Battlefold

About this board game

Battlefold is a 2017 tactical player-elimination game for 2–4 players, with matches lasting about 35 minutes. Each player becomes a warrior, assassin, magician, or archer, then uses a character-specific handkerchief to prepare for battle.

When a mission card is revealed, players must fold their handkerchiefs so that only the required combination of symbols remains visible. Once a player successfully creates the combination, they take the lowest remaining turn order token. This determines the order in which characters move and fight on the arena board.

• The warrior has a cross-shaped attack range and becomes more powerful when staying in the same position.
• The archer attacks from long distance and has greater movement.
• Every character role has its own handkerchief and different fighting powers.

Starting with the first player, everyone controls their character on the arena, moving and attacking with the goal of being the last one standing. Defeating all opposing characters wins the game—but elimination is not necessarily the end.

Battlefold includes a ghost rule that keeps defeated players involved. When a character dies, its player flips the character board to the ghost side and continues playing as a ghost. Ghosts can gain spiritual energy by successfully attacking living characters.

If a ghost gathers full spiritual energy before only one living character remains in the arena, that ghost wins the game. With folding puzzles shaping turn order and distinct combat abilities driving movement and attacks, Battlefold combines handkerchief manipulation with an arena fight where even defeat can open a path to victory.