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The Gold Battle

A medieval strategy duel between the Crimson Knights and Azure Lords

Player 1: Knights

Mines Captured: 0 / 3

Captured Soldiers: 0

Player 2: Lords (Computer)

Mines Captured: 0 / 3

Captured Soldiers: 0

Rules highlight: Soldiers move 1 square. Commanders move 1 or 2 squares. Captures occur by adjacency rules after each move.

Difficulty:
Forest Gold Mine Red Tower Blue Tower

Battle Chronicle

Royal Rulebook

All commanders and soldiers must follow these laws of battle.

1. Objective

Win by capturing the enemy commander, or by capturing all 3 enemy gold mines.

2. Turn Order

Player 1 (Knights / Red) moves first. Players then alternate one move per turn.

3. Movement

Soldiers move exactly 1 square in any direction. Commanders move 1 or 2 squares in any direction. A 2-square commander move cannot pass through blocked or occupied middle tiles.

4. Blocked Tiles

Units cannot move onto forests, towers, or gold mines. They also cannot move onto occupied squares.

5. Soldier Capture Rule

A soldier is captured when adjacent (including diagonals) to an enemy commander, or to 2 or more enemy soldiers.

6. Commander Capture Rule

A commander is captured when adjacent (including diagonals) to 3 or more enemy soldiers, or to an enemy commander plus at least 1 enemy soldier.

7. Commander Exceptions

No capture occurs if a commander is adjacent (including diagonals) only to the enemy commander. No capture occurs if a commander is adjacent only to exactly 2 enemy soldiers.

8. Tower Destruction

A tower is destroyed by 3 adjacent (including diagonals) enemy soldiers, or by 1 adjacent enemy commander plus 1 adjacent enemy soldier.

9. Freeing Captured Soldiers

When you destroy an enemy tower, one of your previously captured soldiers is returned to the board if a legal tile is available.

10. Gold Mine Capture

After a move, only the side that moved may capture mines. A mine flips ownership if that side has commander adjacency (including diagonals) or 2+ adjacent soldiers, and the enemy does not contest with the same pressure.

About The Gold Battle

The Gold Battle is a turn-based medieval strategy game played on an 11x11 board. You command the Crimson Knights while the computer commands the Azure Lords. Victory comes from tactical movement, controlling gold mines, and surrounding key enemy units.