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29 Feb 2020 00:01 #307591 by TabletopIsland
Vintage Board Game Review: BattleBoard (1972) was created by TabletopIsland
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A game where you use strategy to blow the other team off the board and become King of the Castle?!

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01 Mar 2020 22:25 #307592 by moofrank
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I still have my copy from my childhood. The proper way to use the "catapult" is to hold the base onto the board with one hand and hit it hard with the other fist. You can launch a guy up to about a foot off the board with a good shot.

Because you definitely got "cool points" for extra height.
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02 Mar 2020 00:44 #307596 by TabletopIsland
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Haha yeah for visual intensity that looked best but you’re absolutely right! Great call out! Just a fun one :D

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