If one licensed Narnia board game feels closest to a "real" strategy release, it is probably this one. Underneath the movie skin it is still Stratego, but the Narnia powers and factions give it more personality than a simple art swap.
The setup is the familiar hidden-army showdown, but the White Witch and Aslan framing fits the two-sided conflict surprisingly well.
Special powers help it feel more tailored to the property than a bare relabel, even if the core system is still the classic game underneath.
Hasbro still hosts the official instruction sheet, which gives this release a much cleaner paper trail than most Narnia tie-ins.
Quick facts
- Year: 2005
- Players: 2
- Playing time: 45 minutes
- Suggested age: 8+
- Publishers: Hasbro
- Gameplay: Area Movement, Memory, Secret Unit Deployment, Variable Player Powers
- Reference listing: BoardGameGeek
Rules
We mirrored the official rulebook here in case the original host disappears. Download the PDF from NarniaFans, view the full instructions page, or visit the official Hasbro instructions page.