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Year Published
2007
# of Players:
2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(4 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
75 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
0 and up
User Suggested Ages
12 and up
(1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence
Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(1 voter) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
ElfBall
Alternate Names
Elf Ball
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Description Edit | History

From the designer:

ElfBall is rich in tactical stimulation, but streamlined in play. It's the kind of game for those nights when you'd like to play something, but don't want to commit to a traditional fantasy sports simulation.

One of the great mysteries of the sport of Elfball is just where it began, and how it got its name. The Elves of the vast forests of the Westerlands claim to have been playing the sport since the dawn of time, and that they named it in honor of themselves. The Dwarves and Orcs, high in their mountain homes, dispute this bold claim and insist that the game’s name instead refers to the type of severed head that makes the best ball core; both races maintain that they are in fact the originators and some of the bloodiest wars in the history of the realms have been fought over this claim. The men of the Middle Kingdoms ignore the squabbles of the elder races and call the game De Circque instead.

Today Elfball is played by every nation and tribe of the world, and with a few regional variations, it is played the same on fields throughout The Realms. The design of the field, the distinctive ball, and the rules of play are all quite standardized.

This game was prototyped in 2002 by Phigs Miniatures but did not see production until the game rules were overhauled and changed about 80% from the prototype and then released by Impact! Miniatures in 2007.

More Information Edit | History

Review of Elfball by Zac Belado at Tabletopgamingnews.com on September 30, 2007
( http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/?p=10174 )

Review of Elfball by Matt Drake at Drake's Flames on April 20, 2008 ( http://drakesflames.blogspot.com/2008/04/board-game-review-elfball-introductory_20.html )

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0 Deutsche ElfBall Regeln v. 5.1
German rules for ElfBall v. 5.1
2009-02-22
1 Gestión de los equipos v1.1
Hoja de cálculo en castellano para gestionar los equipos y los torneos y ligas.
2008-10-22
2 Reglamento en castellano v5.1/1.2
Reglamento en castellano v5.1/1.2 (22-X-2008).
2008-10-22
4 Tablas del juego en castellano (v1.0)
Tablas en castellano v1.1 (22-10-2008)
2008-07-16
0 Elfball_ReferenceSheet.pdf
Reference Sheet
2007-07-31
0 ElfballRosterV4_4.xls
Excel File Roster
2007-07-31
Statistics
User Rank: 3017
Num Ratings: 31
Average Rating: 7.90
Standard Deviation: 2.02
Num Views: 8190
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Fans: 4
Personal Comments: 20
Users Owning: 48
Users Wanting: 16
Users Trading: 4
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