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Breitseite
2014
Rules assistance for Breitseite
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- 2 players
- 10 min
For 2 players
Rules assistant for Breitseite
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Breitseite is a board game released in 2014 for 2 players and 10 minutes per game. It was designed by Reinhold Wittig.
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About the game
Breitseite ("Broadside") is a naval battle dexterity game for two players. Each player builds a pirate ship consisting of three wooden blocks resting on round sticks, with two masts and some sailors on top. Now they take turns putting a thinner stick between two blocks and hitting it with another stick so it flies toward the other ship, hopefully damaging it (and hopefully without accidentally knocking over their own fragile vessel). A player who loses either two decks or both masts loses the game. An simpler version of this game was included in the game system Ombakado (1984).
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Questions and answers
Breitseite 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.
The listed playing time for Breitseite is 10 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Breitseite belongs to these categories: Action / Dexterity, Nautical, and Pirates. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Breitseite and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Breitseite are: Reinhold Wittig. 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 Breitseite 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.