What is a mana link?

by **dustbowl** » 21 Jun 2021, 16:43

Sometimes after a **NEWS FLASH*** when a wizard takes a town, I lose 1 point of max health. Other times nothing happens. Even when I beat the wizard I don't get the point of health back.

It's really hard to find anything concrete about Shandalar mechanics. But from what I understand this has to do with a mana link to the town. But I don't know what a mana link is...

I used to play this game as a kid and I feel no closer to understanding it as an adult.

Any help is appreciated.

by **skary** » 28 Jun 2021, 22:13

Mana links are your life total.

You start with 10 links to various towns (they are white colored on the map - the yellow colored ones are not linked)

If you don't get to an enemy town in time they will break your mana link so you lose 1 life.

Once it is broken you have to complete a new mana link quest for that town to get it back.