Toy Battle just won France’s top board game prize – my 20 duels with it changed my mind

Toy Battle: 15 minutes of war on the kitchen table

TL;DR

• Toy Battle is a two-player-only, 15-minute strategy game about rival toy armies fighting over shared battlefields.
• Rules are extremely simple – draw or deploy a tile – but the connectivity, stacking, and medal systems create real depth.
• Eight different maps with small twists keep the game from feeling repetitive even after many plays.
• Random tile draws can swing individual games, but better players still win more over time.
• Production is charming and compact, with one notable flaw: tall stacks of tiles can be hard to read quickly.
• If you like quick, tactical duels with a bit of chaos and direct confrontation, Toy Battle is an easy recommendation.
• If you want long, heavy, perfectly balanced brain-burners, this will feel more like a clever snack than a full meal.