Orcs Must Die! The Board Game: Order Edition

About this board game

Orcs Must Die! The Board Game: Order Edition is a cooperative fortress-defense game for 1–4 players, with an approximately 150-minute playing time. Players take the roles of heroic defenders protecting a stronghold, its Guardian, and its Rift from relentless waves of orcs and other monsters.

Choose a hero such as Maximilian the War Mage or Gabriella the Redeemed Sorceress, then use that character’s unique abilities, weapons, and secret superpower to help hold the line. The game includes numerous figures representing heroes and enemies including orcs, crossbow orcs, kobolds, gnolls, trolls, and ogres.

Before the battle, players select a difficulty level and map. Fortresses are built with tiles, using included layouts or designs of your own. During each turn, enemies advance through the map while heroes move, fight invaders, and place traps in key locations.

• Cooperative play: Work together to survive the enemy onslaught.
• Trap-filled defenses: Spend resources to place traps and strengthen the fortress.
• Hero customization: Acquire weapons, magic amulets, and upgrades using trophy skulls.
• Escalating danger: Face three Onslaughts as the enemy forces grow stronger.

Combat is fast and straightforward, using colored dice based on a hero’s weapons and upgrades. Defeated enemies are removed, but new waves continue to enter the fight, creating constant pressure.

Orcs Must Die! The Board Game: Order Edition builds toward a desperate final clash. Early upgrades and carefully placed traps can make the difference when the Guardian is weakened and the last waves threaten to destroy the Rift. If both the Order and Unchained versions are owned, the two factions can also face one another in head-to-head play, with up to four players per side.