
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Renegade Legion: Leviathan – Capital Ship Briefing
- Complexity 3.0/5
- 1989

1989
Rules assistance for Renegade Legion: Leviathan
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
For 2 players

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Renegade Legion: Leviathan is a board game released in 1989 for 2 players, 90 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jordan Weisman, Sam Lewis, and L. Ross Babcock, III and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid.
64 pages of rules, 16 pages of forms, 25 ship counters (mostly multi-hex), 240 other counters, and two 22"x34" mapsheets. Rulebook includes ship & fighter data and three scenarios. Scale is 75 km per hex (the multi-hex ship counters show turn mode, not scale) and five minutes per turn. Fighter counters represent 6, 24, or 72 fighters. Expanded by: Renegade Legion: Leviathan – Capital Ship Briefing Renegade Legion: Leviathan – The Wake of the Kraken
Renegade Legion: Leviathan 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 Renegade Legion: Leviathan 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 Renegade Legion: Leviathan for ages 10 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.
Renegade Legion: Leviathan has a complexity rating of 2.9 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.
Renegade Legion: Leviathan belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Hexagon Grid. 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 Renegade Legion: Leviathan are: Jordan Weisman, Sam Lewis, and L. Ross Babcock, III. 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 Renegade Legion: Leviathan 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.