Battle of Banners

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Battle of Banners is a turn-based hex-grid strategy game where every tile you claim shapes the battlefield. Think Antiyoy meets chess—expand your banner's reach, recruit soldiers, and starve your rivals of gold before they crush your army. It's medieval conquest stripped to the essentials: simple rules, brutal tactics, and no downtime between turns.

Key Features

• Hexagonal Warfare: Every tile matters. Block chokepoints, ambush near forests, or race to claim income-generating land before your opponent.
• Pixel-Perfect Medieval Aesthetic: Clean 2D pixel art keeps the battlefield readable and your focus sharp. No visual noise—just you, the grid, and the enemy banner.
• Economy-Driven Combat: +1 gold per income tile connected to a house, +2 gold per house. Lose the chain, lose the cash. Starve of gold, and your soldiers die automatically.
• Multiplayer & Local Duels: Play online matches, local hotseat with friends, or practice against bots. Every map features varied terrain that forces new tactics.

How to Play Battle of Banners

Easy to grasp in 30 seconds. Hard to master without losing half your army to bad math.

Controls

Runs smoothly on desktop and mobile. Point-and-click simplicity.

• Desktop: Click to select soldiers, click adjacent tiles to move or attack. Spend gold via the recruitment sidebar (10 gold for soldiers, 100 gold for tents).
• Mobile: Tap units, tap tiles. Drag-free. Lag-free.

Building Your Economy

Gold = life. You earn +1 per income tile (like forests or plains) connected in a chain to your house, plus +2 per house itself. Break the chain? You lose the income. Recruit a 10-gold soldier but only have 5 gold at turn's end? That soldier dies. Always count your upkeep before clicking "End Turn."

Claiming Territory & Combat

A soldier acts once per turn: move or attack an adjacent tile. Attack = move onto an enemy tile. Win if your soldier's level is higher. A level 4 soldier? It crushes anything. Enemy houses? Any soldier destroys them instantly. Capture income tiles fast, defend them harder, and watch your rival's gold drain to zero.

Expanding the Front Line

Every match is a tug-of-war. Push too far without securing income, and you'll bleed gold. Camp on your starting tiles, and opponents surround you. The winner expands faster, denies resources, and ambushes soldiers caught out of position. Hills block movement. Forests slow advance. Rivers split the map. Adapt or die.

Who is Battle of Banners for?

Strategy fans who want depth without memorizing 400-page rulebooks. Perfect for 5-10 minute breaks or hour-long campaigns against friends. If you loved Slay, Antiyoy, or any hex-based tactical puzzle, this scratches the same itch.

The Gameplay Vibe

Calm until it's not. You'll spend three turns peacefully expanding, then panic when a level 3 soldier appears at your border. The minimalist pixel art keeps the battlefield distraction-free, and the game runs smoothly at 60 FPS—no lag, no stutter, just pure turn-based flow. It's strategic tunnel vision: you versus the map versus human greed.

Technical Check: Saves & Performance

1. Saves: Cloud-based on Playgama—resume matches across devices without losing progress.
2. Performance: Lightweight 2D engine guarantees instant load times and zero frame drops, even on older hardware.

Quick Verdict

A sharp, no-filler hex strategy that rewards smart expansion and punishes reckless spending.

• The Hook: That moment you cut off an opponent's income chain and watch their army collapse? Chef's kiss.
• Tactical Depth: The 4-tier soldier system and tile-based economy create endless build-order puzzles.
• Pro Tip: Always keep 10 gold in reserve. If you go broke at turn's end, your most expensive soldiers die first. Plan your upkeep or plan your funeral.

Release Date & Developer

Battle of Banners was developed by Potato corporation. Released in February 2026.