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2023 Ranked #3,005

Bloodstones

Every tile is an army—or the means to move one. Raise your faction, spend each command wisely, and carve a kingdom from the land of Fal.

Wargame Area Majority / Influence Tile Placement Solo / Solitaire Game

Players

1-6

Play time

60-180 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.86/5

Rating

7.40

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 3.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 5.0/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.3/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.8/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 12 min
Teach time About 25 min
Table footprint Large
Recommended edition Bloodstones – Wallace Designs English Edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Command six radically asymmetric fantasy factions with a hand of multi-use domino tiles in Martin Wallace’s lean, mobile wargame.

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Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

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Bloodstones is an asymmetric fantasy wargame in which every army is built from chunky domino-like tiles. Six factions field different mixes of warriors and signature units—from dragons and giants to necromancers and raiders—while sharing an elegant multi-use economy. A tile can enter the map as a unit or be spent from hand to move, recruit, strengthen combat, build villages, and raid enemy territory. That means every tactical action consumes future options, and drawing back to a small hand forces the plan to evolve. Players establish citadels, maneuver across a cloth map, contest key regions, score villages, and win battles without the extensive card text or exception load common to large conflict games. Faction powers and geography create strong asymmetry, while the tile system keeps turns flexible and battles brisk. Solo rules and broad player-count support make it an unusually adaptable design for groups that want a full fantasy war in one session.

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Bloodstones – Wallace Designs English Edition (2023) 2023 English Wallace Designs / AU

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Play and group

Players
1–6
Play time
60–180 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.9/5
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 12 min
Teach time
About 25 min
Teardown time
About 10 min
Table footprint
Large

Campaign and continuity

Group continuity
Fixed Group Preferred
Resettable
Fully Resettable

Edition and product

Recommended edition
Bloodstones – Wallace Designs English Edition (2023)
Language
English
Region
AU
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Martin Wallace

Artists

2
Atticus McNaughton Leith Walton

Publishers

1
Wallace Designs

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