Players simply start with the units with the highest initiative (usually 3 or 4), conduct their attacks, remove destroyed units, and then progress to the next initiative round (3 -> 2 -> 1 -> 0). Battles also start if the board ever fills up completely with units (this does happen quite regularly).īattles are fast, deadly, and deterministic - there are no dice in Neuroshima Hex. Action tiles can let you move units (and rotate them), push adjacent enemy units back, and start battles. Your army will consist of several "grunts," a few monsters, some officers (that give bonuses to adjacent units, like +1 to initiative), and some "action" tiles. This unit also has a "+" symbol which represents armor, and white borders on three sides which represent shields. The red unit in the bottom-right has a strength 2 melee in one direction, and a 1 range in another. The yellow unit above has 1 melee/1 range attack, both in the same direction. A short, fat triangle represents a melee attack, while a long, thin triangle is a ranged attack. The other symbols on the tiles represent the type and direction of attacks that that unit can engage in. Therefore, if a unit with an initiative of 3 is face-to-face with a unit with an initiative of 2, the 3 will eliminate the 2 before the latter even gets a chance to attack. The circled number is probably the most important attribute in Neuroshima Hex - it represents "initiative." When a battle begins, units with the highest initiative will attack first. Furthermore, tiles can be placed onto the board in any orientation - and this orientation matters, since units attack in specific directions. Strategic placement is a key to victory and you have to think offensively and defensively. A unique element to Neuroshima Hex is that once tiles are played to the board, they typically won't move. You must discard one of the three tiles and of the remaining two, you can play both onto the board (the most common option), keep both until the next turn, or play one and keep one. The tiles are flipped over so that all players can see them. When it's your turn, you first draw 3 tiles (shaped like hexes) from your army of ~30 pieces. Each HQ starts with 20 "hit points" and if you ever reduce your opponent's HQ to 0, you automatically win the game. Your goal in the game is to damage your opponent's HQ more than they damage yours. Each player places their army headquarters somewhere on the board (a single tile). The board starts empty and represents a post-apocalytpic battlefield. For example, the Borgo (blue army) have strong melee units who can attack adjacent enemy units but they lack ranged fighters that can attack from a distance. You first choose an army to play with there are 4 factions, each with different strengths and weaknesses. I like to think of Neuroshima Hex as chess with guns. It's replayability factor is very high, for reasons I'll enumerate later. It can handle 2-4 players (with a 2v2 team combat option), and the rules are readily learned in 10 minutes. It's an intense tactical puzzle, plays very fast, and is just loads of fun. This Christmas, I introduced him to my newest obsession: Neuroshima Hex.īased on a popular Polish tabletop role-playing game, Neuroshima Hex might very well be the most innovative game I've played this year. Over the years, we've had some memorable battles of Memoir '44, and I even beat him once at Napoleon (though I bet he'd deny it). He's the quintessential grognard, a wargamer through and through. So even though I didn't get this for Christmas, I was pleased to do some serious boardgaming with my older brother.
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