Warring States is a tense fight for supremacy over twelve states of Ancient China. The players take on the roles of dynasty leaders, maneuvering different tactics and strategies and attempting to obtain local superiority. They do this by playing cards to increase their strength or withdraw to immediately assess the strength balance. Each majority allows the placement or manipulation of an army and most armies claim the entire state. However, each army influences several states so a tactical loss around one state may very well turn into a strategic victory in the whole of China. To win Warring States, you must know which cards to play and which to keep to win the decisive majorities.

Warring States was primarily being designed for the World Original Design Contest of Board Game. It is basically a retheme of Cosmoclasm but with the addition of strategic battle grounds in addition to the tactical ones.

My name is Nicholas Hjelmberg and I am a hobby gamer since childhood. Starting with classic games like chess and RISK, I moved on to explore "American" games like Diplomacy and Civilization and then "Euro games" like Settlers and Tigris & Euphrates. Combining my game experience with my history interest and IT and quality profession, I have entered the exciting world of board game design and production.

Nicholas Hjelmberg, Stockholm, Sweden

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