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2005 Ranked #13,969

Battlegroup

A naval combat card game has players direct World War II fleets to sink enemy vessels and win sorties for the most victory points. Daylight carrier strikes or nighttime surface attacks force a tradeoff between aerial force and battleship power.

Wargames Card Game Nautical Campaign / Battle Card Driven Hand Management

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.50

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?

"This is an entertaining card game of strategy and chance based on WWII naval combat, when fleets combined the awesome firepower of traditional battleships with long-range bombing strikes from aircraft carriers.

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"This is an entertaining card game of strategy and chance based on WWII naval combat, when fleets combined the awesome firepower of traditional battleships with long-range bombing strikes from aircraft carriers. Players determine when and how to seek combat; to use daylight for smashing carrier air strikes through defending fighters and dense anti-aircraft fire or to use the dark of night for quick and devastating surface attacks using the battleships' big guns. Submarines, destroyers, mines and torpedo boats also all play their roles." Two to Four players command squadrons of battleships and aircraft carriers and the side that scores the most victory points by sinking enemy vessels and winning sorties wins the game. Variations in ship attack, capability, and defense values are represented by using different types and numbers of dice.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.0/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Jeff Billings S. Craig Taylor

Publishers

1
Lost Battalion Games

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