AGE OF FANTASY - OPENING DUEL
Mission Background
When mighty heroes meet for the first
time, they sometimes challenge each
other in bloody duels, which can change
the fate of battle before the main fighting
has even begun.
The Battlefield
For this mission you’ll need a 6’x4’ table
with at least 10-15 pieces of terrain on it.
The Armies
For this mission you’ll need two armies
of equal point cost, and each army must
have at least one hero.
Deployment
The players roll-off, and the winner
picks zone A or B to be their deployment
zone, with their opponent taking the
opposite. Then the players alternate in
placing one unit each within their
deployment zone, starting with the
player that won the deployment roll-off.
First Turn
The winner of the Opening Duel gets the
first turn.
Objectives
Before deployment, players have to set
up a total of 6 objective markers.
The players roll-off to see who goes first,
and then alternate in placing one
objective marker each inside of their
deployment zone, and the rest outside of
it, at least 9” away from other objectives.
At the end of each round, if a unit is
within 3” of a marker whilst enemies
aren’t, then the objective is seized and
remains seized even after leaving.
Wavering units can’t seize markers, and
if units from both sides are contesting a
marker then it becomes neutral again.
At the end of each round players get
1 VP for each objective marker they
seized, plus 1 VP if they seized more
markers than their opponent.
Players also get 2 VPs if they destroyed
the hero that won the Opening Duel.
Starting from the end of round 4, players
must roll one die at the end of each
round, and on a 4+ the game continues.
The game ends once a 1-3 is rolled, and
the player that scored most VPs wins.
Special Rules
Opening Duel: Before the game begins,
players must each pick one of their
heroes to fight in a duel. The players
roll-off to see who goes first, and then
the heroes alternate in attacking each
other as if they were in melee, until one
of the heroes is killed. The winner scores
1 VP and must then deploy the hero
normally (including any wounds taken),
whilst the loser’s army gets -1 to morale
rolls for the first D3 rounds.
Despoiler: Whenever a player seizes an
objective marker inside the enemy
deployment zone, they may remove it
from play and score 3 VPs.
Continuous Battle: At end of each
round, players may deploy one of their
non-hero units that was destroyed
anywhere within their deployment zone.
Outflank: Before deployment begins
players may select up to 3 of their units
to act as their reinforcements. At the
start of each round after the first, players
may place any of their reinforcement
units anywhere within 6” of a short table
edge, and over 9” away from enemy
units, starting with the player that
finished activating first.