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.
Mythology themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Video Game Theme themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Richard Borg
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games published by Galakta
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Area Majority / Influence games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games illustrated by Michael Silsby
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Simulation games
Strategy Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Civilization themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
ONUS! - Pack
$70.95
Fight epic battles in this miniatures game without miniatures. Your troops are represented by cards on the battlefield, which include their game attributes as well as an illustration in this historically realistic game system.ONUS! Pack, this board ...
very positive, 94%
12 y/o +
1 to 4 players
30 minutes
Involved
Solo / Solitaire Game
Ancient Civilization
Civilization
Action / Event
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Command Cards
Dice Rolling
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Role Playing games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games illustrated by Henning Ludvigsen
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Action Points games
Tarawa 1943
$54.95
TARAWA 1943 is a solitaire, card driven game on the invasion of Japanese controlled Tarawa by the 2nd Marine Division. Join the 2nd Marine Division as you storm the beaches of Tarawa. Japanese commander Shibazaki and his men have had a year to prepare...
positive, 81%
14 y/o +
1 player
30 minutes
Relaxed
Card Game
World War II
Action Points
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Dice Rolling
Point to Point Movement
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games illustrated by JJ Ariosa
Roll Player Adventures - Nefras's Judgement (2nd Printing)
-25%
$39.99
$29.99
The Roll Player Adventures expansion Nefras’s Judgement includes 41 different backstory quests, one for each Backstory card in Roll Player. These quests are woven into the core narrative of the campaign and include encounters for each player to make...
positive, 84%
14 y/o +
1 to 4 players
60 minutes
Involved
Cooperative Game
Adventure
Exploration
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Dice Rolling
Narrative Choice / Paragraph
Paper-and-Pencil
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Darin A. Leviloff
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
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Modular Board games
Campaign / Battle Card Driven and Trick-taking games
Arcs: The Blighted Reach Expansion
-17%
$100.00
$83.00
Chaos reigns. Movements bloom loud like desert flowers, promising safety, liberation, communion, or simply the honor of glorious death in the struggle. What will you promise?The Blighted Reach Expansion adds an innovative campaign to Arcs. Over a three...
overwhelmingly positive, 95%
0 y/o +
2 to 4 players
60 minutes
Involved
Science Fiction
Area Movement
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Dice Rolling
Negotiation
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games illustrated by Lindsay Daviau
Two-player Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Legacy Game with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
This is the first expansion for Gloomhaven featuring twenty new scenarios that take place after the events of the original Gloomhaven campaign which involve one new character class the Aesther Diviner and her attempts to prevent an approaching calamity...
Gloomhaven - Forgotten Circles (1st Printing)
$199.95
$46.18
Frosthaven is the story of a small outpost far to the north of the capital city of White Oak, an outpost barely surviving the harsh weather as well as invasions from forces both known and unknown. There, a group of mercenaries at the end of their rope...
Frosthaven
$250.00
$175.00
Renaissance themed games with Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Campaign / Battle Card Driven games designed by Nikki Valens
Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs
-50%
$40.00
$20.00
Gloomhaven and its mercenaries get shrunk down in this unique standalone, single-player adventure!Includes:• 6 unique mercenaries, each with a micro miniature, character card, 8 double-sided ability cards, and more• 22 scenario cards with mini battle...
mostly positive, 74%
14 y/o +
1 player
20 minutes
Involved
Card Game
Adventure
Fantasy
Campaign / Battle Card Driven
Card Play Conflict Resolution
Critical Hits and Failures
Die Icon Resolution