Combat is an idea which is frequently explored with board games. It is one of the most classic forms of entertainment, for simulated combat will pit two or more players against each other to see who the stronger and better qualified victor is. Therefore, many board games will naturally simulate combat between two parties. Some of these combat focused games will work much like a war, with two groups of people commanding armies and the player with the victorious army is the winner of the game. Other board games work more like individual skirmishes and in these, sometimes the players can use different weapons to their advantage. The Star Wars Epic Duels game is one great example of this. In this game, which simulates some of the most beloved and intense moments of the six films, players can recreate some of the most epic battles that they enjoyed on screen. However, this game allows players to take a more creative approach to the battles. A number of boards are available to the players, each depicting one of the locations where one of the epic battles took place. A number of different characters are available to the players as well, from all six of the films. Players select the characters that they wish to fight with along with the location they want to fight in. Each character and location will offer different benefits and drawbacks and it is up to the player to decide what will work best for them. The unique part of this game, however, is that players can choose whichever weapons they most want to do battle with. Characters who are not well in tune with the Force can use a lightsaber to do battle while Luke Skywalker himself might prefer to take on someone with a blaster. While some weapons will give added effect to characters who are more suited to use them, such as a lightsaber in the case of Yoda, no characters are simply limited to using one weapon. This allows players to create a fully customizable game, enjoying their favorite Star Wars moments however they wish to. Weapons do not have to strictly be something that a player in the game will have to equip themselves with, though. The classic detective game of Clue uses weapons as one of the largest parts of the mystery it presents. This game has players trying to solve a murder by trying to figure out who murdered the owner of the mansion, in which room, and using what weapon? In the traditional version of the game, there are six weapon possibilities and players need to examine the possibility of any of those weapons being responsible for the murder. By moving around the game board, entering every possible room and questioning the involvement of every possible weapon, players will slowly begin to narrow down which weapon was more likely to be the murder weapon. In this example, the weapons take a very passive part of the game, but are still vital to the outcome!
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