- BGG rating
- 9.1
Snap Ships Tactics: Elite Card Pack – Falx vs Wasp
- 1–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #7,203
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Snap Ships Tactics
2023
Rules assistance for Snap Ships Tactics
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 30–120 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.1/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Snap Ships Tactics
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Snap Ships Tactics is a board game released in 2023 for 1–4 players, 30–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Josh Derksen and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Cooperative Game.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 9.6
Snap Ships Tactics: Scout Ships Card Pack – Lance & Locust
- 1–4 players
- 30–120 min
- 2023
- BGG rating
- 8.9
Snap Ships Tactics: Elite Ships
- 1–8 players
- 30–180 min
- 2025
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Snap Ships Tactics: Swarm Box
- 1–8 players
- 30–180 min
- 2025
Snap Ships Tactics: Capital Ships Box
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Gladius Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Hammerjaw Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Scorpion Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Scorpion Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Scout Ships Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
Snap Ships Tactics: Trident Expansion
- 1–4 players
- 2027
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About the game
Snap Ships Tactics is a revolutionary miniatures battle game you play with modular, fully customizable ship models. In the future, humanity is under constant attack from a brutal alien hive mind known as The Komplex. Facing them are the pilots of the Forge: commanders of spacecraft known as Snap Ships. Fast attack craft, interceptors, armored bombers, dropships, and support craft - Snap Ships are constructed from modular components allowing ships to be outfitted on-the-fly for the specific mission at hand. In Snap Ships Tactics, each player builds a custom miniature ship (or a squadron of them) and commands them in intense tactical combat over a series of rounds. Ships are completely modular and built from a library of hundreds of unique plastic components. Ships maneuver across a freeform battlefield, as players allocate power to their ship's unique systems to move, evade, and fire many different weapons. They can take advantage of battlefield hazards and terrain to gain the upper hand and seek to destroy the ships in their opponent’s squadron. Game Features: BUILD a ship from scratch and equip it to fit your play style DETAILED miniatures using the quick-to-build yet high fidelity Snap Ships system BATTLE across a configurable play space using an innovative movement system HUNDREDS of components to choose from across multiple ship and unit sizes VS, CO-OP and SOLO modes with a card driven AI system that lets you dogfight against the game Snap Ships Tactics: because the best ship is the one you create! —decription from the designer
Categories
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Grimspire
- Snap Ships
Questions and answers
Snap Ships Tactics supports 1–4 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 Snap Ships Tactics is 30–120 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 Snap Ships Tactics for ages 14 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.
Snap Ships Tactics has a complexity rating of 2.1 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.
Snap Ships Tactics belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Variable Set-up, and Cooperative Game. 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 Snap Ships Tactics are: Josh Derksen. 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 Snap Ships Tactics 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.