====== Realm ======

Realm is played on a unique 12x12 board with only two types of mobile pieces. The goal is to capture more territory than your opponent by blocking and immobilizing their pieces. A few simple rules let you generate more pieces, which leads to ever-evolving tactics.

    * Designer: Phil Orbanes, Sr. (with input from Sid Sackson), 1973
    * Coder: Aaron Dalton (Perlkönig)
    * Realm [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3024/realm|at BoardGameGeek]]
    * "Rules" [[https://superdupergames.org/rules/realm.pdf|mirror at Superdupergames]] (an Abstract Games article from 2002)
    * Rules from the 2011 Nestorgames edition [[https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/65990/realm-rules-by-nestorgames|at BoardGameGeek]] or [[https://nestorgames.com/rulebooks/REALM_EN.pdf|at nestorgames.com]]

Realm has gotten a bit of attention over the years; you can find some interesting links at BoardGameGeek.

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====== Realm ======

Realm is played on a unique 12×12 board with two types of mobile pieces. Capture more territory than your opponent by blocking and immobilizing their pieces. Simple generation rules produce more pieces and shifting tactics.

Inventor: Phil Orbanes, Sr.

===== Rules =====

See [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3024/realm|BoardGameGeek: Realm]].

==== Goal ====

The game ends when a player has **no bases left** in stash (they have placed their last base). Score **controlled realms** (one point each for each of your bases on the board). Mobile and unused **enforcers** add 0.1 each. Higher score wins; ties are draws unless a tie variant is on.

==== Setup ====

12×12 board divided into **realms** (3×3 blocks). Each player has a stash of **bases**, **powers**, and **enforcers**. Opening placement puts bases with alignment restrictions: you may not place a base sharing a row or column with another friendly base unless you have no other legal cell (or you play Relaxed Placement).

==== Gameplay ====

Typical actions include placing a base into an eligible realm, moving **powers** and **enforcers** between realms, and generating extra pieces when conditions in a realm are met. Pieces that cannot move are immobilized and help lock territory.

When moving several pieces in one turn you must either **concentrate** (all end in the same realm) or **disperse** (all start in the same realm).

==== Variants ====

===== More / fewer bases =====

Adjust starting base count (''moreBase'', ''lessBase'').

===== More / fewer enforcers =====

Adjust enforcer count (''moreEnforcer'', ''lessEnforcer'').

===== More powers =====

Extra power pieces (''morePower'').

===== Captured bases =====

Tie-break by counting captured bases (first nine at 0.01 each) (''capturedBases'').

===== Last first =====

Changes who acts first after setup (''lastFirst'').

===== Replacement =====

Replacement-style captures (''replacement'').

===== Checkpoint =====

Checkpoint scoring mode (''checkpoint'').

===== Control =====

Alternate control scoring (''control'').

===== Relaxed Placement =====

Bases may share rows and columns freely (''relaxed'').

===== Further details =====

==== Version history ====

  * Current engine version: ''20230521'' (2023-05-21). On Abstract Play since 2023-06-08.

==== Abstract Play ====

  * Stashes are shown in the sidebar. Several experimental combinations exist; skip the ''TEST'' variant.

==== Links ====

  * [[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3024/realm]]