Game Info
Year
2025
Players
2-4
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Hello and welcome to the BOOMburg Battle Arena where the most celebrated tank crews have assembled for an all-out battle for gold & glory. So get ready to crush buildings, grab those power-ups and make things go BOOM!
Choose your celebrity tank Captain, like Jonesy Ninelives of Crew Tomcat or Rosie Rhino of the Charging Armored - then outsmart, outmaneuver, and outblast your rivals in the ultimate arena battle.
BOOM Patrol is a competitive tank battle game that plays like a mash-up of Mario Kart and Battlebots. Whether you Medal - or get blown into next week comes down to your strategic and tactical decisions. All in a game that cares more about fun than precision. 'Cause if it looks close enough, it's close enough to crush with 30 tons of treads and armor!
Featuring an intuitive and innovative movement system, programmed command cards, asymmetric tank captain abilities, and videogame-like logic, this is just a blast to play. And with the toy-etic cardboard tanks, you will find yourself making tank noises as they rumble across the arena and turn their turrets with a "TINK, TINK, TINK," before firing.
—description from the publisher
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Analysis at 1:24
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Thematic elements
- Warhammer 40k or Warhammer Fantasy universe
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- The gap between board games and miniature games continues to narrow because publishers on both sides of the hobby are creating products that are approaching that middle ground.
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Watch It Played Discussion at 10:40
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- I think we did it. We've started on time. That never happens.
- The words are on both sides. No, but for them, they're going to be seeing this side.
- This was not a sponsored segment. They didn't ask me to like feature this on their content.
- I think that's why I go half elf cuz I I do like role playing.
- Well, technically you could do this. Um, we just don't feel it creates an optimal playing experience.
- They're not going to make money off of all the board gamers who are suddenly going to jump to League of Legends because of this board game.
- My brain like blew out the back of my head.
- It's not a fake word. It might not be a common word to some of our listeners.
- The puns definitely got worse.
- I'm still above Daredevil. But again, I just in general just so impressed with how they're bringing those characters to life.
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Tantrum House Playthrough at 2:54 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Deep tactical decisions
- Tactically interesting firing arcs and templates
- Dynamic map with environmental elements
Cons
- Learning curve can be steep
- Longer play sessions
Thematic elements
- tactical tank battles with initiative and range
- tank-based tactical combat on a modular map
- mechanic-driven wartime skirmish
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- card-driven command — Seven command cards per tank are used to move, veer, or fire.
- initiative sequencing — Initiative is revealed per tank/color and drives turn order; total carnage rounds occur later.
- range templates and arcing fire — Line-of-sight and range determined via range templates; firing uses dice with range-based modifiers.
- wreckage and loot — Destroyed tanks become wreckage; loot tokens can be acquired by survivors.
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Quotes (from this video)
- THE FUN STARTS NOW.
- From the couch to the table and back again.
- We laugh, we learn, we level up, too.
- Don't mess with Cthulhu.
- Heart of the cards.
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Board Game Animal Interview at 35:15 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- fun, fast arcade feel
- accessible chaos with toyetic appeal
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Thematic elements
- tank battles, powerups, chaotic arena battles
- tabletop arcade combat
- fast-paced, competitive play with humorous chaos
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- arcade-style arena combat — tanks battle with powerups and destruction; tanks respawn
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Quotes (from this video)
- I want you to feel something at the table and that to me is what creates the memories of gaming
- the system works as a pull business you have to get enough people excited that they're asking for the game
- if you have not pressure tested everything about that game to make sure it is ready to sell, don't release it
- I'm an omni gamer I like all different genres all different types of games
- Boom Patrol is a arcade game on the tabletop... it's a Tari Tank Battle meets Mario Kart
- Hi-Fi is gorgeous looking... the record player has a purpose in the game
- Adventure Party ... delivers a role play experience
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