Top 5 Alternative Combat Board Games
17Combat/conflict/some kind of back and forth slap fights are an integral part of a majority of games, but so often they're almost identical - get big numbers and win. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that model, can't we have something a bit more, and different?
I'm one of those folks who LOVES to have in-game conflict. Especially "take that" mechanics in so many Euro games. The thing is that conflict is a pivitol part of most games, whether trying to get resources first or a more literal on the board fight. That said, there are SO many games that take combat to a very basic level - either the bigger number wins or.... well, that's about the size of the basics. These will often have other aspects surrounding them, or mechanisms to make them more realistic (rolling dice for hits and misses, etc.), but let's take a look beyond that at some really rather odd ways of resolving combat in games.
As always, let me know what your thoughts are on the topic! Are there any games that you think do a particularly good or bad job at combat, and why? Put any and all of it into the comments!
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Number 4 - https://amzn.to/3dlzWMC
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Number 1 - https://amzn.to/2PbOd1Y
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