Slaughterball

Published 2016

Slaughterball is a competitive sci-fi board game simulating a brutal future sport where 2-4 teams of genetically-engineered super-athletes clash in a remorseless steel pit. Teams score points by making goals and inflicting carnage. Three different modes of play give you control of how long the game lasts. Scrimmage games are the quickest, using identical rookie teams and a subset of the rules to help you learn how to play the game. Exhibition games add skills, edges, and unique pro teams to give you many more options. League games add support staff and let you improve your team over a full season of games. The game includes rules for risk-based scoring, penalties, injuries, mascots, cheerleaders, physicians, assistant coaches, mavericks, 50 player skills (like Savagery and Immaculate Reception), 70 strategy cards (like Epic Fail and No Time to Bleed), and more. All of this adds up to enough strategic options to fuel hours and hours of thrilling victories and agonizing defeats.

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Slaughterball

Game Info

Players
2-4 Players
Time
1 hours
Weight
Medium — 2.5/5
Year
2016
BGG Rating
7.57
BGG Rank
#10887
Min Age
14+

Frequently Asked Questions

Slaughterball supports 2 to 4 players.
A typical game of Slaughterball takes about 60 minutes.
Slaughterball has a complexity rating of 2.50/5.00 on BoardGameGeek, placing it in the 'Medium' category. It offers a good balance of depth and accessibility.
The recommended minimum age for Slaughterball is 14+. This makes it suitable for teens and adults.
Slaughterball has a rating of 7.57/10 on BoardGameGeek, based on 120 ratings. It is ranked #10887 overall.
Slaughterball was designed by Erik Kjerland. It was published in 2016.