Campaign / Battle Card Driven Mechanics in Board Games
Board games use a variety of mechanics to provide structure and challenge. One such mechanic is the "Campaign / Battle Card Driven" system. Here's an overview of what it entails.
Definition
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games are characterized by the use of cards to drive game actions, with a strong narrative arc or series of linked scenarios that unfold over multiple play sessions.
Key Elements
- Narrative Progression: Players go through a storyline that evolves as they make choices and complete objectives.
- Card Management: Strategic use of a hand of cards to execute actions or influence the game outcome.
- Adaptability: Players must adapt their strategies to the evolving scenarios and the cards available to them.
Gameplay Implications
- Strategic Depth: Players must balance short-term objectives with long-term game progression.
- Variability: Each game session can evolve differently based on decisions and card play, enhancing replayability.
Popular Examples
- Gloomhaven: A cooperative campaign-driven game where players use cards to determine their actions during combat.
- Twilight Struggle: A two-player game simulating the Cold War, where cards are used to influence global politics and conflicts.
These mechanics provide an engaging blend of storytelling and strategy, making them popular among board game enthusiasts.
Strategy Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Dice Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Richard Borg
Team-Based Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Action Points games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Mark Herman
Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis 1860-61
-49%
$42.00
$21.60
Fort Sumter is a two-player Card Driven Game (CDG) portraying the 1860 secession crisis that led to the bombardment of Fort Sumter and the American Civil War. The game pits a Unionist versus a Secessionist player. Each player uses the area control mechanic...
mixed, 60%
10 y/o +
2 players
20 minutes
Relaxed
Card Game
American Civil War
Civil War
Action / Event
Area Majority / Influence
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Events
Campaign Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Science Fiction themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Age of Reason themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Clash of Sovereigns is a 2-4 player card-driven game of the War of the Austrian Succession. The Bourbon (French, Spanish, Prussian) and Pragmatic (Austrian, British, Piedmont) alliances battle across central Europe from Paris to Konigsberg and Naples...
Clash of Sovereigns: The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-48
$69.00
$48.00
Commands & Colors Tricorne - The American Revolution is not overly complex. The game is based on the highly successful Commands & Colors game system, where the Command cards drive movement while creating a “fog of war” and the battle dice resolve combat...
Commands & Colors Tricorne - The American Revolution
$88.95
$75.00
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Area Majority / Influence games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Events games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Chris Dupuis
World War II themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games published by CoolMiniOrNot (CMON)
Deep in the Nightmare of Mensis sits the towering structure known as Mergo’s Loft, and at its apex resides its namesake master. Who, or what, exactly is Mergo is beyond mortal minds to comprehend, but his host of deadly attendants will strike down any...
Bloodborne: Mergo's Loft Expansion (Kickstarter Exclusive)
$59.95
The Blood Moon Box contains Kickstarter-exclusive content for Bloodborne: The Board Game.Enhance your game experience with 6 new Hunters, 5 new Enemies, and 1 new Boss to challenge, as well as 4 dolls, 8 chests, and 5 lamps.
Bloodborne: Blood Moon Box (Kickstarter Exclusive)
$299.99
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games published by ADC Blackfire Entertainment
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth - Scourges of the Wastes Figure Pack
-18%
$16.99
$13.99
Enemies AboundThis figure pack contains three detailed, unpainted plastic figures representing villains featured in the Poison Promise campaign and Spreading War campaign, plus five new item cars and six new role cards that can be used in any campaign...
very positive, 89%
14 y/o +
1 to 5 players
60 minutes
Involved
Cooperative Game
Adventure
Fantasy
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Modular Board
Role Playing
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games published by Old School Wargames
Soviet Dawn (Deluxe Edition)
-24%
$75.00
$56.99
Soviet Dawn (Deluxe Edition) brings Darin Leviloff's novel States of Siege game system back for a much larger storytelling adventure covering the Russian Civil War from 1918 to 1921. Upgraded with a bigger, hard mounted game board, beautiful linen finish...
mostly positive, 76%
14 y/o +
1 player
20 minutes
Relaxed
Solo / Solitaire Game
Civil War
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Point to Point Movement
Simulation
Zombies themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
This spine-tingling campaign board game will have you sleeping with the lights on. The latest instalment in the tabletop Resident Evil universe, Resident Evil 3: The Board Game builds on the survival horror engine that kept players of Resident Evil 2...
Resident Evil 3: The Board Game
$114.99
$79.95
Resident Evil 2: The Board Game is a co-operative survival horror board game for 1-4 players set in the rich and immersive Resident Evil universe. World-class miniatures and innovative new mechanics help deliver an experience that captures the essence...
Resident Evil 2 - The Board Game
$97.95
$48.00
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Hexagon Grid games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games developed by Bartłomiej Kalisz
The Void Seeders expansion adds a new Intruder race along with their models, tokens and specific Event cards. Additionally, it introduces a new game mechanic – Character Insanity.Everything in space is still and silent. But not Nemesis. Her corridors...
Nemesis: Void Seeders Expansion
$79.99
$40.00
Carnomorphs adds a new Intruder race along with their models, tokens and specific Event cards. Additionally, it introduces a new game mechanic – Character Mutaions.You run away from the cockpit engulfed in flames. You close the bulkhead behind you and...
Nemesis: Carnomorphs Expansion
$64.95
$50.00
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games published by Devir
This is a print on demand copy and is not an original copy.Here I Stand was due for a reprint in 2017, but with October 31, 2017 being the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of his 95 Theses, Ed Beach and his team of Here I Stand enthusiasts...
Here I Stand: 500th Anniversary Edition
$294.95
$235.00
This is a print on demand copy and is not an original copy.Here I Stand was due for a reprint in 2017, but with October 31, 2017 being the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's posting of his 95 Theses, Ed Beach and his team of Here I Stand enthusiasts...
Here I Stand - Wars of the Reformation, 1517-1555 (500th Anniversary POD)
$95.00
