
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,246
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Warmaster
- 2–4 players
- 120 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2000

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Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy is an expansion for Kings of War released in 2013 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Alessio Cavatore and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
The Basilean Legacy is a supplement for Mantic's Kings of War (KoW). KoW is a miniatures wargame set in a fantasy world and Basilean Legacy expands both setting's background and wargame by providing three new army lists. The new army lists are the Basilean Army (good aligned humans backed by angelic beings); Forces of Nature (neutral aligned fey and elementals) and Forces of the Abyss (evil aligned monsters and demons). In addition to the background information and new army lists, the supplement also expands magic artefacts and one of the original spells (Zap!) in the original KoW rules. These changes to magic provide additional variety in gameplay and approaches to magic strategy in the game. The supplement is available as a hard copy version and in electronic PDF format.
Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy 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 Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy for ages 10 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.
Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Wargame, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. 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 Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy are: Alessio Cavatore. 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 Kings of War: The Basilean Legacy as an expansion for Kings of War. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Kings of War to use it. Check that your edition of Kings of War is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.