- BGG rating
- 7.2
Rules assistance for Rivet Wars: Spearhead
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- 2 players
- Complexity 2.6/5
Rules assistant for Rivet Wars: Spearhead
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Rivet Wars: Spearhead is an expansion for Rivet Wars: Eastern Front released in 2014 for 2 players. It was designed by Ted Terranova and Bill Podurgiel and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement.
About the game
Rivet Wars: Spearhead takes the fight to a new level. Now players will be able to fight with fixed turrets, canine units, all new infantry types and heroes trained to defeat the enemies defenses. The Allies can now drill under the enemy lines with the help of Lt. Brasseldun while the Blight can now be lead by the powerful Baron Munchen. With all these new units your army will crush anything that gets in its way!
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- Edge Entertainment
- Cool Mini Or Not
Questions and answers
Rivet Wars: Spearhead 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.
Rivet Wars: Spearhead has a complexity rating of 2.6 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.
Rivet Wars: Spearhead belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Grid Movement. 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 Rivet Wars: Spearhead are: Ted Terranova and Bill Podurgiel. 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 Rivet Wars: Spearhead as an expansion for Rivet Wars: Eastern Front. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Rivet Wars: Eastern Front to use it. Check that your edition of Rivet Wars: Eastern Front is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.