Burh was the English term for a walled town, or hill fort. They functioned as defensible positions during the Danish invasions, safe havens for travelers, and local branches of government. Alfred the Great is credited with developing a network of burhs, and many of these evolved into the boroughs of modern-day England and Wales.

Status of Set 8

Note: This card was never printed. The final version from the design team has been spoiled as part of a prize to dedicated players on the Anachronism forums. There's no telling whether or not this card will be printed, and if it were, that it'd have the same text as the spoiled version.

As is, one will notice missing elements, since the card hasn't been finished. There's no artist or flavor text; ability titles are English, rather than Old English.

Card Text

(7) Burhs

Briton • Armor • Location

Communal Defense: When you make a defense roll, if you have a special card in play, the roll gains +1.

Safe Haven: When you make a roll, if you revealed a Briton card this round, the roll gains +1.

no flavor text

Illus.: n/a • Set 8 • 29/100

Warrior Pack

Burhs comes with the Ethelfleda warrior pack.

History in Brief

Predecessor to the Borough

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Trivia

• {coming soon}

Links

• Burh on Wikipedia