RPGWatch Feature - Battles of Norghan Review

Its my first match against the Battle Dwarves. They share the lead of the 6th division with my team, the Manticores. My team consists of my star player, Torm, an aging Barbarian nearing retirement, who pretty much carried me through the 7th and 8th divisions; Otto, a young dwarf, one of the future core members of my team; Steel, an aging witch I picked up for a couple of games, but who I've decided to offer a full contract to. Her spell poison bolt is nice as it totally ignores armour, and the damage she does has decided many close matches; and lastly there's Genor, my elf. He's handy with a bow, and can cast lots of spells, but he's a new addition and at this point, the only one I've paid for hinm to learn is heal. On the other side are three dwarves. Two wear heavy armour and carry a shield. The other one has light armour and carries a two handed weapon. The lightly armored dwarf falls to my elf's bow before he can even reach my lines. I smile overconfidently. After all, my witch's poison has almost killed a second dwarf. The two remaining dwarves reach my lines. The poisoned one gets a critical head shot on Torm who dies before being able to strike a blow. Otto then drops Torm's killer with his two handed axe, but within two turns he falls to the remaining Battle Dwarf. My elf keeps hitting the last Battle Dwarf with his arrows, but can just barely puncture his armour. My witch fires one last poison bolt before running out of mana. Even though I just advanced to the first division, I still fondly remember the details of this match. At its best, Battles of Norghan is a thrilling mixture of sports manager, turn based tactical battle game, and rpg character development. Unfortunately, though, not all matches are as memorable as the one I described above.

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