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Designer | Reiner Knizia |
Publisher | GMT Games |
Players | 2 |
Playtime | 30 mins |
Suggested Age | 12 and up |
Additional Info |
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Battle Line is a two-player card game built around the theme of warfare during the age of Alexander the Great. Battle Line features 60 full-color cards depicting the prominent formations of the period (War Elephants, Heavy Cavalry, Phalanx, etc.) and 10 full-color tactics "wildcards" that give players extra flexibility and choices and help make each new battle wildly different from the last.
Battle Line takes about 30 minutes to play. To win, you must create powerful formations along your side of the line of battle that are superior to those of your enemy. Victory goes to the player who wins 5 of the 9 battle flags (an envelopment) or three adjacent flags (a breakthrough). Based on Reiner Knizia's original design published in Germany as Shotten-Totten, Battle Line enhances and expands that game system to give players even more tactical options and gut-wrenching decisions.
How will you muster your battle line? Will you use your elephants to trample a hole in the enemy front, or send Alexander to the front to win a critical flag? Maybe you'll dispatch the Companion cavalry to lead or reinforce a crucial point in the line, or perhaps you"ll rely on your spies to determine the enemy"s strengths and weaknesses before committing your best forces. You'll always have plenty of choices. With every card play, you'll determine the strength and direction of your attack while plotting to fend off your enemy's advances.
In Battle Line, you and your opponent lead the combined arms of the greatest units of the era. Will you, like Alexander, reign supreme? Play Battle Line, and find out.
COMPONENTS
60 full-color Troop cards and 10 Tactics cards
9 Flags (plastic pieces)
4-page Rule Book
This game is a fun strategic 2 player game. We play every morning with our coffee! I would recommend it.
Battle Line is very simple in theory, but there is also a lot of strategy and luck involved. I'm a big fan of this game! Easy setup, fast gameplay, very enjoyable overall.
Super simple, but an incredibly fun 2 player game
This two player card game arrived promptly and as described - facing off with strategy and a bit of luck to capture flags with the strongest sets of cards. Fun!
This game is the perfect balance of simple but deep. You can learn how to play in 5 minutes yet each turn is an agonizing decision of when and where to play your cards. Highly recommended!
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