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2013 Ranked #20,042

Ender's Game: Battle School

This two-player tactical arena game has opposing teams move in zero gravity to seize every enemy gate or freeze the rival commander. Commander abilities can aid a full team or only its leader, shaping each attack and defense.

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Players

2

Play time

30-45 min

Age

15+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

5.59

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 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: Ender's Game Battle School pits two players against each other in the zero gravity arena of the International Fleet's Battle School, with one player commanding Ender Wiggin's Dragon Team and other player commanding Bonzo Madrid and the Salamander Team. Commander cards for Wiggin and Bonzo come with special abilities, some that help the whole team, and some that help only the commander.

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Game description from the publisher: Ender's Game Battle School pits two players against each other in the zero gravity arena of the International Fleet's Battle School, with one player commanding Ender Wiggin's Dragon Team and other player commanding Bonzo Madrid and the Salamander Team. Commander cards for Wiggin and Bonzo come with special abilities, some that help the whole team, and some that help only the commander. Each player moves his team around a zero gravity arena in an attempt to capture the other team's gates or to freeze members of the opposing team with their laser-light guns. The player who first captures all of his opponent's gates or freezes the opposing commander wins.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30–45 min
Age
15+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Matt Hyra

Publishers

1
Cryptozoic Entertainment

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