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Dreadball: The Futuristic Sports Game box art
2012 Ranked #2,992

Dreadball: The Futuristic Sports Game

Sci-fi sports miniatures game where rival coaches orchestrate fast, ferocious plays on a futuristic pitch. Positioning creates attacks and counterattacks, so every move must open a scoring lane while denying the opponent their own decisive play.

Strategy Games Miniatures Science Fiction Grid Movement Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

14+

Complexity

2.87/5

Rating

7.30

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?

Game description from the publisher: DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game is the hyper-kinetic sci-fi sports game of unparalleled speed and ferocity – a fast, fun and tactical miniature sports board game written by Jake Thornton and created by Mantic Games.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Grid Movement

Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
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Game description from the publisher: DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game is the hyper-kinetic sci-fi sports game of unparalleled speed and ferocity – a fast, fun and tactical miniature sports board game written by Jake Thornton and created by Mantic Games. Two coaches compete for victory with teams of beautiful miniatures on a stunning sci-fi pitch. The game is easy to learn, yet challenging, with carefully orchestrated plays and counter attacks hinging on positioning and the mercy of the dice gods. Created by the finest sculptors, artists and game designers, DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game is the first in a series of visually stunning sci-fi sports games, to be supported with expansions introducing new teams and exciting new game play, building on the already impressive 84-page full-colour A4 rulebook.

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Type

1
Strategy Games

Category

3
Miniatures Science Fiction Sports

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Grid Movement Variable Player Powers

Family

6
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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
90 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jake Thornton

Publishers

2
Heidelberger Spieleverlag Mantic Games