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Stormlight: War for Roshar

Stormlight: War for Roshar

2027·John D. Clair

2 - 4 players
150 - 240 min

From BoardGameGeek

Command the forces of Honor and Odium in Stormlight: War for Roshar! Designed by John D Clair, this strategic board game captures the epic war across Roshar, the setting of Brandon Sanderson's best-selling Stormlight Archive novels. Take control of iconic leaders like Dalinar, Kaladin, Raboniel, and Taravangian. Lead your armies into battle while managing champions, resources, and alliances. You'll begin with two leaders that determine your starting deck, then gain cards over the course of the game that unlock new armies, allies, and Surgebinding powers. Play cards and use cube actions to move around the board, command armies, and use diplomacy with the nations of Roshar. Grow your hand by gaining new cards, then play those cards at the cost of stormlight before using an action to redraw your played cards. But be wary of focusing too much on combat! Your opponent can advance on the diplomacy track to steal allies away from you. Goal cards can shift the balance of power, while storms sweep across the board, refreshing Stormlight and triggering new abilities. Gain points through objectives, character abilities, and controlling capitals. Gain an Oathgate score from holding Oathgate regions, with variable point values as determined strategically by the players. Once your points and oathgate score cross, you win the game. Will you spread your troops to rapidly gather resources and Oathgates? Will you mass your armies to roll across the continent, crushing all armies in your path? Will you build a dynamic force able to claim temporary objectives? Or will you focus on diplomacy, turning nations to your cause and claiming their armies as your own? Whatever your strategy, remember your oaths and speak the words. This is the War for Roshar! -description from the publisher

Stormlight: War for Roshar

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Stormlight: War for Roshar brings epic strategy to the Cosmere line | Gen Con Preview20:42

Stormlight: War for Roshar brings epic strategy to the Cosmere line | Gen Con Preview

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Stormlight: War for Roshar – The Battle for Roshar Begins! | Preview10:12

Stormlight: War for Roshar – The Battle for Roshar Begins! | Preview

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Stormlight: War for Roshar - Preview Playthrough1:33:33

Stormlight: War for Roshar - Preview Playthrough

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Which Stormlight: War for Roshar video should I watch?

Stormlight: War for Roshar has 3 videos from 2 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from August to October 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Stormlight: War for Roshar brings epic strategy to the Cosmere line | Gen Con Preview" by GAMINGTREND Tabletop, which runs 21 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Stormlight: War for Roshar – The Battle for Roshar Begins! | Preview" by GAMINGTREND Tabletop. To see it played, watch "Stormlight: War for Roshar - Preview Playthrough" by Before You Play.

If you like it, try Ready Set Bet, Unstoppable, Dead Reckoning and Space Base, also by John D. Clair. It appears in convention videos from Gen Con 2026.

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Stormlight: War for Roshar - Preview PlaythroughPlaythrough1:33:33

Stormlight: War for Roshar - Preview Playthrough

Before You Play

Before You Play

Stormlight: War for Roshar brings epic strategy to the Cosmere line | Gen Con PreviewHow to play20:42

Stormlight: War for Roshar brings epic strategy to the Cosmere line | Gen Con Preview

GAMINGTREND Tabletop

GAMINGTREND Tabletop

Stormlight: War for Roshar – The Battle for Roshar Begins! | PreviewReview10:12

Stormlight: War for Roshar – The Battle for Roshar Begins! | Preview

GAMINGTREND Tabletop

GAMINGTREND Tabletop

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About Stormlight: War for Roshar

From BoardGameGeek:

Command the forces of Honor and Odium in Stormlight: War for Roshar! Designed by John D Clair, this strategic board game captures the epic war across Roshar, the setting of Brandon Sanderson's best-selling Stormlight Archive novels. Take control of iconic leaders like Dalinar, Kaladin, Raboniel, and Taravangian. Lead your armies into battle while managing champions, resources, and alliances. You'll begin with two leaders that determine your starting deck, then gain cards over the course of the game that unlock new armies, allies, and Surgebinding powers. Play cards and use cube actions to move around the board, command armies, and use diplomacy with the nations of Roshar. Grow your hand by gaining new cards, then play those cards at the cost of stormlight before using an action to redraw your played cards. But be wary of focusing too much on combat! Your opponent can advance on the diplomacy track to steal allies away from you. Goal cards can shift the balance of power, while storms sweep across the board, refreshing Stormlight and triggering new abilities. Gain points through objectives, character abilities, and controlling capitals. Gain an Oathgate score from holding Oathgate regions, with variable point values as determined strategically by the players. Once your points and oathgate score cross, you win the game. Will you spread your troops to rapidly gather resources and Oathgates? Will you mass your armies to roll across the continent, crushing all armies in your path? Will you build a dynamic force able to claim temporary objectives? Or will you focus on diplomacy, turning nations to your cause and claiming their armies as your own? Whatever your strategy, remember your oaths and speak the words. This is the War for Roshar! -description from the publisher

Designer

John D. Clair

Publisher

Brotherwise Games

Categories

FantasyBooks & NovelsTerritory BuildingWargame

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard-DrivenHand Management
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