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New Edition of Battle Line is Available from GMT Games

Dec 6, 2019

GMT Games has released a new edition of the two player light wargame Battle Line. The classic Reiner Knizia design is receiving a fresh coat of paint too as the theme moves from the ancient era to medieval Europe. The game is for two players, ages 10+, plays in around 30 minutes, and carries an MSRP of $24.00.

From GMT:

Now in it’s 8th GMT Printing, designer Reiner Knizia’s Battle Line is our #2 All-time best-selling game! This new re-themed version of Battle Line is a two-player strategy card game built around the theme of Medieval warfare. This re-themed version of Battle Line features 60 beautiful new cards by illustrator Roland MacDonald, as well as 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.

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