Amoeba Wars

1981 · BGG

Avg rating

6.12

Bayes rating

5.60

Weight

2.11 (Medium Light)

Players

2-6

Playtime

2 hr 30 min

Ratings count

523

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Description

In "Amoeba Wars", players play remnants of a fallen Galactic civilization returning to its Home Sector, which had been overrun by Giant Space Amoebas.

Starting from corners of a hexagon grid game-board, players direct fleets of ships to capture solar systems and push back Amoeba infestations and renegade doomsday machines (relics of the empire), trying to control the central solar systems and retake Saestor, the old homeworld, at the center of the board.



Mechanics

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hand Management Hexagon Grid Movement Points Simulation Variable Player Powers

Themes

Science Fiction

Publishers

The Avalon Hill Game Co

Designers

Garrett J. Donner Michael S. Steer Willis P. Carpenter