same time, the player with more points worth of pieces on the board wins.
	#* '''C)''' All "until the end of turn" effects cease to function now.		#* '''C)''' All "until the end of turn" effects cease to function now.
	#* '''D)''' Turn all face-down cards face up (like Joker cards), and shuffle away any discarded cards and ~~those~~ that are being held until the end of turn.		#* '''D)''' Turn all face-down cards face up (like Joker cards), and shuffle away any discarded cards (like Major and Minor Arcana) and cards that are being held until the end of turn. If any dice were temporarily removed from Bone pools, those are returned to their pool now too.
	#** Resolve any effects as a consequence of this.		#** Resolve any effects as a consequence of this.
	#* '''E)''' Start the next turn.		#* '''E)''' Start the next turn.