Demons and Knights

Contents

• Knights and Demons Board.
• Tokens to be placed on the board.
  • Player tokens for Knights and Demons.
  • Traps and Barriers for Demons to place on the board.
• Item and Event cards.

Setup

• Divide players into Knights and Demons.
  • 1 player controls the Demon Castle.
  • Up to 4 players control separate Knights.
    • Less than 4 players control multiple Knights.
• Place all 4 Knights at each corner of the board.

Objective

• Knights: Eliminate all health of the Demon Castle.
  • The Demon Castle has 20 health.
• Demons: Stay alive for 10 turns OR eliminate all health of the Knights.
  • Each Knight has 10 health.

Types of Cards

Items

• Trap: Demons can place up to 3 traps anywhere on the board. Knights will take 3 damage if they land on a trap. (May only have up to 9 Traps on the board)
• Barrier: Demons can place a block that covers 2 spaces next to each other to block off areas Knights can access. (May only have up to 4 Barriers on the board)
• Demon: Units to be placed next to the Demon Castle. These units can be used to attack Knights, with a movement of 1 space, attack of 1, counterattack of 2, and health of 3. A counterattack occurs when a Knight is adjacent to a Demon, but the Knight moves away from the Demon in the event that a Demon does not attack during their turn. (May only have up to 4 Demons on the board)
• Holy Water: Knights can strengthen themselves for one turn, boosting their movement and attack by 2.
• Disarm: Knights can remove a Trap or Barrier that is in front of them.

Events

• Storm: All players (Knights, Demons, and Demon Castle) will take 1 damage.
• Earthquake: The Demon Castle will take 1 damage.
• Eruption: Knights or Demons in one of the four quadrants of the board selected at random will take 2 damage.
• Stars Align: Knights or Demons in one of the four quadrants of the board selected at random will be strengthened for one turn, boosting their movement and attack by 1.

How to Play

• Players take turns between Knights and the Demon Castle.
  • The Demon Castle moves first, collecting up to 3 items at random. Demons may hold items in between turns, but have an inventory limit of 3 items.
    • Demons will then place up to 3 items on the board, choosing to save items for another turn if they wish.
    • If a Demon unit is placed on the board, play will then continue to this unit where they can be moved around the board and then attack after they finish moving, inflicting 2 damage to their target.
  • The Knights move after the Demon’s turn is complete. Each Knight can move around the board, moving towards the Castle to attack.
    • Knights use items before they move, if they decide to use them. These items can be collected from Chests that appear around the board, as long as a Knight lands on that space.
    • After a Knight finishes moving, they have the option to attack a Demon or the Demon Castle.
  • At the end of each even numbered turn, an event will be selected at random, providing an effect over the board or different players.
• The game ends after one of 3 conditions is satisfied:

1. The Demon Castle health is fully depleted.
2. The health of all the Knights is fully depleted.
3. 10 turns have passed in the game, in which the win goes to the Demons for securing their Castle for a long enough time.

Turn of Play

• Demon Turn
  • Draw up to 3 items (draw less if they already have items from previous turn)
  • Place up to 3 items on the board (Optional, may save some items for another turn)
  • Move with Demon if placed on the board
    • Move (up to 1 space)
    • Attack (Knight if in adjacent tile, 1 Damage)
      • If Knight moves away instead of the Demon attacking, Demon does 2 Damage instead
• Knight Turn
  • Use item (Optional, may choose to save item if they already have one)
  • Move (Up to 2 spaces)
    • Collect powerup if land on space
  • Attack (Castle or Demon if in in adjacent tile, 2 Damage)