Ironwood

Two factions vie for control of a resource-rich land: industrial Ironclad settlers who mine and process powerful crystals to build forges, and forest-dwelling Woodwalkers who use raw crystal magic to recover ancient totems and summon a guardian. Play is card-driven and asymmetric, with each player using a faction-specific deck and alternating plays each round to move warbands, extract crystals, trigger actions, or set up combat. Combat uses the same cards for their combat values in simultaneous bids to score bonuses, inflict casualties, and affect Dominance. Victory comes from achieving a faction-specific objective—constructing three forges or retrieving three totems—and a low-upkeep solo mode adapts the opposing faction into a single-player opponent.

Players: 1–2 best 2
Playing time: 30–60 min
Age: 12+
Complexity: 2.8 / 5

7.3 on LudoyaWargameSolo / Solitaire GamePick-up and DeliverMulti-Use Cards

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About the game

Design: Maël Brunet
Julien Chaput
Art: Qistina Khalidah
Villő Farkas
Publisher: Mindclash Games

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Ironwood: Steel & Spirit2026

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73
Plays logged: 93
Players: 1h 14m
Average play: 71
In collections: 16
On wishlists: 1
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7.3/10

from 17 Ludoya reviews

beqs the 1st6.5
A really good 2 player asymmetrical area control game with a good card driven combat system. A constant ponder rather to push your own win condition or denie your enemy.
Played it 3 times