# Defenders of Hogwarts Field Guide

> Independent, unofficial fan guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MinaLima, Warner Bros. or the Harry Potter rights holders.

This site explains MinaLima’s physical board game. It is not the publisher, retailer or official support service.
Publisher rules and specific card text take precedence. Published and modified dates describe the site pages; source-check dates are separate.

## Guides

- [Set up Defenders of Hogwarts](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/setup): Prepare your first game without mixing up the Dark Arts supply, house pawns or the starting hand.
- [House turns: choose your next action](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/house-turns): A step-by-step decision guide to the three House actions, acquisition costs and recovery.
- [Movement, stunning and bumping](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/movement-and-encounters): Trace a legal route, read the card’s movement values and resolve the correct encounter.
- [Play the Dark Arts role](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/dark-arts-turns): Follow the Dark Arts action choices, bump rewards and path progression in the right order.
- [Loyalty, Books, Scrolls and access items](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/loyalty-and-rewards): Understand the items and thresholds that connect your actions to the victory checklist.
- [Defence Shields, victory and the final stage](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/winning-and-endgame): Use the correct victory checks for each side, including the final endgame sequence.
- [A practical planning checklist](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/planning-checklist): Rule-derived prompts to help you check timing, routes and objectives without pretending to know an optimal strategy.
- [Strategy guide: how to play well on both sides](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/strategy-guide): Practical, rule-grounded strategy for House players and the Dark Arts: what to prioritise, when to Replenish and how to close out a game.
- [Components, cards and table terminology](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/glossary): A practical A–Z index that sends you straight to the rule behind a term.
- [Harry Potter Defenders of Hogwarts FAQ: Rules & Release Date](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/faq): Rules, release date and shipping answers for Harry Potter Defenders of Hogwarts.
- [Teaching videos, example turns and reviews](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/videos): Choose the right kind of video: learn the rules, follow example turns, or hear an independent opinion.
- [Harry Potter Defenders of Hogwarts Board Game Buying Guide](https://defendersrpggames.net/guides/buying-guide): Compare Harry Potter Defenders of Hogwarts board game editions, ordering channels, shipping and retail plans before buying.

## Site information

- [Home](https://defendersrpggames.net/): Game overview and guide directory.
- [About The Field Guide](https://defendersrpggames.net/about): Editorial identity, unofficial status, sources and limitations of The Field Guide.
- [Contact and game support](https://defendersrpggames.net/contact): Editorial contact availability and separately labelled official game support links.
- [Privacy notice](https://defendersrpggames.net/privacy): How this unofficial guide handles search, hosting requests, YouTube embeds and external links.
- [Terms of use](https://defendersrpggames.net/terms): The scope, unofficial status, source attribution and use of The Field Guide.

## Primary sources

- [MinaLima official rulebook](https://media.minalima.com/2026/06/Defenders_of_Hogwarts_-_A_board_game_by_MinaLima_-_Rulebook.pdf): Published rules, printed page citations.
- [Official campaign](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minalima/defenders-of-hogwarts): Publisher campaign information.
- [Official campaign FAQ](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/minalima/defenders-of-hogwarts/faqs): Publisher shipping and retail estimates.