- Ages 10 and up, 2 players, 20-30 minutes
- 60 Full color Troop Cards
- 10 Full Color Tactics Cards
- 9 Flags
- Rulebook
Product Description
Ancient battles were fought in organized formations. The leaders of both sides directed their forces along the battle line to gain tactical advantage in order to overwhelm their opponent in the center, breakthrough one of his flanks, or hold their position until the time came for a decisive move. How will you muster your battle line? Your objective is to create powerful formations on your side of the nine Flags, in order to beat the formations on your opponent’s side of the respective Flags. The first player to win three adjacent Flags (a Breakthrough) or any five Flags (an Envelopment) achieves victory.
Based on Reiner Knizia’s original design published in Germany as Schotten-Totten, Battle Line enhances and expands the game system to give players more tactical options.
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I’m not an uber gamer geek, but my boyfriend is. So it’s nice that this is game we both really, REALLY enjoy playing. It’s a fairly quick play, but we can never play just one game
I’m a huge fan of Reiner Knizia games, and this one doesn’t disappoint!
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
I definitely recommend this game. It’s fun, it’s challenging and makes you think, but the games are each fairly short (30-45 minutes). The game pieces are all of high quality.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
Reiner Knizia is a genius at creating games. This is his two player masterpiece. Although the rules are simple, you will be using your head to play this one well. Many people who I have introduced this game to have acquired their own copies. It should become much more popular.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5
One of the best two-player card games available. You need to like thinking strategically and thinking ahead. Do you play a special card or not? Do you commit yourself to a certain plan at one location in order to break up your opponent’s line of wins across from you, even though it is unlikely you’ll get the card you need? Do you risk starting at a spot where your opponent hasn’t yet committed a card set? Are you going to get trapped into your plan? How can I prove that I win that match without messing up a card sequence I already have going? You’ll understand all these questions once you get the game and start playing. You have a set number of pegs at which you can lay your cards. Your opponent lays his set of cards across from you at the same pegs. Each peg represents a battle between your set of cards at that peg and his set of cards at that peg. Certain formations of cards win over others, and you can’t always tell right away which formation your opponent is going for at a given peg. The special cards can be used to really mess with your opponent’s plans and swing a battle in your favor. The catch with the special cards is that once you play one, you cannot play another until your opponent plays one. If he never does, then you have to live with the regular cards you have in your hand! Good luck!
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5