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GKR: Heavy Hitters

GKR: Heavy Hitters

Cryptozoic Entertainment · 2018
1–460–120 min12+ yrs2.8/5 complexity7.6 BGG#1.972 BGG3,7 KStrategy
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How do you play GKR: Heavy Hitters?

Welcome to the biggest sport of the future – GIANT KILLER ROBOTS : HEAVY HITTERS! GKR: HEAVY HITTERS is an advertising-driven, televised combat sport where mega corporations fight for lucrative salvage rights and advertising dominance in Earth’s abandoned cities.

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GKR: Heavy Hitters box art
official art · Cryptozoic Entertainment

Welcome to the biggest sport of the future – GIANT KILLER ROBOTS : HEAVY HITTERS!

GKR: HEAVY HITTERS is an advertising-driven, televised combat sport where mega corporations fight for lucrative salvage rights and advertising dominance in Earth’s abandoned cities. But more importantly, they need you! Your skills as a pilot and tactician are needed to win, gaining your Faction more fans, and more importantly, loyal consumers.

You will be piloting a Heavy Hitter, the name given to the largest fighting mechs in the battle zone. Flanking your Heavy Hitter in these high stakes sport matches are 3 unmanned robotic support units, consisting of Combat, Repair and Recon. Fighting head-to-head using your Heavy Hitter, you control your entire team of GKRs, strategizing your way to victory. Any dumb mech-jockey can shoot, but can you STRAT? Guess we’re gonna find out!

GKR: Heavy Hitters - A new boardgame set in the world of Giant killer Robots!

The solo rules are included in the updated rulebook which comes with the game.

Contents: 4 x Giant Heavy Hitters (139mm) 12 x Support Units (47mm) 10 x Buildings 317 x Cards 1 x Unique Hex-based Gameboard 8 x Pilots & Achievements Boards 4 x Energy Tracker Tokens & Dashboards 80 x Holo-board Tags 2 x Attack Dice 8 x Defense Dice 1 x Glory Hound Token

game anatomy
Complexity2.8 / 5
BGG rating7.6 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
60–120 min
Players
1–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#1.972
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Q3How do you play GKR: Heavy Hitters?
GKR: Heavy Hitters is a fighting game, for 1–4 players, taking ~60–120 minutes, featuring action queue. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about GKR: Heavy Hitters — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does GKR: Heavy Hitters support?
GKR: Heavy Hitters is played by 1–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of GKR: Heavy Hitters take?
A game of GKR: Heavy Hitters takes about 60–120 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is GKR: Heavy Hitters for?
GKR: Heavy Hitters is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is GKR: Heavy Hitters?
GKR: Heavy Hitters has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.8 out of 5.
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