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Boss Battle

Boss Battle mechanics involve players working individually or cooperatively to defeat a single, powerful adversary.

Implementation:

Set up: A singular entity with superior abilities or resources.
Gameplay: Phases or rounds; escalating difficulty; strategic decision-making.
Win Condition: Defeating the Boss via depletion of resources, completing objectives, etc.

Significance:

Provides climactic moments and challenges.
Encourages strategic cooperation in co-op games.
Offers variability with different Boss scenarios.

Examples:

Gloomhaven
Shadows over Camelot

Cooperative Game with Boss Battle

Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles

King of Monster Island

Hoplomachus - Remastered

Dark Souls - The Board Game

Kingdom Rush - Rift in Time

Assault on Doomrock (Ultimate Edition)

Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - Wildspire Waste Core Game

Monster Hunter World: The Board Game - Ancient Forest Core Game

Townsfolk Tussle (Kickstarter Fantastic 1st Edition)

Cthulhu: Death May Die

Townsfolk Tussle - Foul Neighbors (Kickstarter Edition)

Cthulhu: Death May Die - Season 2 Expansion

Townsfolk Tussle - Odd Jobs (Kickstarter Edition)

Card Game with Boss Battle

Escape the Dark Sector

Ashes Reborn: Red Rains - The Corpse of Viros

Escape the Dark Castle

Slay the Spire: The Board Game

Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze

Marvel Champions LCG: Marvel Champions - The Card Game Core Set

Heroes of Tenefyr

Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto

One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows

Astro Knights: Eternity

One Deck Dungeon

Ashes Reborn 1.5 Upgrade Kit

One Deck Dungeon: Abyssal Depths

Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game

Sentinels of the Multiverse - Definitive Edition

Boss Battle and Narrative Choice / Paragraph games

Haven't had a night's rest since you don't know when,There's a whistlin' from a train comin' 'round the bend,Out from the darkness, its haint blue light descendsHop on board as it passes by - it'll be your bitter endYou trainhop aboard the Silver Ferryman...

Welcome to Daelore, a land cowering in fear of a lawless melting pot of evil known as The Ebon. You and your companions are Gearlocs from Deepwood and have lost your homes and many kin to this foe. Their latest invasion ahs struct at the very heart of...

The sky was dyed red. What seemed like a hum became an explosion in my ears, which left me stunned. A ball of fire and ash crossed the sky towards the interior of the island. A second later, the ground shook as the object hit the mountains.In the ashes...

5 to 1,000 mins

Welcome Home, Good Hunter.The Blood Moon rises into the night sky, pushing the city of Yharnam into madness and chaos. Hunters are tasked with cleansing the infected victims of the Beast Plague on this night of the Hunt. Should they tarry or fail their...

Boss Battle games illustrated by Collateral Damage Studios

Assume the role of one of Earth's most powerful Heroines as you settle their disputes with each other through excessive firepower! Use your actions to form patterns, clear your board of bullets, and assault the opponent! Keep up dealing with the curtain...

Assume the role of the universes' most powerful heroines as you settle their disputes with excessive firepower! Use actions to form patterns, clear bullets from your sight, and bombard the opponent! Deal with the curtain of bullets coming at you each...

Strategy Game with Boss Battle

Maul Peak

BILLOWING SMOKE FROM THE NORTHAs battles wage through Skulk Hollow, a thick, dark, haze appears around Maul Peak. The smell of war wafts down through the valley as clouds of wrath engulf towns and villages. As fate spreads the smoke far and wide, destruction...

mostly positive, 77%

Hand Management

Variable Player Powers

Campaign Game with Boss Battle

Two-player Game with Boss Battle

Skulk Hollow

Over generations and generations the ancient woodland of Børe prospered and grew. The world was bestowed with great spirit, which lifted the animals of the land to new heights. Unfortunately, over the years these clans lost touch with the spirit of the...

mostly positive, 72%

Two-player Game

Hand Management