About game
Staring at a blank screen during your lunch break is the perfect cue to start a medieval war on your desktop. Battle of Banners turns your browser into a battlefield where every decision shifts the front line. You lead your knights across a hexagonal landscape to claim land and outsmart your rivals with tactical precision. By connecting income tiles to your houses, you generate the gold needed to maintain your growing squad. Every turn forces a choice between aggressive expansion or setting a clever ambush near a forest crossing. This strategy game keeps things intense as you decide whether to block paths or strike directly at enemy fortifications. Whether navigating solo against bots or challenging a friend, the dynamic terrain ensures that no two matches feel the same. Experience the thrill of territory capture and dominate the map in this free browser game with no download required.
How to play
Full rules — in the section.
Quick rules:
Goal — destroy all enemy soldiers and houses.
Turn — each soldier performs one action per turn: move or attack. You can spend gold as much as you want as long as you have enough.
Combat & capture — a soldier acts only on a neighboring tile. An attack = moving onto an enemy tile. If successful, the tile becomes yours. A soldier defeats another soldier if its level is higher; a level 4 soldier can attack any soldier. A house is destroyed immediately by any soldier.
Economy — income: +1 per income tile (in a chain connected to a house) and +2 per house. If you lack gold for upkeep, soldiers die starting with the most expensive.
Features
- Dynamic Terrain: Utilizes hexagonal map layouts that force you to adapt your movement strategies based on forests and river crossings.
- Upkeep Management: Features an economic system where soldiers perish if your income cannot support the cost of your army.
- Tiered Combat: Employs a level-based system where stronger units can conquer weaker ones, with level four units serving as elite forces.
- Versatile Game Modes: Supports local play on a single device, practice sessions against AI, and competitive online multiplayer matches.
- Strategic Destruction: Allows players to instantly raze enemy houses, effectively cutting off their resource flow and supply chains.
Who is it for
Strategy enthusiasts who enjoy turn-based tactical combat and territory control games. Fans of classic board games and geometry-based challenges will appreciate the depth of the mechanics, while players looking for quick, intense sessions with friends will find the local and online multiplayer features highly engaging for competitive play.
Controls
Select Unit
Left click or tap on a knight to highlight your available moves.
Move or Attack
Click or tap on an adjacent hexagon to occupy it or strike an enemy soldier.
Camera Pan
Click and drag the mouse or swipe across the screen to view different parts of the map.
FAQ
How do I win at Battle of Banners?
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To win Battle of Banners, you must destroy all enemy soldiers and demolish their houses to eliminate their presence from the map.
Can I play Battle of Banners with a friend?
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Yes, Battle of Banners supports local multiplayer, allowing you and a friend to compete against each other on the same device.
Does Battle of Banners require registration?
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You can jump straight into the action of Battle of Banners without any registration or downloads, as it runs directly in your web browser.
