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Play Overview
FlickFleet (2018) is a dexterity game where you take your space fleet into battle. You play by flicking ships and using dice to destroy your opponent. Like Subbuteo meets Star Trek, it's an epic struggle for galactic victory that plays out at the tips of your fingers.
You play as either as the galactic ruler's Imperium of Earth or the rebel group The Uprising, aiming to destroy all of your opponent's ships. You start with a fleet of 2D plastic Ships that can be flicked across the playing area in order to get them in position for an attack. Once there, you flick dice at your opponent's ships. Strike them and your dice roll deals damage, miss, and expose yourself to counter-attack.
As you progress, you encounter ships with different abilities and must adjust your tactics. The larger the ship, the more complex its weapon systems and the more difficult it is to destroy. The smaller ships are more vulnerable but more manoeuvrable.
It's a game that is both tactile and strategic. The taking aim and flicking element of the game is a real joy. Add to that the huge array of different spaceships, upgrades and systems and this becomes an epic campaign that fires both the brain and the imagination.
Our examiner, Rob Prior, first checked FlickFleet 21 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
You play as either as the galactic ruler's Imperium of Earth or the rebel group The Uprising, aiming to destroy all of your opponent's ships. You start with a fleet of 2D plastic Ships that can be flicked across the playing area in order to get them in position for an attack. Once there, you flick dice at your opponent's ships. Strike them and your dice roll deals damage, miss, and expose yourself to counter-attack.
As you progress, you encounter ships with different abilities and must adjust your tactics. The larger the ship, the more complex its weapon systems and the more difficult it is to destroy. The smaller ships are more vulnerable but more manoeuvrable.
It's a game that is both tactile and strategic. The taking aim and flicking element of the game is a real joy. Add to that the huge array of different spaceships, upgrades and systems and this becomes an epic campaign that fires both the brain and the imagination.
Our examiner, Rob Prior, first checked FlickFleet 21 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
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Play Style
Duration
Learn to Play: This takes 25 minutes to learn. Play is simple to learn, but there are a lot of spaceships to learn about, which all have their own rules. This may take up most of your learning time.
The first time you play, it's worth trying the following:
Play Time: This game will take between 10 minutes and half an hour to complete. Duration depends on the pieces that you choose to use and the scenario that you set up, but the base game takes around 20 minutes to play.
The first time you play, it's worth trying the following:
- Play a game where one dice hit destroys a ship so that you have time to practise the flicking method.
Play Time: This game will take between 10 minutes and half an hour to complete. Duration depends on the pieces that you choose to use and the scenario that you set up, but the base game takes around 20 minutes to play.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
8+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Younger players need the physical dexterity to flick their ships and dice accurately.
Content Rating
We rate this suitable for 3+ years-olds.
Costs
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
This game was originally launched on Kickstarter and has three expansion packs and one stand-alone expansion pack.
FlickFleet: Box of Flicks (2020) Adds new ships and bases.
FlickFleet: Scenarios and Scenery (2020) Adds ships and scenery.
FlickFleet: Box of Flicks 2 (2021) Adds even more ships.
FlickFleet: Xeno Wars (2022) This is an expansion which can be played both with the original FlickFleet and as a game on its own. It adds aliens, and other ships and can be used with the original game to make the game into a four-player game.
This game was originally launched on Kickstarter and has three expansion packs and one stand-alone expansion pack.
FlickFleet: Box of Flicks (2020) Adds new ships and bases.
FlickFleet: Scenarios and Scenery (2020) Adds ships and scenery.
FlickFleet: Box of Flicks 2 (2021) Adds even more ships.
FlickFleet: Xeno Wars (2022) This is an expansion which can be played both with the original FlickFleet and as a game on its own. It adds aliens, and other ships and can be used with the original game to make the game into a four-player game.
Game Details
Release Date: 01/01/2018, updated in 2022
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 2
Genres: Battle, Dexterity, Strategy and Traversal
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: Cards, Dice, Placeables and Tokens
Developer: Jackson Pope (@Jackson_Pope)
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