Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor Hints

Win the Arcomage tournament.

  • 1 of 6: Gina Barnes in Steadwick will challenge you to win the Arcomage tournament, by winning one game of Arcomage in each of the 13 taverns in the nearby lands.  When you do win the tournament, you will receive 100,000 GP, 50,000 XP, and a set of artifacts.
  • 2 of 6: First, you need to find a deck of Arcomage cards.  You will find one as part of solving another quest.
  • 3 of 6: Look for Darron Temper's brother, and you will get a deck of cards.
  • 4 of 6: Then, play at the taverns in each of the 10 above-ground map areas of Avlee, the Barrow Downs, the Bracada Desert, Deyja, Erathia, Evenmorn Island, Harmondale, Mount Nighon, Tatalia, and the Tularean Forest -- and in the three "dungeon" cities of Celeste, The Pit, Stone City (in the Barrow Downs).
  • 5 of 6: The message scroll that came with the deck of cards does a fairly good job of explaining the strategies of the game, and any of the tavern owners will explain the rules.  I would add that, if you go for destroying your opponent's tower, make sure to save some strong offensive cards, especially cards that target the tower, to play at the end.  Also, whatever goal you go for, building up resource generators (quarries, magic, or jewels) earlier rather than later, will make the game easier.
  • 6 of 6: If you want a summary of all of the initial conditions in the taverns and the gold rewards for winning your first game in each tavern, here it is: