Custom Rule we use in the Tree Town Open & Forest Frenzy HS tournaments is:
Any figure adjacent to a tree may roll an additional defense die when being attacked by a non-adjacent figure.
This just add a little more strategy to the game and takes just a bit of clot away from the range units without changing the game too much. This even has some logic as if it were a real tree the warrior could hide in between the branchs and they could offer a little cover from an any attack from a distance. When a figure does battle adjacent to you a tree may be of no value and thus no extra defense dice. I like the special rule and what would you expect at tournament called
Tree Town Open located in
Forest City
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