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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.
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Little Battle
Little Battle might be thought of as a child's first drafting game. The game includes a deck of 27 animal cards in blue, yellow, and red, with values from roughly 1-10. At the start of a round, each player gets a hand of five cards, places one of them face down on their longship,...
Players
3-5
Time
15-20
Age
5+
Weight
1
Rating
6.44
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Moderate level of direct and strategic confrontation with high interaction frequency, but low emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.0
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Little Battle offers a high degree of variability with its gameboard, multiple paths to victory, and variable setups. The expansions available add new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game provides deep strategic possibilities and room for improvement over time. The player interaction score is moderate. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. The game is relatively easy to learn while still offering depth. Overall, Little Battle has a strong replayability score of 7.95 out of 10.
Luck profile
Little Battle has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements like dice rolls or card draws have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating. Overall, Little Battle offers a good balance between luck and player agency.
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Little Battle might be thought of as a child's first drafting game. The game includes a deck of 27 animal cards in blue, yellow, and red, with values from roughly 1-10. At the start of a round, each player gets a hand of five cards, places one of them face down on their longship, passes the cards left, chooses another card, etc. until they have five cards on their longship. They then take these cards in hand, and everyone simultaneously chooses a card and places it face down on the table. You're using these animals to win treasure chests, which also come in blue, yellow, and red. The chests are shuffled and placed in two piles. You play your card by a face-up chest, then everyone reveals their card: If your animal doesn't match the color of the chest, remove it from play. If only one animal is by a chest, that player's owner claims it. If multiple animals are by a chest, whoever played the highest number wins the chest. Continue to play until you've played all five cards. If any chests remain, shuffle the animal cards and play another round. Once all the chests have been claimed, turn over the chest cards and count the coins on them to see who has the biggest treasure haul! The game includes three animal chiefs that have a value of 0, but a unique special ability that can possibly win you a chest you wouldn't have got otherwise. Shuffle them into the animal deck for an additional challenge.
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Designers
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Leandro Berthelot
Dorian Berthelot
Artists
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Ariel Icandri
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