Legends of Andor Preview from Fantasy Flight Games

Nov 9, 2012

Legends of Andor will be available soon from FFG, here is a sneak peek at what to expect. I assume that they didn’t realize that Andor is the home of Rand Al’Thor, or the Dragon Reborn to us Wheel of Time fans but that’s ok, Three Rivers folk never considered themselves part of Andor in the first place.

Legends of Andor is a cooperative adventure board game for two to four players in which a band of heroes must work together to repel invading hordes. To secure Andor’s borders, the heroes will embark on dangerous quests in one of five unique scenarios (as well as a final scenario created by the players themselves). But as the clever game system keeps monsters on the march toward the castle, the players must balance their priorities carefully. Will their heroes roam the land completing quests in the name of glory, or devote themselves to the defense of the realm? In this preview, we’ll examine how the heroes can spend their hours of daylight to accomplish their quest.

Traversing the Land of Andor

Andor is a vast realm filled with foggy forests, sweeping plains, majestic mountains, and rushing rivers. Your heroes will have to cover a lot of ground if they want to save the castle from the encroaching monsters. When exploring Andor, a player can move or attack on each turn, but he cannot do both.

There is only so much time in a day for our busy and besieged heroes. Each player must manage how his character spends the hours allotted to him within the span of a day in the game. Work with your fellow adventurers to determine the best course of action in order to save the realm. Who will gather the powerful runes, who will clash in combat with the monsters, and who will venture into the fog of the forest in search of the witch and her brew?

Legends of Andor includes: