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Defenders of the RealmList Price: $84.99
 
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Best Family Strategy Nominee, 2011
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"Our Liege is in a desperate hour! From what grievous cause have these accursed races arisen? Orcs, Dragons, Demons and the Dead make haste towards Monarch City. The King and Countryside of Monarch City are in need of valiant Heroes!"
Will you answer the King's call?
In the ancient Citadel of Monarch City, the King calls to arms the finest Heroes to defend against a Darkness that engulfs the land. You and your allies must embark on a journey to defend the countryside, repair the tainted lands, and defeat the four creature factions before one of them enters the City, and they approach from all sides -- fast populating Orcs! fierce Dragons! Undead that bring terror! And demons! -- all tainting the land in their wake. There are several paths to defeat, but only one path to victory, and only the most valiant Hero will be named King's Champion.
Defenders of the Realm is a cooperative fantasy board game in which 1-4 players take a role as one of the King’s Champions (Choose from Cleric, Dwarf, Eagle Rider, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer and Wizard). You, as one of the King's Heroes make use of strategy, special abilities, cooperation, card play and a little luck in Defense of the Realm for a unique experience every adventure. But be forewarned! There is never time to rest. As each Enemy General is struck down in battle, the remaining dark forces only grow more difficult to vanquish and their march to Monarch City gets faster with each Hero victory!
When I first opened the box and looked at the pieces I was slightly disappointed by the minion miniatures. The advertisements for this game said over 100 miniatures and even though this is true about 100 of these miniatures are the same sculpture! It wouldn't have been too much to ask for 4 different sculptures for the different minions. Alas to say once I played the game I forgot about this component discrepancy.
The game is very good. It is mainly a cooperative game with very manageable rules. The first time we played we lost horribly so we played a second time with the easy version of the game and it was still very intense! It also is a good solitaire game. I played it by myself using the easy level of play and found it to be a very tense game. I think if we or I play it again we probably will use the average difficulty level this time since we know a little bit more about what to do. In the end, if you like fantasy-themed games you will probably like this game.
