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How to Play Toy Battle Online

By the Tavernly team ·

Toy Battle is a two-player game by Paolo Mori and Alessandro Zucchini, published by Repos Production. You can play online on Board Game Arena; Storm the Camp on Tavernly is our own free browser alternative.

We make Storm the Camp on Tavernly.

The short answer

  • Play Toy Battle online: Board Game Arena is free, and you do not need Premium.
  • Play free with no account: Storm the Camp on Tavernly has bots and private tables by link.
  • Learn before playing: Board Game Arena has a tutorial; our version has a guided lesson.

Which way is right for you?

Choose Board Game Arena to play Toy Battle online. Choose our version for bots or private tables.

You want to... Choose
Play Toy Battle online Board Game Arena
Play without signing up Storm the Camp on Tavernly
Start against a bot Storm the Camp on Tavernly
Learn with guidance Board Game Arena's tutorial or our lesson

Method 1: Board Game Arena, in your browser (free)

Board Game Arena is free to join, and a free account is enough to join or open Toy Battle tables. You do not need Premium.

You need: a browser and a free Board Game Arena account.

  1. Open the game page. Visit Toy Battle on Board Game Arena.
  2. Make an account or sign in.
  3. Join or open a table. A free account can do both.
  4. Try the tutorial. The game page has a tutorial. Use the Board Game Arena help page.

The Repos Production page points you to Board Game Arena. We found no store app from the publisher.

A Toy Battle alternative: Storm the Camp on Tavernly

Storm the Camp on Tavernly: play it free in your browser.

Storm the Camp on Tavernly is free, with no sign-up. You can play bots on easy, medium or hard, or share a private table link with a friend. Our version takes 2 players and about 15 minutes. It has its own dungeon theme, one floor and no expansions.

You need: a browser. Tavernly is for players aged 13 and over.

At the birth-date screen, pick Month and Year, then Continue.

  1. Open the page. Visit Storm the Camp on Tavernly.
The Storm the Camp page offers Play against bots, Play with friends, Learn by playing and Find players.
The game page: bots, friends, a lesson, or players who move in their own time.
  1. Play a bot first. Under Play against bots, choose Easy, Medium or Hard, then Play now.
  2. Invite a friend. Choose Play with friends, then Start a private table. Use Share invite to send your tavernly.io link.
The private table of Storm the Camp shows a table code, a Share invite button, an invite link and a seat that a bot takes.
The waiting room: share the link, then start when your friend sits down.
  1. Play your first turn. Tap a hero, then a lit room, or tap Draw. For the Ranger's optional placement, No extra hero (S) skips it.
A Storm the Camp game on turn 5: the floor of rooms and wings, three heroes in the player's hand, and a log of moves.
Turn 5 against a bot: the lit rooms show where a hero can go, and the log lists each move.

Our version supports 2 players only, with no accounts.

Take the guided lesson

  1. Choose Learn by playing. Your first raid puts a coach box over a real game.
  2. Follow the 17 steps. You practise placements, wings, stacks, drawing and tricks. Use Back or Next to move through the lesson.
  3. Start when you are ready. Use Skip lesson to leave it, or Play a real game to begin playing.

Learn the rules

Plain word Our name
piece hero
space room
region wing
treasure relic
base camp
special power trick

In our version, you win by storming the rival camp or collecting relics.

  1. Set up. You each lead 24 heroes: 8 roles, with 3 of each. Set 4 aside unseen; shuffle the other 20 into your reserve. Draw 4 each; a random player starts.
  2. Pick one action. On your turn, draw or place a hero, then pass play to your rival. Your hand holds at most 8 heroes.
  3. Draw. Take 2 heroes from your reserve. Take only 1 if your hand has 7 or your reserve has 1. You cannot draw with a full hand or an empty reserve.
  4. Place a hero. Choose an empty room, your own top hero, or a strictly weaker rival top hero. The Halfling changes the strength rule. You may target the rival camp, never your own.
  5. Connect to your camp. Follow corridors through rooms where your heroes are on top. Empty rooms and rival heroes break your chain. The Rogue ignores this requirement except when storming.
  6. Stack on rivals. Put your new hero on top when you cover an occupied room. Only the top hero counts; a covered hero never acts again. A later break in your connection removes nothing.
  7. Use the trick. Resolve your hero's trick once, then the room's effect. At shrines a3 and c3, draw 1 if your hand has space and your reserve is not empty.
  8. Seal a wing. Hold all 4 rooms around it to take its remaining relics. You keep them even if you later lose a room. A trick can uncover a hero and seal a wing during your rival's turn.
  9. Win. Storm the connected rival camp or reach 6 relics. If you cannot draw or place, the game ends. Compare relics then.
Win condition What it takes
Storm the rival camp One hero on it, with a connection
Reach the goal 6 relics
Stuck More relics wins; equal is a draw

Our version has 15 rooms, 5 rows, 3 columns and 22 corridors. Its 8 wings hold 12 relics.

Choose your hero by its role:

Role Strength Trick
Halfling None Covers any rival hero; any rival hero can cover it. No trick.
Bard 1 You draw at once.
Ranger 2 You may place one more hero at once.
Fighter 3 You may discard an adjacent rival top hero to its owner's discard pile.
Rogue 4 You may place without a connection, except to storm.
Wizard 5 A random hero from your rival's hand goes to their discard pile.
Cleric 6 You draw 1 hero.
Paladin 7 The strongest hero; no trick.

Tips and warnings

  • Read the log. What happened lists each move, so you can check your rival's last placement.
  • Inspect open information. Every stack and discard pile is open. Your rival's hand shows only its size.
  • Return a lifted hero. Tap it again or press Esc if you want to reconsider your choice.
  • Use the keys. Keys 1 to 8 select a hero; arrow keys move over rooms, and Enter places it.
  • Check your opponent. A bot carries a "bot" label, including when it fills an empty private seat.

Warning: Our version gives you 45 seconds per decision. If time runs out, the table plays for you.

Questions people ask

Play Toy Battle on Board Game Arena, or try our version.

Can you play Toy Battle online for free?

You can join Toy Battle tables on Board Game Arena with a free account. You do not need Premium. Storm the Camp on Tavernly is our free browser alternative. You can play against bots or invite a friend by link.

Do I need to download anything?

You need a browser for Toy Battle on Board Game Arena, plus a free account. Storm the Camp on Tavernly also runs in your browser. You do not need a download for either browser option. We found no store app from the publisher.

Can you play Toy Battle alone?

Board Game Arena lists Toy Battle for 2 players. We did not check whether it offers a bot opponent. Storm the Camp on Tavernly fills the empty seat with a bot. Pick easy, medium or hard before starting; each bot has a visible label.

Can you play with friends?

You can join or open a Toy Battle table on Board Game Arena with a free account. Storm the Camp on Tavernly has private tables by link. Your friend opens the invite in a browser, and you can see the seats in the waiting room.

Can you play on a phone?

Storm the Camp on Tavernly runs in a phone browser, with taps. We did not test Board Game Arena on a phone, so we cannot describe that experience for you.

How many players?

Toy Battle on Board Game Arena is listed for 2 players only. Our version of Storm the Camp on Tavernly also takes 2 players only. It has one dungeon floor and no expansions. When you start alone, a bot takes the other seat.

How long does a game take?

Our version of Storm the Camp on Tavernly takes about 15 minutes. You have 45 seconds for each decision before the table plays for you. Board Game Arena lists real time and turn based play for Toy Battle.

Is the shuffle fair?

Storm the Camp on Tavernly uses a secret seed to shuffle both reserves. Its fingerprint appears when the game starts. The seed appears at the end. You can use Verify a game to deal the game again and check the shuffle.

Sources

We did not test Board Game Arena on a phone.

Storm the Camp is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owner of Toy Battle. Toy Battle is a trademark of its owner. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

If you want the physical game, here is Toy Battle on Amazon.