Tokar's Arcana

Tokar's Arcana

Designer: Anthony Gill
Publisher: White Mask Productions
Type: Board
Status: Free (with web registration)
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10931
Available at: http://www.whitemask.com/arcana/main.htm

Tokar's Arcana is a simple, yet in-depth game of strategy and warfare. For the most part, it plays very similar to Chess. Each player has 8 common units and 8 special units, each with their own unique abilities. The object of the game? To capture the other player's general, of course. However, if you are playing a worthy opponent, this will not be an easy task...

Many strategies are involved with Tokar's Arcana. Of those strategies, the most important is that you know your enemy. Perhaps you are only seeing one of the many abilities a target can do. Know what your troops are capable of. Valuable lives may be saved by the skills of another. Construct your team with a plan in mind. A simple two-unit maneuver can be more effective than the most powerful of attacks. And keep your eyes on the prize - trying to annihilate your enemy may bring you costly results...