Cover art for The Art of War

The Art of War

2007 · BGG
Avg rating
7.17
Bayes rating
5.52
Weight
2.75 (Medium)
Players
2-8
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
54

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Description

The Art of War is a strategy game for 2-6 players played on a board divided into black, white and forest hexes. The players must strategically move and produce units in order to conquer the capital of the opposing player(s). There are only two kinds of units: military and civilian. Civilian units are used to produce new units; military units attack and defend.

The gameplay is very simple. On a turn, players may either produce new pieces or move their existing pieces. It is a game of planning the buildup to battle and putting ones forces in an advantageous position. It is not a game of doing battle and hoping to get lucky.

The length of the game depends on the number of players

2 players: 20-30 minutes
3 players: 30-60 minutes
4 players: 60-90 minutes
6 players: 90-120 minutes



Mechanics

Team-Based Game Variable Player Powers

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

Bucephalus Games Zilch Games

Designers

Marc Di Stefano Nils Zilch