Overview

Battlelords CCG is a collectible card game based on the Battlelords of the 23rd Century science fiction RPG setting. Published by Optio Publishing, the game pits two players against each other in tactical military combat using customizable decks of cards representing soldiers, weapons, equipment, and tactics from the Battlelords universe. Players build squads of alien and human soldiers from multiple species and send them into missions against each other.

Components

• Customizable card decks
• Card types: Soldiers (various alien races), Weapons, Equipment, Tactics, Mission cards
• Health/damage tracking tokens
• Rules booklet

Setup

Each player constructs a deck according to deck-building rules. Shuffle decks and draw opening hands. Determine first player. Place mission objectives.

Turn Structure

Each turn consists of:

1. Draw Phase: Draw cards from your deck.
2. Deployment Phase: Play soldier, weapon, and equipment cards.
3. Mission Phase: Assign soldiers to missions.
4. Combat Phase: Resolve combat between opposing forces.
5. End Phase: Resolve end-of-turn effects.

Actions

• Deploy Soldiers: Play soldier cards from your hand, paying their deployment costs. Soldiers represent various alien species from the Battlelords universe with unique abilities.
• Equip: Attach weapon and equipment cards to deployed soldiers to improve their combat capabilities.
• Assign Missions: Send soldiers on missions to score objectives.
• Combat: Engage enemy soldiers using weapons and tactics cards. Combat resolution compares attack values to defense values with modifiers.
• Tactics Cards: Play tactical cards for surprise effects, defensive maneuvers, or combat bonuses.

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Players win by completing mission objectives or eliminating the opposing player’s forces. Completed missions earn victory points. The first player to reach the victory point threshold or eliminate all enemy soldiers wins.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• Multiple Species: The game features soldiers from various alien species, each with unique racial abilities and stat profiles.
• Equipment Synergy: Certain weapon and equipment combinations provide bonuses when used together.
• Mission Variety: Different mission types require different squad compositions, encouraging diverse deck building.
• RPG Crossover: Card abilities and species directly reflect the Battlelords of the 23rd Century RPG setting.

Player Reference

Card Type	Role
Soldier	Combat unit
Weapon	Enhances soldier attack
Equipment	Provides special abilities
Tactics	One-time combat effects
Mission	Victory objectives