- BGG rating
- 7.7
Engage: American Units
- 2 players
- 90 min
- 2011
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,801
- BGG rating
- 7.0
Engage
2011
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- 2 players
- 90 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.7/5
For 2 players
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Engage is a board game released in 2011 for 2 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Russ Price and its main mechanics are Area Movement and Simultaneous Action Selection.
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About the game
Engage you are the commander of all ground forces (Infantry and Armor units) on one of the many battle fields of WWII; North Africa, Italy, France, Germany, Russia or one of the many islands in the Pacific. With its simple gaming mechanic to move and fire your military units everyone can play. It has a unique combat system that puts you in complete control of your game and just enough complexity for the hard-core war gamer. Each player will secretly acquire and deploy their military units and manage their skill level. Players’ will move and fire their military units, simulating simultaneous engagement. Victory is achieved by capturing and holding the fortified bunkers in the middle of the open battlefield. You will need to outwit your opponent and stop their advancement. All command decisions are made by ‘you’ in determining your outcome; luck is not a factor! There is no luck of the dice or the need to draw the correct cards to achieve victory. If you lose, then it was your decisions and your strategy that failed! No game will ever play the same as your decisions will alter the direction of each game. Engage has a large playing board 35"x21" and includes 96 detailed British & Italian military units (64 infantry units and 32 armor units) Engage is designed for 2 players and can expand to 3 or 4 players (team play). Engage has 4 expansion modules to expand your play options. American units, German units, Japanese units & Russian units for a total of 192 additions pieces.
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Engage 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 Engage is 90 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.
The catalogue lists Engage for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Engage has a complexity rating of 2.7 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.
Engage belongs to these categories: Wargame, Bluffing, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Area Movement and Simultaneous Action Selection. 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 Engage are: Russ Price. 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 Engage 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.