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Pokemon Battle Chess

Pokemon Battle Chess

The Pokémon Company (Japan) · 2011
215 min2.0/5 complexity6.7 BGGKidsCouplesStrategy
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How do you play Pokemon Battle Chess?

A quick chess-like game for two players. Each player controls a small team of Pokemon and tries to take out the enemy Victini (king piece). The pieces have power ratings like Stratego, but a weaker/equal attacker gets to draw a "plus power card" in hopes of luckily winning the fight.

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Pokemon Battle Chess box art
official art · The Pokémon Company (Japan)

A quick chess-like game for two players. Each player controls a small team of Pokemon and tries to take out the enemy Victini (king piece). The pieces have power ratings like Stratego, but a weaker/equal attacker gets to draw a "plus power card" in hopes of luckily winning the fight. A piece is flipped over to its reverse side (which usually has weaker power) when damaged once, and destroyed when damaged a second time. Lost pieces count towards the cost needed to summon the legendary Pokemon, impressive 2x2 pieces with high power but mediocre movement. The Victini is protected by its egg, which can absorb three hits.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.7 / 10
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KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15 min
Players
2

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Q4How many players does Pokemon Battle Chess support?
Pokemon Battle Chess is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Pokemon Battle Chess take?
A game of Pokemon Battle Chess takes about 15 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
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