BattleLore is a strategy board wargame for two players, created by Richard Borg and initially published by Days of Wonder in 2006 (and later by Fantasy Flight Games).
The game is based on the same mechanics as Battle Cry, Memoir '44 and Commands & Colors: Ancients, but has a fantasy and medieval theme.
BattleLore debuted at the 2006 Spiel game fair in Essen, Germany and was released worldwide on November 30 of that year.
The scenario book that comes with the basic box is organised as a tutorial sequence that introduces concepts one adventure at a time, making the game very easy to learn.
Although with the Call to Arms Expansion (released May 2007) the players have (limited) control on deploying units to any given scenario.
The object of the game is to be the first to destroy a set number of enemy units (usually 4 to 6, depending on the selected battle scenario's victory conditions).
In some scenarios, additional banners may be gained from the board map itself, for capturing and holding certain terrain hexes or battlefield objectives.
[3][4] It introduced an element of role-play to the game, whereby Heroes gradually grow in power by participating in (and surviving) a series of adventures.