
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,920
- BGG rating
- 6.7
Age of Conan: The Strategy Board Game
- 2–4 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2009

Rules assistance for Conan: Crossbowmen
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Conan: Crossbowmen is an expansion for Conan released in 2016 for 2–5 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Area Movement.
The king and his allies moved westward at the head of fifty thousand men – knights in shining armor with their pennons streaming above their helmets, pikemen in steel caps and brigandines, crossbowmen in leather jerkins. They crossed the border, took a frontier castle and burned three mountain villages, and then, in the valley of the Valkia, ten miles west of the boundary line, they met the hosts of Conan, king of Aquilonia—forty-five thousand knights, archers and men-at-arms, the flower of Aquilonian strength and chivalry. — Robert E. Howard, The Hour of the Dragon Contains: 6 Tiles (3 in French, 3 in English) 10 Plastic miniatures
Conan: Crossbowmen supports 2–5 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 Conan: Crossbowmen is 60 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 Conan: Crossbowmen for ages 14 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.
Conan: Crossbowmen belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Player Elimination, and Area Movement. 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 catalogue lists Conan: Crossbowmen as an expansion for Conan. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Conan to use it. Check that your edition of Conan is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.