![]() Of course, there are six possible routes leading away from this pasture (it’s a hexagon, after all). They split their stack of 16 sheep, and move one stack of their chips in a straight line. Then the next player clockwise does the same. They place this stack into the empty pasture, leaving the other portion of their stack in its starting position. They move it as far as it can travel until it reaches a border (or against another stack of sheep). They move one of these stacks in a straight line. Or, it could eight and eight, or anything between. The minimum starting split, therefore, is a stack of one, and a stack of 15. They can split these in any way they like – providing they create two stacks out of it. On their turn, the first player must split their stack of 16 sheep chips. This can get you off to a great start, or, vice versa, get you into trouble. Picking where to place your stack of sheep is a big strategical decision. ![]() They stack their 16 sheep there, face-up, on this pasture. The first player picks somewhere along the outer border of this layout. In a three-player game, it will be 48 hexes, and it will have 32 in a two-player game. In a four-player game, for example, this board will consist of 64 contiguous hexagons (pastures). Once everyone’s placed their Pasture Tiles, you now have a board that’s ready to play. This can provide a fascinating angle from a strategy point of view, which I’ll explain later. Some ‘gaps’ or ‘holes’ can – and will – occur, depending on where players place tiles. You’re guaranteed a modular communal layout every time you play Battle Sheep. Players continue in this fashion, adding a Pasture Tile into the ever-growing board. One edge of their tile – on at least one hexagon – must touch another Pasture Tile. Play then proceeds clockwise, with the next player adding a Pasture Tile next to it. This player places one of their Pasture Tiles into the middle of the table. How about the person who can do the best sheep impersonation? Or, ahem, you could use a smartphone app such as Chwazi to pick a random player. (So think of it as there being four pastures per tile.) Prime Lamb Shank? Or Are You Pasture Best? Each one of these hexes are known as ‘pastures’. These tiles consist of four connected, tessellating hexagons, sitting in a 1|2|1 pattern. They’re like green plastic poker chips, but the sheep player colours come in red, black, blue, white.Īlso, give everyone four Pasture Tiles. Give everybody 16 sheep chips in their own colour. Here, set-up is the part of the game, itself! It’s a fun feature, and it takes less than 60 seconds. ![]() In many games, setting up the starting components is a chore. It’ll make more sense once you have a bit more context of the strategy and how the game works. There’s a valid tie-break scenario, but I’ll explain that at the end. Your aim is to spread out as many of your sheep as possible across the pastures. Winning a game of Battle Sheep is super-simple. “Er, Tom, that’s great and all… but how do we win?” It’s always handy, when teaching rules, to start out by stating early on what the win condition is! Nobody wants to sit through the entire rules teach and have no grasp as to what they should be doing. Let’s learn how to play… How Do I Win The Game? In fact, if you like Hey That’s My Fish!, then you’re going to love Battle Sheep. It’s got grid movement, akin to the manner of Hey, That’s My Fish!. This is a wolf in sheep’s clothing! This game has teeth!īattle Sheep has enclosure elements and area control contests going on. Battle Sheep might look like cute kids’ games, but keep your wits about you. But careful, now! Don’t let those traits lure you into a false sense of security. This is a 15-minute thinky filler designed by Francesco Rotta, for 2-4 players aged 7+. Instead, Battle Sheep is an abstract strategy offering by Blue Orange Games. (Could you imagine? “Hit! You sunk my Battle Sheep!” That’s a very different game…) This has nothing to do with aiming missiles at armoured sheep. This is Battle Sheep! The homophone leaning against the 1931 retro title is the solitary link between the two, though. Yes, you read this game’s title correct the first time around.
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