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2007 Ranked #5,395

Battleground: Crossbows & Catapults

This fantasy dexterity battle has players launch discs, position warriors, and topple an opponent’s forces. Defending a castle and targeting flags create choices between direct attacks and careful setup.

Children's Action / Dexterity Children's Game Players: Two-Player Only Games

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

6+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

6.57

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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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How it plays

How does it play?

Battleground: Crossbows & Catapults puts you in the middle of a real fantasy battle and can be played on almost any flat surface. Carefully place your weapons and warriors to take out your opponent's forces and defenses, Knight or Orc.

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Battleground: Crossbows & Catapults puts you in the middle of a real fantasy battle and can be played on almost any flat surface. Carefully place your weapons and warriors to take out your opponent's forces and defenses, Knight or Orc. Load up the elastic powered weapons to launch the battle discs to do maximum damage to your opponent's side. Use your moves to strategically place your warriors and weapons to both defend your castle and attack your enemy. Aim for the flags and win bonus lives! Be the first to knock over all your enemies to win! Includes two complete armies, Knights and Orcs. 80 pieces in total. First edition in 1983 as Crossbows & Catapults

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Type

1
Children's

Category

6
Action / Dexterity Children's Game Fantasy Fighting Medieval Wargame

Family

2
Game: Crossbows and Catapults 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
60 min
Age
6+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Henri Sala

Artists

1
Mike Rayhawk

Publishers

3
Famosa Goliath Games Moose

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