“Based on the battle at the end of Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. Battle between Dumbledore & his Followers vs Voldemort & his Death Eaters. Abstract skirmish level combat. Each figure represents a single wizard. Victory: The Dumbledore player wins if Voldemort is ‘defeated’. The Voldemort player wins if Dumbledore or Harry is ‘defeated’.”

The game is played on a chessboard or any other 8x8 grid. Miniatures or counters are used to represent the wizards. The Dumbledore player has twelve wizards and the Voldemort player has thirteen. A custom deck of cards is central to the play of the game. The players draw a hand of cards from a common deck. Card play determines when units may move, attack, or defend.