King's Court - Revision history

WargameChessAuthor: /* Piece Options */ Added 'may' clause to harsh edict, this was always intended to be the case but slipped through editing. Not updating version code.

2026-03-03T23:33:26Z

Piece Options: Added 'may' clause to harsh edict, this was always intended to be the case but slipped through editing. Not updating version code.

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	\|'''Harsh edict:''' At the start of each turn, choose a [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|Noble]] piece option from your opponent's faction - you may only choose a piece option once in a game. ~~Then~~ choose one of the following effects to apply to all pieces on the board of that option until the end of the turn.<ref>If, say, the opposing faction has multiple Joker options and you choose Joker option A as a target of this rule, it won’t affect pieces on the board that are of Joker option B.</ref>		\|'''Harsh edict:''' At the start of each turn, you may choose a [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|Noble]] piece option from your opponent's faction - you may only choose each piece option once in a game. If you do, then choose one of the following effects to apply to all pieces on the board of that option until the end of the turn.<ref>If, say, the opposing faction has multiple Joker options and you choose Joker option A as a target of this rule, it won’t affect pieces on the board that are of Joker option B.</ref>

	* If a piece of that option would gain any Advantage or Blessing tokens, this King or an ally of the same piece type gains 1 of such a token instead.		* If a piece of that option would gain any Advantage or Blessing tokens, this King or an ally of the same piece type gains 1 of such a token instead.

WargameChessAuthor: /* Piece Options */ Added Banish wording.

2026-02-08T21:27:07Z

Piece Options: Added Banish wording.

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	\|'''Infiltrate and disrupt:''' At the end of this Queen’s Activation, you may ~~remove~~ it and a non-Blessed, non-King enemy ~~from the board~~. Between Activations, you [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|redeploy]] the chosen enemy and give them a Disadvantage token. At the start of each turn you must redeploy this Queen if it is ~~removed from the board via~~ this ability; when you do, give a piece of yours an Advantage token.		\|'''Infiltrate and disrupt:''' At the end of this Queen’s Activation, you may Banish it and a non-Blessed, non-King enemy. Between Activations, you [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|redeploy]] the chosen enemy and give them a Disadvantage token. At the start of each turn you must redeploy this Queen if it is Banished by this ability; when you do, give a piece of yours an Advantage token.
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WargameChessAuthor: /* Footnotes */ Added Noble wording

2026-02-08T21:25:52Z

Footnotes: Added Noble wording

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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these ~~positionals~~ an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these Nobles an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>
	'''Bodyguard:''' Ally Nobles that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally Noble would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.		'''Bodyguard:''' Ally Nobles that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally Noble would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.
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	\|Bless up to 1 Noble on your team.		\|Bless up to 1 Noble on your team.
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	\|'''''For every 5 face cards revealed this way…'''''<ref name=":1">These effects are cumulative with the previous effects that look for 2 of a certain card type - ''eg. If you reveal 5 face cards, you can Bless up to 3 ~~positionals~~ on your team''.</ref>		\|'''''For every 5 face cards revealed this way…'''''<ref name=":1">These effects are cumulative with the previous effects that look for 2 of a certain card type - ''eg. If you reveal 5 face cards, you can Bless up to 3 Nobles on your team''.</ref>
	\|Bless 1 additional Noble on your team.		\|Bless 1 additional Noble on your team.
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WargameChessAuthor: Added Noble wording

2026-02-08T21:24:40Z

Added Noble wording

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	\|'''Harsh edict:''' At the start of each turn, choose a [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|~~positional~~]] piece option from your opponent's faction - you may only choose a piece option once in a game. Then choose one of the following effects to apply to all pieces on the board of that option until the end of the turn.<ref>If, say, the opposing faction has multiple Joker options and you choose Joker option A as a target of this rule, it won’t affect pieces on the board that are of Joker option B.</ref>		\|'''Harsh edict:''' At the start of each turn, choose a [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|Noble]] piece option from your opponent's faction - you may only choose a piece option once in a game. Then choose one of the following effects to apply to all pieces on the board of that option until the end of the turn.<ref>If, say, the opposing faction has multiple Joker options and you choose Joker option A as a target of this rule, it won’t affect pieces on the board that are of Joker option B.</ref>

	* If a piece of that option would gain any Advantage or Blessing tokens, this King or an ally of the same piece type gains 1 of such a token instead.		* If a piece of that option would gain any Advantage or Blessing tokens, this King or an ally of the same piece type gains 1 of such a token instead.
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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>
	'''Bodyguard:''' Ally ~~positionals~~ that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally ~~positional~~ would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.		'''Bodyguard:''' Ally Nobles that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally Noble would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.
	\|'''Castle'''		\|'''Castle'''
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	\|'''''For every 2 face cards revealed this way…'''''		\|'''''For every 2 face cards revealed this way…'''''
	\|Bless up to 1 ~~positional~~ on your team.		\|Bless up to 1 Noble on your team.
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	\|'''''For every 5 face cards revealed this way…'''''<ref name=":1">These effects are cumulative with the previous effects that look for 2 of a certain card type - ''eg. If you reveal 5 face cards, you can Bless up to 3 positionals on your team''.</ref>		\|'''''For every 5 face cards revealed this way…'''''<ref name=":1">These effects are cumulative with the previous effects that look for 2 of a certain card type - ''eg. If you reveal 5 face cards, you can Bless up to 3 positionals on your team''.</ref>
	\|Bless 1 additional ~~positional~~ on your team.		\|Bless 1 additional Noble on your team.
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	\|'''''For every 2 number cards revealed this way…'''''		\|'''''For every 2 number cards revealed this way…'''''

WargameChessAuthor: /* Piece Options */

2025-07-21T16:58:15Z

Piece Options

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	\|'''Infiltrate and disrupt:''' At the end of this Queen’s Activation, you may remove it and ~~an enemy~~ non-Blessed, non-King ~~piece~~ from the board. Between Activations, you [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|redeploy]] the chosen enemy and give them a Disadvantage token. At the start of each turn you must redeploy this Queen if it is removed from the board via this ability; when you do, give a piece of yours an Advantage token.		\|'''Infiltrate and disrupt:''' At the end of this Queen’s Activation, you may remove it and a non-Blessed, non-King enemy from the board. Between Activations, you [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms\|redeploy]] the chosen enemy and give them a Disadvantage token. At the start of each turn you must redeploy this Queen if it is removed from the board via this ability; when you do, give a piece of yours an Advantage token.
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WargameChessAuthor: /* Piece Options */

2025-07-21T16:49:16Z

Piece Options

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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token ~~on it~~ for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>
	'''Bodyguard:''' Ally positionals that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally positional would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.		'''Bodyguard:''' Ally positionals that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally positional would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.
	\|'''Castle'''		\|'''Castle'''
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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Knight's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token ~~on it~~ for each Pawn that was in your starting team list.<ref name=":0" />		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Knight's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token for each Pawn that was in your starting team list.<ref name=":0" />
	'''Recall the hounds:''' At the end of this Knight’s Activation, you may spend any number of Advantage tokens it has. For each token spent this way, place 1 Pawn of yours onto an unoccupied square adjacent to this Knight. Then, you may have one of those chosen Pawns Attack at Advantage or Move<ref>Though these actions usually happen during a piece's own Re/Activation, the Pawn does this during the Knight's Activation and does not count as having Activated if it does either of these.</ref> during this Knight’s Activation.		'''Recall the hounds:''' At the end of this Knight’s Activation, you may spend any number of Advantage tokens it has. For each token spent this way, place 1 Pawn of yours onto an unoccupied square adjacent to this Knight. Then, you may have one of those chosen Pawns Attack at Advantage or Move<ref>Though these actions usually happen during a piece's own Re/Activation, the Pawn does this during the Knight's Activation and does not count as having Activated if it does either of these.</ref> during this Knight’s Activation.
	\|'''Mounted Advantage'''		\|'''Mounted Advantage'''

WargameChessAuthor: /* Piece Options */

2025-07-21T16:48:43Z

Piece Options

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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation, give it 1 Advantage token on it for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Rook's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token on it for each King, Queen, Knight, Bishop, and Joker that were in your starting team list.<ref name=":0">If a piece gets added to your list somehow throughout the game, or is brought back to the board by some means, this does not grant these positionals an Advantage token - this application of Advantage tokens happens only at the beginning of the game.</ref>
	'''Bodyguard:''' Ally positionals that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally positional would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.		'''Bodyguard:''' Ally positionals that are adjacent to this Rook Defend at Advantage. If an ally positional would be Attacked and they are not adjacent to this Rook, you may spend an Advantage token from this Rook to give that ally Advantage on their Defence roll.
	\|'''Castle'''		\|'''Castle'''
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	\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Knight's <u>first</u> Activation, give it 1 Advantage token on it for each Pawn that was in your starting team list.<ref name=":0" />		\|'''Prestige:''' At the start of this Knight's <u>first</u> Activation of the game, give it 1 Advantage token on it for each Pawn that was in your starting team list.<ref name=":0" />
	'''Recall the hounds:''' At the end of this Knight’s Activation, you may spend any number of Advantage tokens it has. For each token spent this way, place 1 Pawn of yours onto an unoccupied square adjacent to this Knight. Then, you may have one of those chosen Pawns Attack at Advantage or Move<ref>Though these actions usually happen during a piece's own Re/Activation, the Pawn does this during the Knight's Activation and does not count as having Activated if it does either of these.</ref> during this Knight’s Activation.		'''Recall the hounds:''' At the end of this Knight’s Activation, you may spend any number of Advantage tokens it has. For each token spent this way, place 1 Pawn of yours onto an unoccupied square adjacent to this Knight. Then, you may have one of those chosen Pawns Attack at Advantage or Move<ref>Though these actions usually happen during a piece's own Re/Activation, the Pawn does this during the Knight's Activation and does not count as having Activated if it does either of these.</ref> during this Knight’s Activation.
	\|'''Mounted Advantage'''		\|'''Mounted Advantage'''

WargameChessAuthor: /* Footnotes */

2025-07-21T16:44:34Z

Footnotes

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	\|'''Confidant:''' If this Joker becomes [[Core Rules#Blessings and Curses\|Blessed]] or would gain any Advantage tokens, your King also gains 1 of those tokens.<ref>If the Joker gains any Advantage tokens while the King is Blessed, the King will gain 2 Advantage tokens - 1 from the Blessing, and 1 from this rule.</ref> When the highest ranking enemy on the board gains any Advantage tokens, your King gains 1 Advantage token [[Core Rules#Turn Structure\|between Activations]]. As well, your King cannot be [[Core Rules#Blessings and Curses\|Cursed]].		\|'''Confidant:''' If this Joker becomes [[Core Rules#Blessings and Curses\|Blessed]] or would gain any Advantage tokens, your King also gains 1 of those tokens.<ref>If the Joker gains any Advantage tokens while the King is Blessed, the King will gain 2 Advantage tokens - 1 from the Blessing, and 1 from this rule. Similarly, if the King gains an Advantage token by some other means while the Joker is Blessed, this will result in the King receiving 1 additional Advantage token, as the Joker is receiving an Advantage token. </ref> When the highest ranking enemy on the board gains any Advantage tokens, your King gains 1 Advantage token [[Core Rules#Turn Structure\|between Activations]]. As well, your King cannot be [[Core Rules#Blessings and Curses\|Cursed]].

	'''Empty the pot:''' At the end of this Joker’s Re/Activation, if a Joker card is face up you may turn it face down to transfer all Curse and Disadvantage tokens from an ally to an enemy.		'''Empty the pot:''' At the end of this Joker’s Re/Activation, if a Joker card is face up you may turn it face down to transfer all Curse and Disadvantage tokens from an ally to an enemy.

WargameChessAuthor: /* Casus Belli */

2025-07-21T16:38:51Z

Casus Belli

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	=== Casus Belli ===		=== Casus Belli ===
	The first time a piece of yours is slain, between Activations distribute X [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens\|Advantage tokens and X Disadvantage tokens]], where X is equal to that piece's point cost. Then, for <u>all</u> subsequent turns you Activate a piece first - regardless of who [[Core Rules#Activations\|Re/Activated]] a piece last the previous turn.		The first time a piece of yours is slain, between Activations distribute X [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens\|Advantage tokens and X Disadvantage tokens]], where X is equal to that piece's point cost. Then, for <u>all</u> subsequent turns you Activate a piece first - regardless of who [[Core Rules#Activations\|Re/Activated]] a piece last in the previous turn.

	== Piece Options ==		== Piece Options ==

WargameChessAuthor: /* Casus Belli */

2025-07-21T16:38:36Z

Casus Belli

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	=== Casus Belli ===		=== Casus Belli ===
	The first time a piece of yours is slain, between Activations distribute X [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens\|Advantage tokens and X Disadvantage tokens]], where X is equal to that piece's point cost. Then, for all subsequent turns you Activate a piece first - regardless of who [[Core Rules#Activations\|Re/Activated]] a piece last the previous turn.		The first time a piece of yours is slain, between Activations distribute X [[Core Rules#Advantage and Disadvantage Tokens\|Advantage tokens and X Disadvantage tokens]], where X is equal to that piece's point cost. Then, for <u>all</u> subsequent turns you Activate a piece first - regardless of who [[Core Rules#Activations\|Re/Activated]] a piece last the previous turn.

	== Piece Options ==		== Piece Options ==