Toy Battle Game Review

My cousins were the biggest influence on my entrance into many aspects of the Geek-o-sphere, from Warhammer to board games. Ransacking their closet of games was one of my first activities when I visited, and one game that we'd often play was Stratego. I was terrible at it, but the idea of hidden troops and gaining intel as the battle progressed intrigued me and kept me coming back for more. Toy Battle takes the core concept of not knowing your opponent's troops and adds an element of area control to the mix. Let's find out more about this game of toy chest combat.

Toy Battle Overview

In Toy Battle, players command toy troops with the goals of earning the most medals or capturing the enemy Headquarters (HQ). Each player starts with the same base allocation of troops, but during setup four random, unknown troops are removed from each player's stack. Four troops are placed—hidden from your opponent—on your wooden rack and the remaining troops are placed into a reserve pile.

On a player's turn, they can either draw two new troops from their reserve to the rack, or they can place a single troop on the board. When drawing troops, there is a maximum of 8 troops allowed on your rack. This is a hard restriction, so if you…

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