Produktbeschreibung
C.O.A.L.: Combat-Oriented Armored League, is a two- to four-player card game with a steampunk setting. C.O.A.L. uses an original game mechanism that combines resource management, bluffing, and memory to simulate the heat of a real battle. The game includes four steambot models – each with its own features, attacks, and defensive maneuvers – and eight different pilots, which have special piloting abilities of their own.
C.O.A.L.: Combat-Oriented Armored League includes customized rules for two-player games, for battles with three or four players, and for two-vs-two partnership games. Deck-building rules are included for advanced players who want to combine parts to build different steambot models. Duels are quick, typically ending in about ten minutes.
Ok, you had me at Steampunk… The story line behind the game has 2 competing companies who stage combat between their Steambots. I am supposing that this is a substitute for wars of conquest and I can imagine the fans of the C.O.A.L. tournaments creating their fantasy Steambot leagues.
Unboxing:
The components that you get are of good standard although I would say that this is a game crying out for Mini’s in a deluxe version…
You get - Components:
4 Steambot game boards
80 Steambot cards – 4 sets, 1 to use for each Steambot
8 Pilot cards – 2 per each Steambot
49 Resource tokens – used for tracking the energy used to activate attack and defence actions
4 Damage tokens
8 Tag tokens
2 Training pilot cards – in case you want to start with a simpler version of the game
English and Italian rules
The artwork is striking and evocative of the Steampunk theme for sure. The Bots have a look of crazy technology which could go wrong and the Steambots look like they will have some kinks to work out. |