Hex Siege

🎯 Objective

Defeat your opponent by reducing either their Player Life (soldier) or Home Life to zero. Use smart plays, dice rolls, and action cards to build a path, stage an attack, or defend your territory.

Skill Development

🧩 Setup

• Use:
  • Base6 Standard Deck
  • Wild Cards
  • Action Cards
  • Action Wilds
  • 3 uniquely colored dice per player
• Each player starts with:
  • 1 Home Die set to 3
  • 1 Player Die (soldier) set to 6
  • 6 cards drawn from the shuffled deck
  • A starting “Home Card” placed on the play surface
  • Their Player Token (soldier) placed on their Home Card
• Leave space between players for building the battlefield using adjoining cards.
• Use remaining cards as a draw deck, with a shared discard pile.

🎮 Gameplay

🔁 Turn Structure

Each turn, players may perform 2 actions from the following list:

• Build: Place a card adjacent to your Home or Player position. Must match by rank, color/suit, or be wild.
• Move: Move your player token to an adjoining card (not blocked by a wall).
• Attack: If on a card adjacent to your opponent, roll 1 die. If successful, subtract 1 life from the soldier. If on Home, both Home and Player lose 1 life.
• Retreat: Move one space away from the opponent if adjacent.
• Discard: Discard one card from your hand.
• Draw: Draw one card from the draw pile.
• Quick Draw: Play an action card defensively.
• Pass: Do nothing.

At the end of your turn, draw back to 6 cards.

💥 Actions & Effects

• Bomb: Destroys an adjoining card, including Wall cards.
• Wall: Blocks a space. No movement or building through it.
• Swap: Move your Home to any other connected card.
• Skip: Jump over one adjacent card (not through a wall).
• ?: Can be used as any standard card or action, not both.
• +/- 1: Adds or removes 1 life during a successful attack.
• Dice: Roll 2 dice for attack or Quick Draw defense.
• Reverse: Retreat and draw one card immediately.
• Recycle: Restore Player to 6 life or Home by 1. Only playable as a main action.

⚔️ Combat

• Attack from an adjacent card.
• Roll 1 die to hit; opponent may counter with valid action cards.
• If successful and not countered:
  • Subtract 1 from Player life.
  • If Player is on Home, both lose 1 life.
• If defending from Home, gain +1 to defense roll.

🏠 Home Rules

• Home starts at 3 life. If it hits 0, you lose.
• Return to Home to restore Player to 6 life.
• If attacked while occupied, both Home and Player lose 1 life.
• Swap card allows you to relocate Home.

🏆 Winning the Game

• Reduce the opponent’s Player Die to 0, or
• Reduce their Home Die to 0.

🔁 Game Variations

Blitz Mode

Start with 4 cards and only 2 Player Life for a fast-paced experience.

Domination

Play with 4 players in a free-for-all or 2v2 format. Teammates share one Home Card.

Fog of War

Only cards adjacent to a Player token are considered visible. Opponents cannot affect unseen paths or defenses.