Little Soldiers Game Review

Crossbows & Catapults (both the original, and the 2023 update) is one of my favorite games ever. I have dozens of memories created by the wars my brother and I developed on our kitchen floor as kids. Flinging caroms at his light beige plastic walls while screaming in ecstasy. It was hard to beat. Now that I have the new version, going against one or both of my kids with the updated weapon set is still a blast.

Little Soldiers (2025, IELLO) is a new title that gave me Crossbows & Catapults vibes when I picked up a review copy at SPIEL Essen last year. Human and goblin warriors have been replaced by green and yellow plastic soldiers, and instead of a massive box of plastic used to construct castle walls, Little Soldiers makes setup so easy that it becomes a laugher—all you need are common household items taller than the soldiers, which in recent plays have included metal canteens, other board games, gingerbread houses, and plastic cups.

That means that Little Soldiers is harder to classify as a board game since, of course, there is no board. That part is fine.…

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