2019Richard Borg
- Videos
- 51
- Creators
- 20
Mainly playthroughs
2 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
Win or Die
2025Chongyan Wang (CY)
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 3
Mainly how-to-play. Win or Die is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, and 1 recorded sessions.
2 - 6 players
40 - 60 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
From BoardGameGeek
Long ago, the world's origins shrouded in mystery. According to the temple and sage, the ancient god named this fabulous world "Taiyi". A million years ago, a world-destroying catastrophe split the world into two closely related continents: the Dark and the Glory, following ancient gods' principles. After billions of years of internal friction, the resources of "Taiyi" have become scarce. The continuous infiltration of chaos power from outside the continent has created extremely harsh living conditions for creatures. Due to the restraint of the truth power, the chaos power cannot directly invade "Taiyi". However, it uses the desires of sentient beings in "Taiyi" and manipulates puppets to greedily devour the world of "Taiyi"…… Win or Die stands as a fast-paced and highly competitive multiplayer strategic board game, focusing on 1V1 game mode. Its core mechanism akin to the classic game of Stratego. Game elements includes legion formation, fog of war, terrain occupation, unit countering, collection and allocation of resources, etc. Players engage in battles without prior knowledge of their opponent's legion, launching attacks or using skills to unveil their deployment and lay them to ruin. There are five selectable factions for players. Each faction has one leader and 6 different units. Each leader has two skill combinations, allowing players to form different legions. Win or Die released in China in 2020 and received a score of 7.9 on Gstone (the largest Chinese board game database and social app). After three years of optimization, the game has improved its components and artworks. Ensuring the readability of unit information and making the game operations more convenient and intuitive for players.
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Which Win or Die video should I watch?
Win or Die has 5 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 3 how-to-play guides and 1 playthrough. They date from 2023 to February 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "WOD Tutorial" by 棋鼓相当-Worthy OPawnent-WOP-桌游频道, which runs 32 min. For a quicker teach, "OFPG - Win or Die Preview (The Warring 5 Factions!)" by Our Family Plays Games runs 11 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Win or Die Preview - A Battle of Wits!" by BoardGameCo. To see it played, watch "Win or Die Gameplay - Build, Stategize & Hide In The Fog of War" by BoardGameCo.
If you like it, try Commands & Colors: Medieval, ONUS!: Traianus, Mythic Battles: Ragnarök or The British Way: Counterinsurgency at the End of Empire, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Win or Die
From BoardGameGeek:
Long ago, the world's origins shrouded in mystery. According to the temple and sage, the ancient god named this fabulous world "Taiyi". A million years ago, a world-destroying catastrophe split the world into two closely related continents: the Dark and the Glory, following ancient gods' principles. After billions of years of internal friction, the resources of "Taiyi" have become scarce. The continuous infiltration of chaos power from outside the continent has created extremely harsh living conditions for creatures. Due to the restraint of the truth power, the chaos power cannot directly invade "Taiyi". However, it uses the desires of sentient beings in "Taiyi" and manipulates puppets to greedily devour the world of "Taiyi"…… Win or Die stands as a fast-paced and highly competitive multiplayer strategic board game, focusing on 1V1 game mode. Its core mechanism akin to the classic game of Stratego. Game elements includes legion formation, fog of war, terrain occupation, unit countering, collection and allocation of resources, etc. Players engage in battles without prior knowledge of their opponent's legion, launching attacks or using skills to unveil their deployment and lay them to ruin. There are five selectable factions for players. Each faction has one leader and 6 different units. Each leader has two skill combinations, allowing players to form different legions. Win or Die released in China in 2020 and received a score of 7.9 on Gstone (the largest Chinese board game database and social app). After three years of optimization, the game has improved its components and artworks. Ensuring the readability of unit information and making the game operations more convenient and intuitive for players.
Designer
Chongyan Wang (CY)
Artists
Yushan Lee, Gang Zan
Publisher
Whales Entertainment
Mechanics
Area MovementCard-DrivenDice RollingHidden Roles