Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Avalon Hill's card-driven sports game of Professional Boxing. Play with over 500 current (as of 1979 and up to 1990) and all time great Boxers for each weight division.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Simultaneous Action Selection
Choose actions secretly or concurrently before revealing them together.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
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Avalon Hill's card-driven sports game of Professional Boxing. Play with over 500 current (as of 1979 and up to 1990) and all time great Boxers for each weight division. Create tournaments, arrange fantasy matchups and title bouts. Ali vs Marciano? That can happen in this game. The game can simulate a bout of 10,12, or 15 rounds. There are TKO's, injuries, and KO's. Different card strategies can be employed to influence each bout as well. Each fighter card gives a brief history on the back of the card to give you an idea of why they are notable fighters in the world of professional boxing. The game supports solitaire play.