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Hogs Of War: The Card Game box art
2020 Ranked #16,353

Hogs Of War: The Card Game

A tactical combat card game has players command hog troops, use weapons and equipment, and defeat opposing forces. Defenses, buffs, healing, sabotage, and mobility cards let each side reshape the battlefield and its strategy.

Card Game Humor Chaining Turn Order: Progressive

Players

2-4

Play time

20-40 min

Age

8+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

7.44

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

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?

Hogs Of War is back! As an exciting, fast-paced and simple to play card game suitable for 2 or 4 players, aged 8 and up!

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Chaining

Link actions or effects so one result enables the next part of a sequence.
Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Turn Order: Progressive

Determine or change the order in which players take their turns.
Read the full game description

Hogs Of War is back! As an exciting, fast-paced and simple to play card game suitable for 2 or 4 players, aged 8 and up! Command 5 Hogs against your enemy as you strive not to make a pig's ear of the war effort! Zap, bosh, shoot, immolate and detonate your enemies with Weapon Cards. Build defences or buff your troops with Deployables. Fly across the map, heal, sabotage and scheme using the Equipment Cards. Hogs Of War The Card Game is super re-playable, with games lasting around 20 - 30 minutes. —description from the publisher

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Category

4
Card Game Humor Video Game Theme World War I

Mechanism

3
Hand Management Turn Order: Progressive Chaining

Family

2
Animals: Pigs Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
20–40 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Paul D. Allen James Faulkner

Artists

1
Niall McGonagle

Publishers

1
Stone Sword Games

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