Titus cursed as he read the report. Augustus had ordered him to take and hold this hill, but this hill happened to be in the middle of a swamp. That meant mud, evil spirits, and very little room to maneuver. It was going to be a slow, ugly battle. Still, orders were orders, and in the nightmare world that had emerged from the Mists, that was something that could not be allowed to change.
7000 points, with at least one unit having a commander figure. 8 order points per turn. 4 order points for the ambush turn. 21 victory points to win.
Battlefield is set up as shown in the diagram. No additional terrain is placed.
| Control1 | | Acts as control terrain for both players. Units can move through this terrain. Snapping is optional. |
|---|---|---|
| Blocking1 | | Units cannot move through this terrain and must snap to it, ending movement. Terrain blocks line-of-sight. |
| Swamp | | Units must snap to this terrain before entering it, ending movement. Terrain blocks line-of-sight. When beginning movement while adjacent to, in, or overlapping this terrain, a unit's movement rate is reduced by two. At the beginning of each turn, any unit adjacent to, in, or overlapping this terrain takes one damage. A unit in or overlapping this terrain cannot issue special orders. |
| Mud1 | | Units must snap to this terrain before entering it, ending movement. When beginning movement while adjacent to, in, or overlapping this terrain, a unit's movement rate is reduced by the peg count of the largest ready figure on the unit. |