Leaders

Studio H, Evrikus, Galakta · Board game · 2025
2 · best 2 15 min Weight 1.9/5
6.7 rating Ludopedia
7.3 rating BGG
Buy · from US$ 25.95
6.7 rating Ludopedia
7.3 rating BGG
Our Verdict
RECOMMENDED

A fast-paced, elegant-minded duel perfect for fans of tight-knit-abstract-strategy.

Highlights
  • Quick and intense-playtime
  • High replayability via-variable-powers
  • Deep tactical-depth
Keep in mind
  • Requires high-concentration
  • Strictly-two-player-experience
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About the game

What you do in a play session

Ever experienced a mental duel that starts as a casual-looking-game and ends with you sweating over your next-best move? That is Leaders. Forget massive armies and bloody warfare; here,-the conflict is about elegance, positioning, and pure tactical-wit. Set in a kingdom that has enjoyed peace for millennia, a new era begins as aspiring rulers recruit unique champions to vie for supremacy.

The gameplay revolves around-recruiting a team of four champions, each bringing their own-specialized-abilities to the table. Your goal is simple yet deeply challenging: capture the opposing Leader. You can achieve this by flanking the enemy Leader with two of your-champions or by executing a masterful maneuver to surround them, leaving them with no adjacent empty-spaces to escape. It is a game of spatial awareness and anticipation.

Played on a hexagonal grid, every-move matters. Because of the variable-setup and-unique-powers, no two-duels feel the same. It is a tight, fast-paced experience that fits perfectly into a 15-minute window, making it an ideal filler or a quick-fire competitive fix. If you love abstract strategy games where the depth lies in the simplicity of the rules and the complexity of the decisions, Leaders will keep you coming back for more-duels!

Rules videos

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Best player count

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Duel · 2 players
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Game details

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Categories

Families

Category: Combinatorial Components: HexHex4 Grids Components: Standees Digital Implementations: Board Game Arena Digital Implementations: TableTop Simulator Mod (TTS) Players: Two-Player Only Games
Publisher Studio H, Evrikus, Galakta, GateOnGames, Reflexshop, TLAMA games, Wonderbow Games
Designer Hugo Frénoy
Artist Xavier Gueniffey Durin

Community

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1,438owners
675wishlist
84want to play

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers before you buy

5 questions
How long does a game last?
Very fast! Expect around 15 minutes per duel.
Can I play with more than 2 players?
No, the-game-is-designed specifically for 2-player-head-to-head-matches.
Is it hard to learn?
The rules are easy to grasp, but mastering the tactics takes practice!
What makes it replayable?
The combination of-different-champion-powers and-variable-set-up-keeps it fresh.
Is it a heavy strategy game?
It's medium-weight; easy to learn but offers deep-tactical-complexity.

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