{"id":11575,"date":"2019-01-10T11:47:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=11575"},"modified":"2019-01-10T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:47:47","slug":"rule-the-stronghold-in-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-the-rise-and-fall-of-anvalor-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/01\/10\/rule-the-stronghold-in-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-the-rise-and-fall-of-anvalor-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Rule the Stronghold in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: The Rise and Fall of Anvalor\u2014Coming Soon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hillside, NJ \u2013 January 10, 2019 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>WizKids is thrilled to announce that\u00a0<em>The Rise and Fall of Anvalor,<\/em>\u00a0its upcoming co-opetition game taking place in the iconic\u00a0<em>Warhammer: Age of Sigmar<\/em>\u00a0setting, is coming soon!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb&amp;id=d727595ef5&amp;e=24cf7db932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb%26id%3Dd727595ef5%26e%3D24cf7db932&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547227830462000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGAsA2WgaOswj0qJ1Rxgql3Wwthcw\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/x2O5PepaQQkT_O9VJdruVA2eWQcc4J1bVs5KQ1Tik0C2zL9VeYQVAa20rC-Kn5pvIi2V7gGQA5IKY5SNAxGJ2b3MXgZ2KmN9CTucUSa4fnMOC5Jox8AY8rsVCRrAJHpmLQQ8dIAvdE_FBnVN8gMFw7prinKfI9W0Nv8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb\/images\/4bd1acbd-c078-43a4-b005-fb0cd977fbb5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Long-warring factions have put their quarrels aside, endeavoring to build a stronghold, called Anvalor, on The Great Parch. But each faction also has ulterior motives\u2014they seek to take the stronghold under their control in order to strengthen their influence in all the Mortal Realms.<\/p>\n<p>One to four players will select of one of six factions, including Order Serpentis, The Dispossessed, and Anvils of Heldenhammer, as well as one of their factions\u2019 unique Aspects, abilities that can provide unique advantages during gameplay. Players build the stronghold by purchasing City Buildings, which will grant the player Influence; however, as soon as a City Building has been purchased, enemies will start to gather. When a turn ends with 3 enemies on the same side, they will assault, interrupting gameplay until the attack is completed. Players defeat enemies by rolling dice to either perform a Ranged or Melee attack, depending on the ability of the attacking unit. Upon defeating an enemy, the victorious player will gain Influence.<\/p>\n<p>The game ends when the last enemy tile has been placed on the board. After a Final Assault, players will count the influence they\u2019ve collected throughout the game. The player with the most influence wins!<\/p>\n<p><em>The Rise and Fall of Anvalor,\u00a0<\/em>designed by Rustan Hakansson, offers many different combinations of play: each faction has four Aspects to choose from and the three different enemies have four different difficulties. Add to this the ability to play solo, and\u00a0<em>The Rise and Fall of Anvalor<\/em>\u00a0will offer many hours of varied and challenging gameplay.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Rise and Fall of Anvalor\u00a0<\/em>releases April 2019, so be sure to preorder it at your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb&amp;id=bbc99430a0&amp;e=24cf7db932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb%26id%3Dbbc99430a0%26e%3D24cf7db932&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547227830462000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH2B1S2GFvh_o8Hz4qItlKKNPMb9w\">Friendly Local Game Store<\/a>\u00a0today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, visit:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb&amp;id=9af9bcc5b0&amp;e=24cf7db932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/necaonline.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D29059e815774bd5c771c7d4eb%26id%3D9af9bcc5b0%26e%3D24cf7db932&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1547227830462000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGneLu4jgq9ribmncI1-f1XwXM3kQ\">https:\/\/wizkids.com\/the-rise-<wbr \/>fall-of-anvalor\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hillside, NJ \u2013 January 10, 2019 \u2013\u00a0WizKids is thrilled to announce that\u00a0The Rise and Fall of Anvalor,\u00a0its upcoming co-opetition game taking place in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[127],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/unnamed-7.jpg?fit=1160%2C300","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15876,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/10\/rule-the-stronghold-in-warhammer-age-of-sigmar-the-rise-fall-of-anvalor-available-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":11575,"position":0},"title":"Rule the Stronghold in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: The Rise &#038; Fall of Anvalor\u2014Available Now!","author":"DiRT","date":"April 10, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"Hillside, NJ \u2013 April 10, 2019 \u2013\u00a0WizKids is thrilled to announce that\u00a0The Rise & Fall of Anvalor,\u00a0its all new co-opetition game is now available North American Game Stores! 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