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Brawling Battleships

BRAWLING BATTLESHIPS is a game of luck and strategy that is based on World War One (1914 – 1918) surface naval combat, a period when all the great powers had mighty fleets of new steel ships with enormous guns. Two to six players each command a squadron of “dreadnought” battleshi...

Players

2-6

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

1.85

Rating

6.38

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Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.1

Scales well

Strategy 4.7

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with high interaction frequency. Limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Brawling Battleships offers a high level of variability with its gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, further enhancing replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics over time. With its adaptability to different player counts and moderate learning curve, Brawling Battleships offers a solid replayability score of 7.84.

Luck profile

Brawling Battleships has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. While players have some ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning, the game still relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy. Overall, luck plays a significant role in determining the game outcome.

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BRAWLING BATTLESHIPS is a game of luck and strategy that is based on World War One (1914 – 1918) surface naval combat, a period when all the great powers had mighty fleets of new steel ships with enormous guns. Two to six players each command a squadron of “dreadnought” battleships and battlecruisers. The victor is the player or side that scores the most victory points by “sinking” enemy vessels. Brawling Battleships™ is a fast paced card game that pits squadrons of dreadnought battleships against each other in a wild free for all fight. From two to six players can play individually or in teams. Points are scored for sinking the opponents dreadnoughts, but that is easier said than done amid duds, confusion, spies and mutinies. Now sold as BRAWLING BATTLESHIPS STEEL, a "deluxe" version of the game that includes: - 64 dreadnoughts (ship cards) - 128 action cards (including 64 Original game cards and 64 Expansion cards) And - 16 BONUS action cards

Category

5
Abstract Strategy Card Game Nautical Wargame World War I

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hand Management

Family

1
Containers: Video Tape Boxes

Type

2
Abstract Wargames

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Designers

2
Bruce Kohrn S. Craig Taylor

Artists

3
Elizabeth Belli Jeff Billings John Caskey

Publishers

1
Lost Battalion Games

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