Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Easier to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Light strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Command an asymmetric fantasy faction, play multi-use action cards, ambush rivals with interrupts, and race to claim crystals or defeat enemy fighters.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Hand Management
Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Interrupts
React during another action to alter, prevent, or respond to its resolution.
Kill Steal
Claim a reward by delivering the final contribution to a shared target.
Secret Unit Deployment
Place or assign units secretly before their positions are revealed.
Read the full game description
Wildlands compresses a tactical miniatures skirmish into a fast card-driven contest across a ruined city. Each player secretly deploys five distinctive fighters from one of four factions, then uses a hand of action cards to move, attack, defend, heal, and spring interrupts during rival turns. Cards show character portraits and action symbols, so every decision asks whether a card is best spent now, held as a threat, or combined into a decisive burst. Victory points come from collecting your faction’s scattered crystals and knocking opposing figures out of the battle, while the double-sided map creates chokepoints, cover, and sudden clashes. With no dice and very little bookkeeping, position, timing, and reading an opponent matter more than raw luck.
