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Bellum
2017
Rules assistance for Bellum
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- Complexity 2.8/5
Rules assistant for Bellum
For 2 players
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Bellum is a board game released in 2017 for 2 players. It was designed by Guillaume GARCIA and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
This is a 2 player deckbuilding game, occuring during the Antiquity. Each player represent Athen or Sparta and are fighting in order to erase the opponent city. Will you cast meteors, unleash the Cerberus or ask Achillus to raise an army ? How to win ? Each player has a city (Athen or Sparta), split into 4 areas. Once all the areas of the opponent city are destroyed, then you win the game ! How to play ? Each player turn follow the same 3 steps : 1) Attack Phase 2) Play Phase 3) Buy Phase 1) Attack Phase During that phase, you choose any number creatures among the one that you control and declare them as "attacking". Then the defending player will declare which of his own creature will block which attacking creature. => unblocked creature will reach the opponent city & destry 1 part of the city (same result if several creature are non-blocked). 2) Play Phase During that phase, you can play spell & creatures in any order 3) Buy Phase During that phase you can buy cards. Each card cost 1 card to discard, sometimes with pre-requisites on the kind of card to discard. Once that is done, you draw 3 cards and the other player's turn starts.
Designers
Publishers
- Moosh Games
Questions and answers
Bellum supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Bellum has a complexity rating of 2.8 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Bellum belongs to these categories: Ancient and Mythology. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Bellum are: Guillaume GARCIA. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Bellum as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.