It's a knife! It's a tank! It has umlauts! It's KnifeTank: The Shüffling!

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I bought KnifeTank recently as more a throw in since I was already paying shipping on House on the Borderland. Looks unique and fun, but not exactly COVID friendly. I'm looking forward to trying it, but will hold off until case counts go down in my city before blowing towards my opponent.

bfkiller wrote: I bought KnifeTank recently as more a throw in since I was already paying shipping on House on the Borderland. Looks unique and fun, but not exactly COVID friendly. I'm looking forward to trying it, but will hold off until case counts go down in my city before blowing towards my opponent.

Oh shit yeah I didn't even think about that. Not the timeliest of mechanics is it? Maybe just proxy in a leaf blower or something? You'd need a fucking big table, mind.

I don't usually (almost ever, really) ask for a video of gameplay rather than a fun written description, but in this case I think I need to watch something because I can't figure out what you are talking about

Ok, ok, I watched this one ( laughingsquid.com/knifetank-the-shuffling/ ) and while the gameplay is still a little questionable the sheer awesomeness of this game trailer(?) is worth a purchase :p

jason10mm wrote: I don't usually (almost ever, really) ask for a video of gameplay rather than a fun written description, but in this case I think I need to watch something because I can't figure out what you are talking about

Ok, ok, I watched this one ( laughingsquid.com/knifetank-the-shuffling/ ) and while the gameplay is still a little questionable the sheer awesomeness of this game trailer(?) is worth a purchase :p

Yeah the trailer evokes a lot of the flavour and mindset that is key to the appeal. Mechanically it's spatial awareness and hand management whittled down to a shiv with some dexterity shenanigans thrown in. There's not a great deal to enunciate depth-wise. Essentially your cards determine the trajectory of your tank, the distance and direction it can travel and the arc and reach of its possible attacks. These are all determined by physically placing them atop the relevant turn/turret icons on the tank card itself upon the tabletop. There is an additional deck where damage is drawn at random based upon the relative strengths of the tank or card played. It's all really quick to pick up, quick to play and quick to get silly. KNIFETANK!

Thanks for this great review. I dug the way you described the game as "Part strategic hand management affair, part gonzo dexterity game- Knifetank is the epitome of small box throwaway fun." proving once again that game-designers can never describe their own games as well as everyone else can.

DocPop wrote: Thanks for this great review. I dug the way you described the game as "Part strategic hand management affair, part gonzo dexterity game- Knifetank is the epitome of small box throwaway fun." proving once again that game-designers can never describe their own games as well as everyone else can.

Hey Doc, thank you for a great game! We got in a few more runs this past weekend. It was an awesome palate cleanser after a session of 'The Quiet Year' and I gotta say it's even better/wilder at four players. Extra star if playing at four for sure. Gonna be a gameday staple.