Core Rules Changelog: Difference between revisions

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=== Version B.1.2 ===
* Many of the changes in this version are about changing some game terms to more appropriately-themed alternatives, or giving commonly-found phrases a simple term to reduce word bloat in faction entries.
* Adjusted the standard game objective to account for units that cannot Attack.
** In addition to having no pieces left on the board, if all a player has left on the board are pieces that cannot Attack, their opponent wins the game immediately.
* Changed the term Positional to Noble.
** Positional was a hold-over from early development of Wargame Chess. The team voted on various options to replace it, and Noble was the winner.
* Changed the phrase 'removed from the board' to Banished.
** The team felt this function could be reduced to a single word given how often it is used.
* Added the common rule [[Core Rules#Other Common Rules, Rule Tags, and Shorthand Terms|Revered Structure]].
** Enough factions in the game will have a rule like this that we feel it warrants being a common one mentioned in the Core Rules. Most of those units with such a rule aren't released yet, but we feel this is helps readability for current and future releases.
=== Version B.1.1 ===
=== Version B.1.1 ===



Revision as of 20:08, 8 February 2026

Version B.1.2

  • Many of the changes in this version are about changing some game terms to more appropriately-themed alternatives, or giving commonly-found phrases a simple term to reduce word bloat in faction entries.
  • Adjusted the standard game objective to account for units that cannot Attack.
    • In addition to having no pieces left on the board, if all a player has left on the board are pieces that cannot Attack, their opponent wins the game immediately.
  • Changed the term Positional to Noble.
    • Positional was a hold-over from early development of Wargame Chess. The team voted on various options to replace it, and Noble was the winner.
  • Changed the phrase 'removed from the board' to Banished.
    • The team felt this function could be reduced to a single word given how often it is used.
  • Added the common rule Revered Structure.
    • Enough factions in the game will have a rule like this that we feel it warrants being a common one mentioned in the Core Rules. Most of those units with such a rule aren't released yet, but we feel this is helps readability for current and future releases.

Version B.1.1

  • Cleaned up phrasing and clarity of sentences.
  • Reordered some sections.
  • Added 'Bump' to replace "place the piece into an unoccupied adjacent square."
  • Added redundancy to some rule sections and expanded on them.
  • Adjusted formatting of tarot card explanations.
  • Added functionality to some tarot cards.

Version B.1.0

  • Previous version was for Alpha testing, and only used internally.