
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,213
- BGG rating
- 7.4
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- 1–5 players
- 45–60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2021

Expansion for Runewars Miniatures Game
2017
Rules assistance for Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion is an expansion for Runewars Miniatures Game released in 2017 for 2 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Todd Michlitsch and Frank Brooks.
Description from the publisher: The Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion for Runewars Miniatures Game comes with eight Heavy Crossbowmen plastic figures and two plastic infantry movement trays, allowing players to add a two-tray unit to their Daqan Lords forces in battles for Terrinoth. Additional tokens and five upgrade cards allow you to expand your Runewars Miniatures Game collection while customizing your armies!
Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion 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 Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion is 60–120 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 Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion 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.
The credited designers of Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion are: Todd Michlitsch and Frank Brooks. 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 Runewars Miniatures Game: Heavy Crossbowmen – Unit Expansion as an expansion for Runewars Miniatures Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Runewars Miniatures Game to use it. Check that your edition of Runewars Miniatures Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.