Campaigns. Battle campaigns to be specific. The Art of War enables you to string several battles together in a series of encounters that escalates over time in a war for a region of Edath.
The mechanics to The Art of War are actually very simple. Each player picks a warring faction but doesn't have to build a campaign army before starting. All you'll need to do is build a single Unit as the first encounter starts out small - a Unit vs. Unit game. After that first skirmish, battles will get progressively larger with more troops on each side. The focus turns to the Battlefield games and the campaign culminates in a large Battlefield Battle.
You'll also be able to play specific scenarios, such as attempting to destroy enemy supplies, which if you win will increase your chances of winning the campaign. Many of these scenarios will be made available free to download from our website.
As you progress you can level up your Troop Cards, Combat Masters, Battle Masters and Units. The skills introduced in The Art of the Master can also be levelled up. But if a levelled up Troop or Master is Discarded or Instant Discarded in a game they may well be dead and will play no further part in the campaign.
The region of Edath you'll compete over is easily created using the Terrain Cards you have. The region is then split into 9 Areas that you'll compete for dominance over. Win battles and you'll get Terrain Points. Get enough Terrain Points and you'll Control an Area. Control enough Areas and you win the campaign.
Finally, you'll play a Duration of a Campaign Conflict Resolution before each battle with Campaign Mastery Points and Campaign Damage. This represents the scouting, spying and diplomacy that goes on between battles and your level of Campaign MP and Campaign Dmg will carry forward through the campaign.
Win rounds of the Campaign Conflict Resolution and you can influence the layout of the battlefield, the armies involved in the battle and the strategies that will be employed. Lose Troops and Masters in a battle and you'll acquire Campaign Damage. And true to Conflict Resolution if your Campaign Mastery Points drop below your Campaign Damage then you lose the campaign - your remaining forces will have lost all faith in your leadership and will disperse.
Hopefully you'll see that The Art of War can really enhance the War for Edath experience.
And the question at the beginning of the post stands. You may be able to win a battle, but can you win a war?
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