---
title: Royal Garrison
slug: royal-garrison
board: "asalto-royal"
players: "2"
parent: asalto
win: "Officers: reduce Soldiers below immobilizing threshold. Soldiers: immobilize all three Officers."
special: "Extended Asalto variant. Three Officers defend a larger fortress against 50 Soldiers. Mechanics identical to Standard Asalto; scale increases strategic complexity."
published: true
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---

## Royal Garrison

{{svg:royal-garrison-board.svg "Royal Garrison — starting position"}}

Royal Garrison is the large-scale variant of Asalto, using a larger fortress, three Officers, and fifty Soldiers. All rules are mechanically identical to Standard Asalto — see that variant for full rule descriptions.

### Differences from Standard Asalto

| Feature | Standard | Royal Garrison |
|---|---|---|
| Officers | 2 | 3 |
| Soldiers | 24 | 50 |
| Board | ~33 positions | Larger; approximately 56–60 positions |
| Fortress | 9 positions | Larger fortress with additional rows |

### Win Conditions

**Officers win** when the Soldier force is reduced sufficiently that they cannot immobilize all three Officers simultaneously.

**Soldiers win** when all three Officers are simultaneously immobilized — no legal move available for any Officer.

### Rules

All movement and capture rules are identical to Standard Asalto:
- Officers: move 1 step or capture by jumping; multi-jump allowed; move in any direction.
- Soldiers: move forward or sideways only; no jumping; no capture.

### Attribution

Royal Garrison. Extended variant of Asalto. Victorian board game. Public domain rule set.