How it plays

1. 01

   Six forts. One brawl.

   Every round, each fort in the ring fights at the same time — both neighbours hit you while you hit them back. Walls at zero and you’re out; the last fort standing is crowned and moves up a ring.

2. 
   02

   You build, the battle plays itself.

   Buy items at the market and place them on your 8 wall slots. Each item acts on its own cooldown: arrows, fire, poison, freezing foes, shields, repairs, boosting its allies. While you shop you can see what your neighbours are fielding, so you can build to counter them.

3. 03

   Two roads to a build.

   Race bonds: Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Undead and Beasts gain a rule at 3 / 6 / 8 items of one race, with Legendary and duo bonds on top. Or cross-race styles: Weapon, Shield, Fire, Poison, Control, Command, Repair and Economy items grant bonuses at 2 / 4 / 6 of a type, whatever their race.

4. 04

   It only gets harder.

   From ring 2 on, everyone you face was crowned in another ring — and some of them are seasoned veterans. With three or two forts left, the fight turns into a showdown.

5. 
   05

   No two runs alike.

   122 items, 22 talents that grow, 12 random encounters, 7 enchantments, three reactions (Shatter, Fester, Shield break), chiefs and spoils of victory.