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Battle Cattle (1996)

Players
2–8
Playing time
30–60 min
Age
8+
5.51
Average rating
76
Ratings
1.33/5
Weight
#27587
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Battlevacch
Designer:Aldo Ghiozzi, Matt Stipicevich, W. Jason Peck
Artist:Andy Hopp, Mike Simon, Colin Adams
Publisher:Steve Jackson Games +2 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 9, Complexity 2.7, Theme 6
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity2.7
Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

Has been published in 3 editions thus far. Aldo Ghiozzi helmed the second edition. W. Jason Peck joined the design team for 3rd edition.

Description for the 2nd edition:

Battle Cattle: Second Edition Expansion in a world of swords and sorcery.

Gather all the cud available as your Angus Wizard prepares to fire a Magic Moo-ssile! Have your Corriente Pailadin last a little longer by Laying On Hooves! Animate dead cow carcasses with your Jersey Necowmancer!

Description for the 3rd edition:

I MOO YOU A THIRD TIME!"

Moo-ve over people ‘cause the cows are comin’ home and they’re packin’! The udder devastation continues with a new evolution of Battle Cattle. Battle Cattle: Third Edition brings you the realism you’ve been licking your chops for! Use these new and revised tabletop miniatures rules to play realistic Battle Cattle combat parallel to the cows from the Official Battle Cattle miniatures line (sold separately).

Also included are more cow breeds, weapons, modifications and accessories. 48 pages of perfect bound rules in a traditional 8.5” x 11” book with one full color pasture battlefield and full color cow chips to play…(You meant cow CHITS, right? You’re not really putting cow dung in the game, are you?)…Mooooo…

Expansions

Battle Cattle: Quest for the Holy Pail
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