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1994 Ranked #17,180

Knock Out

A boxing-management card game where managers challenge rival fighters, wager on bouts, and seek the most money from fights and bets. Simultaneous card choices resolve each round, with knockouts and a special reversal keeping every bout uncertain.

Bluffing Fighting Auction/Bidding Betting and Bluffing

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.17/5

Rating

5.91

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 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Each player is a boxing manager with a stable of two boxers, one a light weight contender and the other a heavy weight. Each turn you take one of your rested fighters and challenge one of your opponents fighters.

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Each player is a boxing manager with a stable of two boxers, one a light weight contender and the other a heavy weight. Each turn you take one of your rested fighters and challenge one of your opponents fighters. You begin the game with 12 fight cards ranging from 1 to 5. For each bout you choose four of which you will use up to 3 for the 3 round event. A knock out will of course end the fight early. Each round players select 1 card and reveal it simultaneously. The higher card wins the round, ties go to the defender and ones beat fives. And how could you have boxing without betting. Everyone gets in on this including the managers involved in the current contest. Challenges go on until there are no longer enough cards to stage a fight. Whoever has won the most money through fights and bets is the winner.

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
3–4
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.2/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Wolfgang Panning

Artists

1
Franz Vohwinkel

Publishers

1
TM Spiele

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