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Toy Battle
Repos ProductionPaolo Mori, Alessandro Zucchini2025
- players
- 2
- minutes
- 30-45
- years
- 8+
In the box
Toy Battle box
Official rules (PDF, publisher's site)
Box details
- Designers
- Paolo Mori, Alessandro Zucchini
- Artwork
- Paul Mafayon
- Publisher
- Repos Production
- Mechanics
- Area MajoritySudden Death EndingZone of Control
- Expansions
- Toy Battle: La Croisette · 2026
Where to buy it
Near you and online
In a shop
Within 50 km.
Online
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The basics
Take the regions' medals, or break through to the enemy headquarters, by deploying your toy troops on a battlefield laid out in a grid of bases. On your turn, do just one thing: draw two troops, or place one linked to your HQ, on an empty base, on one of your own troops or on a weaker enemy troop. Occupying the enemy HQ wins at once; otherwise, the first to the number of medals required by the battlefield wins.
The rules, step by step
Setup
1 battlefield of 8, 4 troops set aside, Hand of 3 or 4 troops
- Choose one of the eight battlefields provided and unfold it; each battlefield has its own regions and number of medals to reach.
- Place the Medal tokens in the centre of the battlefield's regions.
- Each player removes 4 troops from their supply without looking at them: they will not be used.
- The first player draws 3 troops, the opponent draws 4. Place them face up on your stand.
How to play
1 action per turn, Draw 2 troops, Place 1 troop
- On your turn, choose **only one** of two actions:
- **Draw 2 troops** from your supply (8 in hand at most);
- **Place 1 troop** on the battlefield.
- A troop is placed on an allowed spot, **linked to your HQ by an unbroken path** that runs only through your own bases.
- You may place on an empty base, on one of your own troops, on the enemy HQ, or on an enemy troop of **strictly lower strength**: the new troop goes on top and becomes the only one visible.
- Occupying every base around a region wins the medal in its centre.
Scoring
Medals won, Number per battlefield
- The score follows the **medals** won; enter a medal as soon as a region is controlled.
- These are not points to add up over time: the number required depends on the battlefield chosen.
End of the game
Enemy HQ occupied, Required medals
- **Occupy the enemy HQ** with one of your troops: immediate victory, whatever the number of medals.
- Otherwise, the first player to reach the **number of medals required by the battlefield** wins.
- If both supplies run out with no winner, the player with the most medals wins.
House rules and pitfalls
Two strategies are constantly at odds: securing regions for medals…
- Two strategies are constantly at odds: securing regions for medals, or betting everything on a breakthrough to the enemy HQ.
- The strictly-higher-strength rule makes placement tense: a weak but well-connected troop sometimes blocks better than a strong isolated one.
Going further
Frequently asked questions · Rules on video · In the same family
Frequently asked questions
What are the two ways to win?
Occupy the enemy HQ (instant victory) or reach the number of medals required by the battlefield. If both sides run out of troops, the player with the most medals wins.
How do you take a base occupied by the opponent?
By placing a troop of strictly higher strength on it. It goes on top of the stack and becomes the only visible, active troop on that base; with equal strength, the capture is impossible.
What does "linked to your HQ" mean?
The troop placed must be connected to your headquarters by an unbroken chain of bases you occupy. You cannot drop an isolated troop behind enemy lines.
How many medals do you need?
It depends on the battlefield: each of the eight boards sets its own target. Check the value shown on the battlefield before starting.
Can I win on medals while my opponent threatens my HQ?
Yes: as soon as the medal condition is met at the end of your action, the game ends. But a successful breakthrough to the HQ ends the game on the spot, before the medals are even counted.
Rules on video
Videos in French, hosted on YouTube.