
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,210
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Heavy Gear Tactical
- 2 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 1998

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Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment is an expansion for Heavy Gear Fighter released in 1995 for 2–8 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jean Carrières.
Weapons and Equipment is an expansion for the Heavy Gear Fighter game, packaged in the same type of video box. It contains a new deck of cards with 36 modifications to the basic Heavy Gear models and twelve new weapons with specs and boosts, multi-player rules, and a small "arena-map" for multi-player games. Expands Heavy Gear Fighter
Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment supports 2–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The catalogue lists Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment for ages 12 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.
Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fighting, and Science Fiction. 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 Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment are: Jean Carrières. 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 Heavy Gear Fighter: Weapons and Equipment as an expansion for Heavy Gear Fighter. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Heavy Gear Fighter to use it. Check that your edition of Heavy Gear Fighter is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.