Burning Banners

About this board game

Burning Banners: Rage of the Witch Queen is a fantasy wargame for 2–6 players, with games lasting around 180 minutes. Set in the kingdoms of Kalar and the eastern continent of Kheros, it follows a resurgent Empire and the return of a dark threat long in preparation.

Five centuries after the Wound was closed, Kalar’s kingdoms are still rebuilding their shattered societies. Across the great sea, the Empire has brought civilization to Kheros, but the immortal sorcerer Lilith has spent nearly six hundred years plotting the return of her dark mistress. In 588, the wait is over, and the kingdoms face a war that can span twelve years.

Designed for fast play and intuitive rules, Burning Banners offers 29 scenarios. These range from compact campaigns using two kingdoms and a single map to a massive conflict in which all six kingdoms fight across four maps.

• Basic Game: a quick-playing ruleset for getting into the conflict.
• Advanced Game: adds magic, heroes, and monsters guarding powerful treasures.
• Fantasy armies: command dozens of troop types across large, detailed hexes.
• Expansive setting: explore four mounted game maps depicting a detailed fantasy world.

March armies and heroes across the battlefield while the struggle for Kalar and Kheros unfolds. With six unique kingdoms and scenarios that scale from short engagements to an entire twelve-year war, the game provides a broad range of ways to experience its fantasy conflict.

Released in 2024 and designed and illustrated by acclaimed fantasy artist Christopher Moeller, Burning Banners combines an accessible core game with a deeper advanced experience filled with magic, powerful treasures, and monstrous guardians.