The SHORES REGION is a single large region that surrounds the map’s central plateau and touches all four edges of the map.

• It has four DEPLOYMENT ZONES, shown by piers (in the south and west) or tent encampments (in the north and east). These are areas where players typically deploy troops. Troops in these deployment zones occupy both their deployment zone and the Shores region. That is, the deployment zones are not regions of their own. Rather, they are specific portions of the Shores region.

• Neither the Shores region nor the troops in it (including in its deployment zones) can attack, be attacked, or be targeted for damage. However, troops found here are considered “in play” for purposes meeting certain ability or scenario requirements.

• The Shores region is adjacent to regions 1-6, meaning that when troops move from any player’s deployment zone, they can proceed directly into any of these regions.

• Once they leave the Shores region, troops may never return to it.

The Four Deployment Zones