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Balance Of Power box art
1979 Ranked #20,107

Balance Of Power

Move pieces across a map while planning position and timing.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Dice Point to Point Movement Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.75

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.9/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

'A Struggle for Power Game: Shift the Balance in Your Favour' (the theme is the Cold War). It consists of "strategic" balancing of chips on a board made up of multiple teeters (see picture).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Point-to-Point Movement

Move along explicit connections between named locations or nodes.
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Type

1
Abstract

Category

4
Abstract Strategy Dice Political Puzzle

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Point to Point Movement

Family

2
Components: 6 x 9 Grids Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Oded Berman Ned Strongin

Publishers

4
Borras Plana S.A. Clipper Hasbro Industries (Hasbro Bradley) Miro Company

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