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'''Pocket Tanks''' is an interesting turn-based strategic artillery, scorced-earth type game.  Players take turns firing specialized weapons with all different types of attacks.  There is a demo version with 30 weapons, a deluxe version with 60 weapons ($15.99), and 165 weapons with all of the expansion packs (5-weapon expansions for free, 15-weapon expansions for $7.99).
'''Pocket Tanks''' is a turn-based strategic artillery, scorced-earth type game.  Players alternately fire wacky weapons at each other hoping to hit the other and gain points.  The game has a ten minute learning curve and has room for tons of strategy.  There is a free demo version with 30 weapons, a deluxe version with 60 weapons ($15.99) and 11 expansion packs make it possible to have 165 different weapons(5-weapon expansions are free, but 15-weapon expansions are $7.99 each).
 
 
== Game Structure ==
One game of Pocket Tanks takes about 5-10 minutes.  This is the basic structure of the game.
 
1. Choose One Player (play against the computer), Two Players (alternate turns with a friend) or Target Practice (play against a friend with all of the weapons available).
 
'''Note:''' If you choose Target Practice, you skip all of the following steps.
 
2. Choose Player 1's name and color (and Player 2's name and color if you chose Two Players).
 
3. Choose computer's difficulty if you chose One Player.
 
4. 20 weapons chosen at random will show up on the screen.  Player 1 chooses first, then the computer (or Player 2) will choose one.  You take turns choosing weapons until each player has chosen 10 weapons.  You can also choose Random to make the computer randomly select weapons.

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Pocket Tanks is a turn-based strategic artillery, scorced-earth type game. Players alternately fire wacky weapons at each other hoping to hit the other and gain points. The game has a ten minute learning curve and has room for tons of strategy. There is a free demo version with 30 weapons, a deluxe version with 60 weapons ($15.99) and 11 expansion packs make it possible to have 165 different weapons(5-weapon expansions are free, but 15-weapon expansions are $7.99 each).


Game Structure

One game of Pocket Tanks takes about 5-10 minutes. This is the basic structure of the game.

1. Choose One Player (play against the computer), Two Players (alternate turns with a friend) or Target Practice (play against a friend with all of the weapons available).

Note: If you choose Target Practice, you skip all of the following steps.

2. Choose Player 1's name and color (and Player 2's name and color if you chose Two Players).

3. Choose computer's difficulty if you chose One Player.

4. 20 weapons chosen at random will show up on the screen. Player 1 chooses first, then the computer (or Player 2) will choose one. You take turns choosing weapons until each player has chosen 10 weapons. You can also choose Random to make the computer randomly select weapons.