This presentation is intended to complement the instructions at http://www.angloglot.com/warweb20.pdf.

1. War Web ™
The Old North

2. Setting Up
Playing on the easiest level, I
start with the settlements
worth five points. I take the
corresponding Area Cards.

3. Setting Up
I shuffle my five cards and
place four of them in the
corners.

4. Setting Up
To determine where the fifth
card goes, I roll a die.
I roll a 2, which corresponds to
the position highlighted.
1 2 3
4 5 6

5. Setting Up
My fifth card occupies the
corresponding square.
1 2 3
4 5 6

6. Setting Up
Having chosen the white
counters, I place five onto each
of my settlements.

7. Setting Up
I shuffle the remaining Area
Cards and place them in the
squares available.

8. Setting Up
Next, I add the AI’s counters.
The board is now ready.

9. I start with 25 points and need
10 more to win.
To gain points, I need to
conquer settlements.

10. The game is played in rounds.
A round has 5 parts:
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection

11. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The picture shows a movement
from PURPLE 5 to a space next
to RED 4.

12. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
To be able to jump two spaces
like this, the counter has to
start on, cross and end on
spaces that are pale in colour.

13. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
With this movement I am
closer to achieving two
objectives:
1. Connecting PURPLE 5 with
RED 5 (my central
settlement).
2. Conquering RED 4.

14. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
When a settlement with more
than one counter is threatened,
a die is rolled to see whether or
not the AI reacts.

15. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
There are 4 counters on RED 4,
so the AI will react if the
number rolled is less than 4.
I roll a 3.

16. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The AI blocks, moving a
counter from RED 4 to an
adjacent space. (The rules
governing the AI determine
which space this is.)

17. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I decide to attack RED 4. (If less
impatient, I might have tried to
surround the settlement before
attacking.)

18. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The table will show the
numbers obtained by the
defender, D, and the attacker, A.
The row with an R is for the
Retaliation that will follow.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D
A
R

19. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
For the three counters on RED
4, the AI is assigned the
numbers 1, 2 and 3.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A
R

20. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Attacking with one counter, I
roll one die.
I roll a 5, which is a "miss".
The AI does not lose a counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X
R

21. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Since there are three counters
on RED 5, three dice are rolled
for the retaliation.
The results are 1, 5 and 6.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X
R X X X

22. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The 5 is a "hit".
I lose my counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X
R X X X

23. Round 1
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 4 is selected.
The rules leave the AI with two
possible spaces for the new
counter. I randomly select one
of two coins to determine
where this counter goes.

24. Round 2
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I want to make space for new
warbands on my settlements.
At present only PURPLE 5 has
room.

25. Round 2
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from RED 5 towards
BLUE 5, wishing to connect the
two settlements soon.

26. Round 2
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The AI is not threatened, so
there is no Block.
There is no Attack either, as no
white counters are adjacent to
black ones.
Play proceeds to Selection.

27. Round 2
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 4 is selected for the
second time in succession.

28. Round 3
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from BLUE 5 towards
RED 5.

29. Round 3
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
RED 5 is selected.
Since the settlement has room
for a warband, I add a counter
to it.

30. Round 4
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move the new counter from
RED 5. The movement is along
a chain, seeming to jump over
the counter that left this
settlement earlier.

31. Round 4
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Three reasons for choosing this
particular movement:
1. It makes space for another
new warband on RED 5.
2. It connects RED 5 with
BLUE 5.
3. It gives me the option of
attacking PURPLE 4.

32. Round 4
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 1, activating a block by
the AI.

33. Round 4
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
At present , an attack on
PURPLE 4 could easily go just
as badly as the one on RED 4 in
Round 1.
I’ll try to surround the
settlement first and attack
later.

34. Round 4
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
YELLOW 2 is selected.

35. Round 5
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I create space for a new
warband on GREEN 5, moving
towards RED 5.

36. Round 5
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 4 is selected again.
I take one of two coins at
random to determine where to
place the new counter.

37. Round 6
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from YELLOW 5,
threatening GREEN 3.

38. Round 6
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 1, activating a block by
the AI.

39. Round 6
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
RED 5 is selected again.

40. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move the new counter (along
a chain) and begin to surround
PURPLE 4.

41. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 6, so there is no block.

42. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I decide to attack PURPLE 4,
having improved my chance of
removing a black counter here.

43. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
The AI is assigned the numbers
1, 2 and 3.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A
R

44. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Attacking with two counters, I
take two coins at random: #1
and #4. The 1 is a "hit".
The AI loses a counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X X
R

45. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
There are now two counters on
PURPLE 4, so two dice are
rolled for the retaliation. The
results are 1 and 5.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X X
R X X

46. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Again, the 1 is a "hit".
I choose which counter I lose.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X X
A X X
R X X

47. Round 7
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
RED 4 is selected.

48. Round 8
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from RED 5, replacing
the warband lost at PURPLE 4.

49. Round 8
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
This time I roll a 1, activating a
block by the AI.

50. Round 8
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I attack PURPLE 4.
The AI is assigned the number
1.
I take two coins at random: #2
and #4.
The AI does not lose its
counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X
A X X
R

51. Round 8
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
There is only one counter on
PURPLE 4, so one die is rolled.
The result is a 4, a "hit".
I lose one of my counters.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X
A X X
R X

52. Round 8
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 4 is selected once again.

53. Round 9
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from GREEN 5. Two
reasons for this movement:
1. It brings me closer to
connecting RED 5 with
GREEN 5.
2. It gives me the option of
attacking YELLOW 3.

54. Round 9
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 4, so there is no block.

55. Round 9
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I decide not to attack in this
round, as my present objectives
are to surround PURPLE 4 and
to connect GREEN 5 with RED
5.

56. Round 9
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
RED 3 is selected.

57. Round 10
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move again from GREEN 5,
approaching PURPLE 4 and
also beginning to surround
YELLOW 3.

58. Round 10
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 2, activating a block by
the AI.

59. Round 10
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Because of this block, my
counters adjacent to YELLOW 3
are now disconnected from
each other.

60. Round 10
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Still intent on surrounding
PURPLE 4, I decide not to
attack.

61. Round 10
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 4 is selected yet again.
I take one of two coins at
random to determine where to
place the new counter.

62. Round 11
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from GREEN 5,
reconnecting the counters
adjacent to YELLOW 3.

63. Round 11
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 3, so there is no block.

64. Round 11
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I decide to attack YELLOW 3,
taking three coins at random:
#1, #5 and #6.
The AI loses a counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X
A X X X
R

65. Round 11
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
One die is rolled for the
retaliation. The result is a 1.
I remove the counter that is
furthest from GREEN 5.
(Removing either of the other
two would break my chain.)
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X X
A X X X
R X

66. Round 11
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
YELLOW 4 is selected.

67. Round 12
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from BLUE 5,
approaching both PURPLE 4
and YELLOW 3.

68. Round 12
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
PURPLE 4 is selected.
This is unfortunate when my
plan is to surround the
settlement.

69. Round 13
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from RED 5, now
threatening PURPLE 4 from
opposite directions.

70. Round 13
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
PURPLE 4 only has one counter,
so the AI cannot block.
I decide not to attack with 2
counters, as I should be able to
attack with 3 in the next round.

71. Round 13
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 3 is selected.

72. Round 14
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I move from BLUE 5,
surrounding PURPLE 4.

73. Round 14
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I attack PURPLE 4, taking three
coins at random: #2, #3 and
#5.
The AI does not lose its
counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X
A X X X
R

74. Round 14
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
One die is rolled for the
retaliation. The result is a 4.
I do not lose a counter.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X
A X X X
R X

75. Round 14
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
BLUE 5 is selected.

76. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Unable to place any more
counters next to PURPLE 4, I
move from YELLOW 5, hopeful
of conquering GREEN 3
eventually.

77. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I roll a 3, so there is no block.

78. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I attack PURPLE 4 again, taking
coins 1, 5 and 6.
The AI loses its counter, so
cannot retaliate.
1 2 3 4 5 6
D X
A X X X
R

79. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
I occupy PURPLE 4 with two
counters. (Occupying it with
three would leave BLUE 5
disconnected.)

80. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
Their settlement captured, the
AI’s warbands adjacent to
PURPLE 4 are removed from
the board.

81. Round 15
Movement – Block – Attack –
Retaliation – Selection
RED 5 is selected.

82. From here, it should be easy for
me to win. I only need 6 more
points and can get them by
conquering YELLOW 3 and
GREEN 3.

83. I have 10 free counters
(coloured orange in this
picture). This gives me at least
10 more rounds in which to try
to win the 6 points.

84. Next time, for a more
challenging game, I could try
starting with settlements
worth 4 points instead of 5.