Battle Line Review

Like all walks of life, gaming is invariably filled with nuggets of received wisdom that old hands can pass down to newcomers with a nod and a wink and a feeling that they’ve done a good deed to help a young ‘un on his journey of discovery. One such pearl of knowledge is that Lost Cities is absolutely the best two-player game that a gamer can play with non-gamer, most specifically a non-gaming spouse. And since most gamers would love nothing more than to spend more time gaming and are unfortunately hitched to someone who, in spite of their considerable merits, isn’t terribly interested in games this is a particularly important piece of information. It is therefore a great shame that it’s actually false. The best game you can play with your spouse - indeed one of the best games two people with a short time window can enjoy - is a close relative of Lost Cities called Battle Line.