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2007 Ranked #15,183

Battle Leader Tactics

This abstract historical wargame has commanders pair leaders, units, and tactics to defeat opposing armies without dice. Tactics are compared on a results chart, so reading an opponents selected approach determines battlefield losses.

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Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

?+

Complexity

2.11/5

Rating

6.86

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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Battle Leader Tactics (BLT) From the Rules: "Have you ever wanted to match the tactical brilliance of Napoleon versus the charismatic sheer will to succeed of Alexander the Great?

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Battle Leader Tactics (BLT) From the Rules: "Have you ever wanted to match the tactical brilliance of Napoleon versus the charismatic sheer will to succeed of Alexander the Great? Do you want to see how Caesar’s ingenuity flourishes with the use of mechanized infantry or missiles? How about seeing Genghis Kahn flying in low over the steppes to terrorize his opponents with attack helicopters? Go into battle with some of the most feared and successful military leaders of all time. Use the same tactics they used to win their battles. Fight with the military forces revered throughout history. All this is possible with the abstract wargame--Battle Leader Tactics (BLT)." BLT is a component and introductory game for the Battles Leaders Tactics & Technology (BLTT) master game. BLTT is an abstract wargame that depicts some of the greatest military leaders (e.g., Alexander, Napoleon, Caesar, etc.) commanding historical units in some of the world most decisive battles (e.g., Megiddo, Zama, Hastings, Waterloo, etc.) using proven tactics of history. BLT serves as a basic game introducing players to the interaction between army units, leaders and tactics. BLT allows players to command standard troops (e.g, infantry, cavalry, artillery and guard) and special military units (e.g., 300 Spartans, Panzer Army Afrika, etc.) with historic military leaders using real tactics and fog of war--all without any dice. The primary resolution engine for the game is housed in the Tactics Results Chart (TRC), which compares tactics selected by the players and determines losses, if any, of army units. Components: 21 Leader Cards 24 Tactics Cards (12 for each player) 28 Army Cards (14 for each player) 10 Special Army Cards 1 Tactics Results Chart 1 Rules Booklet 1 Leader Card Explanation Sheet

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Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Complexity
2.1/5
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Designers

1
Robert M. Carroll

Publishers

2
(Self-Published) (Web published)

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