Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Battlesson #9 A Blood-Red Banner is a solitaire States of Siege game where you, as the Texian heroes, must survive the attacks from the relentless Mexican army and save the walls of the Alamo.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Action Points
Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Point-to-Point Movement
Move along explicit connections between named locations or nodes.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
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Battlesson #9 A Blood-Red Banner is a solitaire States of Siege game where you, as the Texian heroes, must survive the attacks from the relentless Mexican army and save the walls of the Alamo. This historically-based game is easy and fast-paced, providing the air of challenge that occurred between both armies all those years ago. It is March 1836, when the Texians are fighting for their new republic. As the besieged Texian defenders, you must fight off the five converging Mexican attack columns that are making their way towards the Alamo. Direct brave counterattacks, pushing back the troops of the Mexican dictator, General Santa Anna, before they storm the walls and cut into the heart of the Alamo. Do you have what it takes to withstand the siege? Defend the Alamo and wave your flag of victory in A Blood-Red Banner! Complexity: 2 on a 9 scale Solitaire Suitability: 9 on a 9 scale Scale: Each unit represents a Texian Hero or a Mexican army unit.