Battleline

A game of hidden ranks and daring captures on a battle-torn Civil War field. Outflank the enemy. Take the flag.

How to play

Goal: capture the enemy flag, or leave the enemy with no legal move.
Setup: secretly arrange your 40 pieces on your four home rows.
Move: one piece per turn, one square up/down/left/right. Scouts (9) may travel any distance in a straight line. Bombs and the flag never move. Move onto an enemy piece to attack — lower number wins (1 is strongest).
Specials: a Spy attacking the Marshal wins; any other attack loses. Miners (8) defuse bombs; everything else dies on one. Equal ranks destroy both pieces. Rivers can't be entered. The Confederates move first.