Rules

The information on this page is copied from the in-game Codex, "Rules" tab.

Win Conditions

• A Wargroove battle is won when all other opposing players on the field are eliminated.
• A player is eliminated when their Stronghold is destroyed or their Commander is defeated.
• Campaign missions and customs scenarios may have different win conditions. Check the Overview screen to view conditions for the current battle.

Movement

Moving a Unit

• Units can move each turn before performing actions.
• The distance a unit is able to move is defined by its movement type and the type of terrain the unit wishes to cover.
• Movement is also affected by weather conditions.
• A unit's movement type can be found in the unit description, whilst the expenditure of movement for entering a particular terrain tile can be found in the terrain description.
• Air units are able to move over all types of traversable terrain at no additional cost.

Attack

Attacking a Unit

• Offensive units have access to the 'Attack' action when in range of a hostile unit or structure they are capable of attacking.
• The amount of damage inflicted takes into account the attacker's current health, the attacking unit's effectiveness vs the defending unit and any damage modifiers that may be in effect including:
  • Weather
  • Terrain Defence
  • Critical Hits
• When reduced to zero health, a unit is defeated, and will be removed from the battlefield.

Counter-Attack

Counter-Attacking

• If the defending unit is not defeated in an attack, it may counter-attack when:
  • The defender is able to hit the attacking unit type.
  • The attacker is within the defender's attack range.
  • The defender is not a Trebuchet or Ballista.

Terrain Defence

Terrain Defence Bonus

• When attacked, a unit's defence is defined by the terrain it is currently occupying.
• Defence is indicated by shield icons in the terrain description.
• Each shield indicates a damage reduction of 10%, up to a maximum of 40%.
• Some terrain types increase a unit's vulnerability - this is indicated with skull icons.
• Each skull indicates that the unit will take an additional 10% damage, up to a maximum of 40%.

Capturing

Capturing a Structure

• Neutral structures can be captured by any unit with the 'capture' attribute.
• A captured structure begins with half the health of the unit that captured it.
• Occupied structures must be defeated and returned to neutral before they can be captured.
• Occupied structures will counter-attack when possible.
• Structure health regenerates at a rate of 10% per turn.
• Structures have a range of functions. Refer to the structure description for more information.
• Capturing originally worked like in Advance Wars, buy moving a unit over the property. This was shown in the first gemplay trailer. This was later changed to how it works now.

Income

• Villages and Strongholds provide an income of 100 gold per turn.
• Starting funds are set on a map-by-map basis.

Recruit

Recruiting a New Unit

• Players can recruit units by spending gold at a recruitment structure.
• Each structure can only be used to recruit a unit once per turn.
• Each unit has a different cost.
• Ground units are recruited with the Barracks structure.
• Air units are recruited with the Tower structure.
• Naval units are recruited with the Port structure.
• Some battles may limit the variety of recruitable units.

Reinforce

Reinforcing a Unit

• When a unit is moved next to a structure, it may be reinforced to regain health.
• The structure loses health equal to the amount of health the unit gains.
• The cost of reinforcement is based on the value of the unit and how much health is regained.
• A unit may reinforce from multiple adjacent structures at the same time.

Critical Hits

• All attacking units are capable of performing critical hits if certain criteria are met.
• Each unit has a unique critical hit criteria. Refer to the unit description for more information.
• Critical hits range from 1.35x to 2.5x damage.

Transport

Transporting Units

• Wagons, Balloons and Barges are able to transport units.
• Moving a unit to a space adjacent to a transport unit allows the unit to be loaded into the transport.
• A transport unit's turn will not end when it is loaded.
• Unloading a unit ends the unit's turn. A transport unit may move and drop a unit in the same turn.
• Only footsoldiers and Dogs can be loaded into a Wagon.
• Any ground unit can be loaded into a Balloon or Barge.
• If a transport unit is destroyed, any units being carried are automatically lost.

Commanders

Commander Units

• Commanders are exceptionally strong units.
• If a player's Commander is a defeated, the battle is lost.
• When attacking, defending or defeating foes, a Commander unit's 'Groove' will build.
• A small amount of Groove is also built passively each turn.
• A commander's 'Groove Meter' displays how much their Groove is charged.
• When the Groove Meter reaches 100%, the Commander can unleash a powerful special ability.
• Different Commanders build up Groove at different rates.
• Refer to Commander descriptions for detailed information on each Groove.

Stronghold

• Strongholds take half damage from all units.
• If a player's Stronghold is destroyed the player loses the battle.

Fog of War

• Fog of war restricts unit visibility by covering the map in fog tiles.
• Any enemy unit inside a fog tile is invisible to the player.
• Each unit has a sight range. This indicates how many fog tiles are removed around the unit's position.
• Sight is blocked by mountains, walls and forests.
• Forest and reef tiles are hidden in fog.
• A unit can uncover a forest or reef by being placed in an adjacent tile.
• Air unit sight is not blocked by terrain but does not uncover hidden tiles unless the unit is adjacent to it.
• Ground units on mountains gain a sight range increase.
• Dog and turtle sight range is not restricted by terrain type.
• Structures are not hidden by fog of war.
• When moving a unit into a fog-covered tile, if the unit moves through a hidden opposing unit, an Ambush occurs. An Ambush affects play in the following ways:
  • Ambushed units stop moving, and their turns end immediately.
  • If a naval unit is Ambushed whilst under a bridge, it is immediately defeated.
  • If a unit is Ambushed whilst on the same tile as a neutral unit or structure, it is instantly destroyed.
  • If a unit is Ambushed whilst on the same tile as a enemy unit or structure, it is moved back to the first valid tile in it's movement path.

Weather

Weather Effects

• Weather effects include:
  • Neutral
  • Favorable Winds
  • Severe Weather (Rainstorm,Snowstorm,Sandstorm,Ash fall)
• Neutral weather has no effect on play.
• Favorable winds modify play in the following ways:
  • Ground unit range increases by 1.
  • Air unit damage taken gains a x1.2 multiplier.
  • Naval unit movement increases by 2.
• Severe weather (storm/snow/sandstorm) modifies play in the following ways:
  • Ground unit range decreases by 1 (Rifles are unaffected by this).
  • Air unit damage taken reduced by a x0.8 multiplier.
  • Naval unit movement is decreased by 2.