# Runewars

Runewars is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 180–240 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.4 out of 10 by 32 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 180–240 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2010
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Wargame, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Auction / Bidding, Variable Player Powers, Area Majority / Influence, Hexagon Grid, Modular Board, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.4 out of 10, from 32 reviews
- **Owned by:** 35 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 45
- **Unique players:** 37

**Designers:** Corey Konieczka

**Artists:** Andrew Navaro, WiL Springer, Moy Shin Hung, Kevin Childress, Brian Schomburg, Jesper Ejsing

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [Runewars: Banners of War](https://www.ludoya.com/games/runewars-banners-of-war)
- [Descent / Runebound / Runewars Figure: Nara The Fang](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-runebound-runewars-figure-nara-the-fang)
- [Descent / Runebound / Runewars Figure: Jonas the Kind](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-runebound-runewars-figure-jonas-the-kind)
- [Descent / Runebound / Runewars Figure: Tobin Farslayer](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-runebound-runewars-figure-tobin-farslayer)
- [Descent / Runebound / Runewars Figure: Truthseer Kel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-runebound-runewars-figure-truthseer-kel)
- [Realms of Terrinoth: Descent / Runewars Scenarios](https://www.ludoya.com/games/realms-of-terrinoth-descent-runewars-scenarios)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/runewars)
- [Runewars in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/runewars)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59294)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._