How will you muster your battle line? Your objective is to create powerful formations on your side of the nine Flags, in order to beat the formations on your opponent`s side of the respective Flags. The first player to win three adjacent Flags (a Breakthrough) or any five Flags (an Envelopment) achieves victory. Based on Reiner Knizia`s original design published in Germany as Schotten-Totten, Battle Line enhances and expands the game system to give players more tactical options and fun.