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2001 Ranked #17,950

Battle Of The Bands

A band-building card game has players equip musicians, win gigs, release hit singles, and race for Superstar Points. Gig rolls use accumulated bonuses, while contracts and other cards let rivals reshape a growing act.

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Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

1.43/5

Rating

5.81

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.3/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players race to get a set number of "Superstar Points", through paid gigs and hit singles, using the familiar "draw-one play-one" method. You build your band using member cards, and equip them with instrument cards and reputation cards.

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Players race to get a set number of "Superstar Points", through paid gigs and hit singles, using the familiar "draw-one play-one" method. You build your band using member cards, and equip them with instrument cards and reputation cards. When a "gig" card comes up, the players all roll 1d6, then add in the bonuses from their band members, the highest roller getting the gig. "Contract" cards allow you to start playing "Hit Singles" on yourself (for more "Superstar Points"), and other cards affect your band and gameplay in various different ways.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
45 min
Age
13+
Complexity
1.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dan Smith

Publishers

2
Dan Smith Industries Third World Games