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Battletech Science Fiction Combat Book Game: Shd-2h Shadow Hawk box art
1987 Ranked #17,632

Battletech Science Fiction Combat Book Game: Shd-2h Shadow Hawk

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Book Science Fiction Rock-Paper-Scissors Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.9/5

Rating

6.11

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 3.9/5

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?

Based on the fantasy Lost Worlds game books (but incompatible with the Lost Worlds series). Each player uses a book and a stat sheet that represent their 'mech.

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Based on the fantasy Lost Worlds game books (but incompatible with the Lost Worlds series). Each player uses a book and a stat sheet that represent their 'mech. By giving your opponent your book, and taking theirs, you get to see the actual first person view in the combat. Series: BattleTech Science Fiction Combat Book Game (Nova Game Designs) GRF-1N Griffin LCT-1S Locust RFL-3N Rifleman SHD-2H Shadow Hawk WHM-6R Warhammer WSP-1A Wasp

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1
Play time
10 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Karl Hiesterman Alfred Leonardi

Artists

1
Doug Shuler

Publishers

1
Nova Game Designs

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