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2002 Ranked #13,563

War & Sheep

Abstract conflict game has rival sheep move, eat valuable grass, and eliminate opponents or outscore them. Hidden wolves, camouflage, and the ability to shift the wolf turn every tempting patch into a risk.

Animals Farming Area Movement Animals: Sheep

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.29/5

Rating

5.75

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

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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War & Sheep, Tony & Tino and Drake & Drake are the first two player games published by Eurogames. All three were designed by Bruno Cathala.

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War & Sheep, Tony & Tino and Drake & Drake are the first two player games published by Eurogames. All three were designed by Bruno Cathala. War & Sheep, the lightest of the three, is about sheep grazing grass - but beware of the magic grass - and trying to avoid wolves. Two warring factions of sheep are contending for the same paddock. Win the game by eliminating the other player's sheep or eating the most (and best) grass. On each player's turn they can move and possibly eat grass, recon (peek to see what's under some grass), camouflage a sheep, use an action card or shift the wolf. Each clump of grass eaten is worth 1,3, or 5 points. 1 point grass lets you pick up an action card for use in a later turn , 5 point grass is so good your sheep must spend the rest of the game digesting it and 3 point grass is, well it's just 3 point grass. But beware! Under each clump of grass a wolf may be lurking, if you try to eat grass over a wolf he will eat your sheep! Part of the Eurogames Games for 2 Series.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.3/5
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Designers

1
Bruno Cathala

Artists

1
Cyril Saint Blancat

Publishers

2
Descartes Editeur Eurogames