# BattleLore: Second Edition

BattleLore: Second Edition is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 45–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. It is rated 7.3 out of 10 by 23 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 45–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Miniatures, Wargame
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Secret Unit Deployment, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Modular Board, Command Cards
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.3 out of 10, from 23 reviews
- **Owned by:** 49 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 89
- **Unique players:** 52

**Designers:** Richard Borg, Robert A. Kouba

**Artists:** Henning Ludvigsen

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Warband of Scorn Army Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-warband-of-scorn-army-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Hernfar Guardians Army Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-hernfar-guardians-army-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Heralds of Dreadfall Army Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-heralds-of-dreadfall-army-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Terrors of the Mists Army Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-terrors-of-the-mists-army-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Mountain Giant Reinforcement Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-mountain-giant-reinforcement-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Great Dragon Reinforcement Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-great-dragon-reinforcement-pack)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition – Razorwings Reinforcement Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition-razorwings-reinforcement-pack)

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## Rules questions

### Can I order units in any section, or are they restricted by the command card?

You must play one command card each Main Phase, and that card’s text determines which units or board section you may order; if the card doesn’t specify a section you may order units from anywhere. Hexes split by a section line count as part of both sections, and section orientation is from the perspective of the player playing the card (see page 6).

### How do I measure range and line of sight for a ranged attack?

Count hexes from the attacker to the target excluding the attacker’s hex and including the target’s hex to check range, and trace an imaginary line from center to center to check line of sight; the line is blocked if it crosses any part of a hex occupied by another unit or by blocking terrain (the attacker’s and target’s hexes do not block) (see page 8).

### What do the different die results do (Strike, Cleave, Pierce, Morale, Lore, Heroic)?

Strike and Cleave cause damage in melee (weak units cannot cause damage from Cleave), Pierce causes damage for ranged attacks, Morale forces the target to retreat (retreats are applied after damage), Lore gives the roller lore tokens, and Heroic has no inherent effect but can trigger abilities (see page 9).

### If a unit is forced to retreat but its path is blocked, what happens?

A unit retreats one hex away from the attacker for each retreat effect; if it would be forced off the board or into impassable terrain or enemy units the retreat ends and it suffers one damage for each unresolved retreat, while being supported by a friendly unit means the unit ignores retreats (see page 10).

### Can an attacked adjacent unit counterattack, and can the attacker then advance into that unit’s hex?

An adjacent, non-eliminated target may optionally perform a counter by following the combat sequence (a counter cannot trigger another counter); the attacking unit may advance into an adjacent target’s original hex only if it eliminated the target or forced it to move from its original hex, and a unit resolving a counter cannot advance (see pages 10–11).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/battlelore-second-edition)
- [BattleLore: Second Edition in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/battlelore-second-edition)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/146439)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._