Ancient Battles were fought in organized formations. The leaders of
both sides directed their forces along the battle line to gain tactical
advantage in order to overwhelm their opponent in the center,
breakthrough one of his flanks, or hold their position until the time came
for a decisive move. How will you muster your battle line? Your
objective is to create powerful formations on your side of the nine
Flags, in order to beat the formations on your opponent's side of the
respective Flags. The first player to win three adjacent Flags (a
Breakthrough) or any five Flags (an Envelopment) achieves victory.
Based on Reiner Knizia's original design published in Germany as
Schotten-Totten, Battle Line enhances and expands the game system
to give players more tactical options and fun.
Game Components
CARDS 60 full-color Troop cards and 10 Tactics cards
OTHER
• 9 Flags (plastic pieces)
• 4-page Rule Book
Game Features
Battle Line is a two-player card game built around the theme of
warfare during the age of Alexander the Great. Battle Line features 60
full-color Rodger MacGowan/Mark Simonitch cards depicting the
prominent formations of the period (War Elephants, Heavy Cavalry,
Phalanx, etc.) and 10 full-color tactics "wildcards" that give players
extra flexibility and choices and help make each new battle wildly
different from the last.
Battle Line takes about 30 minutes to play. To win, you must create
powerful formations along your side of the line of battle that are superior
to those of your enemy. Victory goes to the player who wins 5 of the 9
battle flags (an envelopment) or three adjacent flags (a breakthrough).
Based on Reiner Knizia's original design published in Germany as
Shotten-Totten, Battle Line enhances and expands that game system to
give players even more tactical options and gut-wrenching decisions.
How will you muster your battle line? Will you use your elephants to
trample a hole in the enemy front, or send Alexander to the front to win
a critical flag? Maybe you'll dispatch the Companion cavalry to lead or
reinforce a crucial point in the line, or perhaps you"ll rely on your spies
to determine the enemy"s strengths and weaknesses before committing
your best forces. You'll always have plenty of choices. With every card
play, you'll determine the strength and direction of your attack while
plotting to fend off your enemy's advances.
In Battle Line, you and your opponent lead the combined arms of the
greatest units of the era. Will you, like Alexander, reign supreme? Play
Battle Line, and find out.
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