=> Emira (character 13 in Expansion: Tales from the Ruined City)
Additional Characters (printable cards)
One Page Setup and Gameplay Rules PLUS 7 Cards for Daily Phases
This should be all you need to get started. Really.
First a step by step guide to setting up the game (25 easy steps). Print this one page then fold it in half with the SETUP on one half and Gameplay Rules on the other half:
=> This War of Mine Setup Gameplay v2
Then print a set of seven cards for the Daily Phases:
=> This War of Mine Cards Phases v2b
The cards come on two sheets – print them back to back and then cut out the cards (and put them in standard card sleeves to make it easier to use).
The cards are a quick and easy way to keep track of what phase you are in. But the cards also sum up what you can do during the current phase!
One Stop Coop Videos
Another great set of videos for those of you who are visual learners!
Setup:
A full playthrough begins with Day 1:
Then Day 2:
Rolling Solo Videos
Rolling Solo always provides excellent videos, and their videos for This War of Mine is no exception! They have an Unboxing video that shows what comes with the Core Game and a Setup video that explains how to get the game set up. Then there is a full playthrough of the game if you want to see how the game actually plays!
Unboxing:
Setup:
Rules Overview (and start of Playthrough):
Quick Guide
This War of Mine: The Boardgame is more of an experience than a game, but Awaken Realms has made a hybrid that is excellent in both aspects. The game is fantastic. The experience is something I had hoped for and received in full. [Note: this site is not for the video game and is not official]
1st Edition has been out for a few years. Now Awaken Realms is preparing an expanded 2nd Edition via a GameFound pledge (due for August 2026 delivery next year).
GameFound=> 2nd Edition // previous Ukraine Cause // previous 1st Edition Kickstarter
BoardGameGeek=> 1st Edition // 2nd Edition
=> Rulebook-Journal (1st Edition)
=> Len’s 1 page Rules Summary v3
=> This War of Mine Cards Phases v2b
To see if this game is for you, watch this 13min video (one of the best game reviews I have ever seen)
=> The Lucky Roll Review
(transcript is below the video window)
Then … see if the gameplay is for you… this is the best solo walk through:
=> Mountain Gamer How To Play Walk Through
These articles should help get you started and keep you going:
- Just What Is It (brief text explanation of the game)
- More Than Just A Game (revelation from designer Jakub Wisniewski)
- One Page Setup & Rules PLUS 7 Daily Phases cards
- Rubble Die Reference Card
- Sleeving Tip for Additional Characters and the 7 Gameplay Cards
- Sleeving the cards (I didn’t sleeve any other games, but I did sleeve this one)
- Part 1: Brief History of The Game (from Kickstarter Updates 1-18)
- Part 2: Brief History of the Game (Updates 19-26)
- Part 3: Brief History of the Game (Updates 27-46)
- Unboxing The Kickstarter Edition
- Original Soundtrack (on Soundcloud)
- Zlata’s Story / Roman’s Story / Katia’s Story / Cveta’s Story/ Emira’s Story
- Packing Everything Back Into The Box
- Kickstarter Editions – What’s Included (Ukraine Support Sale)!
- Games will begin shipping March 28 from their EU Hub
- 3D Character Card Holder Trays
- 100% of Revenue of Games in Their Warehouse Sent to Ukraine Relief
- One Hour Overview Video of the game by The McGuire
- Scenarios
- Video Overview of the Game
- Rolling Solo Videos
- One Stop Coop Videos
- Russian Video Review of the Prototype
Another great game with lots of narrative is coming this fall: Rogue Angels. It is a space exploration with battles game that comes with over 1,000 pages of missions, map setups and branching story. What you do in the game has consequences and often determines what will happen next! => My Rogue Angels
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