- BGG rank
- BGG #10,848
- BGG rating
- 6.7
LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game
2013
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- 2–6 players
- 120–180 min
- 13+
- Complexity 2.7/5
For 2 players
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LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game is a board game released in 2013 for 2–6 players, 120–180 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Manfred Lamplmair, Reinhard Kern, and Gertrude Kurzmann and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Take That, and Player Elimination.
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About the game
LEADERS: A Combined Game, the first title from rudy games GmbH, combines classic game elements with the opportunities offered by the modern technologies found in smart devices. This strategy game takes up to six players back to the Cold War era, with each player striving to attain world domination. In the game, you'll use skillful diplomacy to forge powerful alliances, research ground-breaking technologies to give yourself the decisive edge, dispatch secret agents to procure classified information about your opponents, participate in missions on behalf of the international community, and demonstrate your military power and conquer new areas. Thanks to the incorporation of a smart device in this design, LEADERS: A Combined Game enables a complex economy, involved research threads, and clandestine interactions with other players such as espionage or sabotage. ATTENTION: The "LEADERS" video game/app is required for playing!
Questions and answers
LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game supports 2–6 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 listed playing time for LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game is 120–180 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 LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game 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.
LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game 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.
LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game belongs to these categories: Wargame, Exploration, and Electronic. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Take That, and Player Elimination. 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 LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game are: Manfred Lamplmair, Reinhard Kern, and Gertrude Kurzmann. 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 LEADERS: The Combined Strategy Game 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.