Force of Virtue is a fast paced skirmish wargame set in Rome during the rise of the Borgias. Grow and shape your warband as you lead them in daring raids across the ruined landscape of the Eternal City.
Use cards to choose your troops equipment, training strategies and lay hidden traps for your opponent. Command your troops with the virtues of prudence, audacity, speed and fortitude and grow your warband as you triumph.
Designed by historical fencers, academics and reenactors for fast tactically realistic play.
Games play in 45 minutes. Get a campaign done in an evening!
Set traps, lay intrigues and naturally generate scenarios using our innovative deck system!
Retailer looking to Stock Force of Virtue?
Force of Virtue is now available for Retailers to order via directly from our publisher. To find out more or place an order please contact the email below with the heading “Distribution Force of Virtue”
forceofvirtue@gmail.com
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Videos and Podcasts
Check out our design blog!
Posts
- Our Background! (April 6, 2023)
- Simulating Command and Control in Wargames: A Masterstroke Games Take (April 28, 2023)
- Battle Report – Multiplayer (April 30, 2023)
- Let’s Play Force of Virtue – War in the Crumbling Streets of Rome (May 3, 2023)
- The Gradara Project! (January 21, 2024)
- Account of a Duel in Florence 1529 (January 23, 2024)
- Tweak of the Week: Hidden Dice Allocation (January 24, 2024)
- Get that Donkey! (January 25, 2024)
- The Spada Treasure – Episode 1: The Drunk Professor (January 31, 2024)
- Why Deck-based Army Building? (February 1, 2024)
- Tweak of the Week: Card Activation (February 5, 2024)
- The Spada Treasure – Episode 2: Decoding the Statues (February 5, 2024)
- Tweak of the Week: Capo Actions and Activating Troops (February 15, 2024)
- Force of Virtue Gameplay! (February 21, 2024)
- Force of Virtue Battle Report (February 21, 2024)
- Force of Virtue Box Opening (February 21, 2024)
- Game Overview/Review (February 21, 2024)
- An Interview with James from Miniature Wargaming Labs (February 21, 2024)
- Tweak of the Week: Scenario Card Draw (February 21, 2024)
- No Dice No Glory Podcast (March 10, 2024)
- Review by “Another Historian Wargamer” (March 10, 2024)
- OnTabletop Let’s Play (March 27, 2024)
- Automatic Scenario Generator (May 7, 2024)
- Gradara Part 1: Dark Beginnings (June 4, 2024)
- What have our Designers Been up to? (June 9, 2024)
- Cavalry Update: Improved Movement Templates (June 10, 2024)
- How to get Started (June 25, 2024)
- The Gradara Story- Part 2: From Humble Beginnings (June 25, 2024)
- Part 3: The Siege (June 25, 2024)
- Cavalry, Sieges and Campaigns OH MY! (June 25, 2024)
- Force of Virtue Review by Critical Niche (June 25, 2024)
- 20 Sided Gamified Interviews Force of Virtue (June 25, 2024)
- Let’s Play with OnTabletop (June 25, 2024)
- Let’s Play with OnTabletop (June 25, 2024)
- OnTabletop interviews Force of Virtue (June 25, 2024)
- Gradara Wargaming Holiday (July 16, 2024)
Pages
- Tutorial Campaign Booklet (April 6, 2023)
- Shop (April 6, 2023)
- Cart (April 6, 2023)
- Checkout (April 6, 2023)
- My account (April 6, 2023)
- Learn More (April 9, 2023)
- Force of Virtue – The Renaissance Skirmish Wargame (April 9, 2023)
- History and Background Articles (April 9, 2023)
- Design Blog (April 9, 2023)
- Let’s Play Videos (April 17, 2023)
- Rules Videos (April 17, 2023)
- Tutorial Missions (May 3, 2023)
- About Force of Virtue (June 11, 2023)
- Downloadable Starter Forces (June 13, 2023)
- FAQ (August 24, 2023)
- Kickstarter (January 23, 2024)
- Optional Rules and Scenarios (January 25, 2024)
- The Oathsworn Cantons (January 26, 2024)
- Venice (January 27, 2024)
- Rome – The Eternal City (January 28, 2024)
- Get Your Free Rulebook (February 22, 2024)
- Move! (March 23, 2024)
- Shoot (March 23, 2024)
- Fight (March 23, 2024)
- Interact! (March 24, 2024)
- Rally (March 24, 2024)
- Example Game Round (March 30, 2024)
- Reload! (April 12, 2024)
- Podcasts and Videos (April 22, 2024)
- RPGs and other Systems (May 27, 2024)
- Learn to Play (June 22, 2024)
- Cavalry Movement (November 13, 2024)
- Riding Checks (November 13, 2024)
- Deviations (November 13, 2024)
- Voluntary Riding Checks (November 13, 2024)
- Cavalry Shoot and Fight Actions (November 13, 2024)
Products
- *NEW* Force of Virtue PDF Rulebook (May 24, 2023)
- Condottieri Deck (August 16, 2023)
- Nation Deck – Swiss (August 16, 2023)
- Nation Deck – Spanish (August 16, 2023)
- Nation Deck – French (August 16, 2023)
- Nation Deck – Landsknechts (August 16, 2023)
- Scenario Deck – Rise of the Borgia (August 16, 2023)
- Character Deck – Saints and Sinners (August 16, 2023)
- Character Deck – Dawn of a New Age (August 16, 2023)
- *NEW* Borgia Starter Tin (November 16, 2023)
- Updated Ringbound A5 Rulebook (February 21, 2024)
- NEW All In Box (February 24, 2024)
- Warband in a Tin (April 12, 2024)
- Medieval Style Bone Dice (May 27, 2024)
- Basing Magnets (May 27, 2024)
- Pikeman’s Bundle (May 27, 2024)
- Stara Szkola: Core Rules + Adventure (May 27, 2024)
- Streets of the Fencing Masters (May 27, 2024)
- Road to Monsterberg: Curse of the Mad Princess (May 27, 2024)
- Custom Virtue Dice (May 27, 2024)