▁You ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁an ▁alternate ▁reality . ▁Each ▁player ▁controls ▁an ▁el ite ▁team ▁who ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁this ▁st alem ate ▁between ▁nations . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁French ▁game , ▁an ▁American ▁company , ▁Fant asy ▁Fl ight ▁Games , ▁was ▁providing ▁the ▁English ▁distribution ▁and ▁recently ▁acquired ▁all ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁property , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁re le asing ▁additional ▁exp ans ions . ▁ ▁Game play ▁ ▁T ann hä user ▁is ▁a ▁squad - based ▁action ▁board ▁game ▁where ▁the ▁game play ▁focus es ▁on ▁two ▁separate ▁teams ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁five ▁characters ▁each ▁that ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁played ▁between ▁two ▁players ▁cont rolling ▁a ▁team ▁or ▁up ▁to ▁ten ▁players ▁cont rolling ▁each ▁character . ▁Each ▁character ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁uniqu ely ▁mode led ▁figure , ▁with ▁equipment ▁represented ▁by ▁tokens . ▁The ▁game ▁util izes ▁an ▁original ▁game ▁mechan ic ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Path find ing ▁System ". ▁Each ▁game ▁board ▁displays ▁a ▁printed ▁top ▁down ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁location ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁circles ▁that ▁displays ▁where ▁figures ▁can ▁move , ▁while ▁also ▁displaying ▁one ▁or ▁multiple ▁colours ▁that ▁indicate ▁line ▁of ▁sight , ▁being ▁the ▁" path find ing ". ▁For ▁example ▁a ▁figure ▁on ▁an ▁orange ▁ring ▁can ▁see , ▁thus ▁attack ▁at ▁range ▁an ▁oppos ing ▁figure ▁also ▁currently ▁on ▁an ▁orange ▁ring ▁or ▁a ▁multi - col oured ▁one ▁that ▁also ▁displays ▁that ▁same ▁colour . ▁Multi -