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Rules assistance for BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–6 players
- 60–240 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle
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BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle is an expansion for BATTALIA: The Creation released in 2018 for 2–6 players, 60–240 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Ledha Guerova and Alexandar Guerov and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Area Majority / Influence, and Tile Placement.
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About the game
Dishearter - She is tough and she is pretty, but cold as a stone and fully committed to her pledge. She belongs to the Order of the Half Oracle and would always try to "turn" you. Dishearter will charm you first and try to convince you to follow her path... but if you reject... She would take your courage away, consume your faith and moral and leave you wretched and miserable. She is able to do that... The main rule of the Order teaches: If you are not with us, you're against us! Truth-squeezer - Are you willing to tell the truth? Dare you to hide it? It's your choice, just always be prepared to meet the Truth-Squeezer ... Do you believe you're ready to face him and listen to him, hissing in your ear: Knowledge is power, but the truth could be your weakness... I know how to squeeze it from you.... The Order will prize my efforts, since I always hear their call: Remove all obstacles! Challenger - Large and very detailed miniature of a fanatics challenger, another great NPC, which offers new style of adventures... Meeting you, he will challenge you, will always try to seduce your natural born greed for success, he will play with your moral and conscience and finally he will let you no choice, but to make one very hard decision.... It's always about the same old dilemma: Victory or Defeat - and are you willing to pay the price for it? NCBC is a collection of mini expansions based on neutral big scale figurines, which are designed to enlarge the immersive Battalia universe, introducing a whole bunch of new strategic possibilities to the players and adding completely new adventure elements to the basically competitive plot. In general they don't belong to any faction (resp. to any player) and can be played in different combinations with the basic game or with the BIG!Expansion. We don't recommend to mix more than 3 different types of NPCs in your games in order to avoid higher complexity. But you can mix them in totally different combinations, which ensures the long-term replaya bility and excitement in this game universe. Normally the NPCs have small complementary rules, which are provided only online on Battalia's home page battalia.eu as high resolution printable PDF files. The miniatures are distributed in small packaging boxes with custom artwork as separate items or possibly in bundles.
Mechanics
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Publishers
- Fantasmagoria
Questions and answers
BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle is 60–240 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Territory Building. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Area Majority / Influence, and Tile Placement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle are: Ledha Guerova and Alexandar Guerov. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists BATTALIA NCBC: The Order of the Half Oracle as an expansion for BATTALIA: The Creation. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need BATTALIA: The Creation to use it. Check that your edition of BATTALIA: The Creation is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.