FRONT concept package and component reference board

FRONT card game box standing beside representative cards

Overhead arrangement of the FRONT box and cards

Close detail of FRONT card typography and printing

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CONCEPT VISUAL. PACKAGE STYLING IS THE REFERENCE. THE WRITTEN RULES AND COMPONENT LIST ON THIS PAGE ARE CURRENT.

Small-box territory-control strategy

COMING SOON

FRONT

Name: FRONT
Brand: STUPID SIMPLE GAMES

Take ground. Keep it.

Big-map strategy compressed into a small deck of territories, units and uncomfortable decisions.

The map is tiny. Your territorial ambitions do not have to be.

2–4

players

~20 MIN

play time

9 TERRITORIES

control five

IN PLAYTEST

prototype status

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How it works

PROTOTYPE RULES

Control five of the nine territories at the end of your turn.

1
Deploy
Add one reserve cube to your Home territory while you still control it.
2
Move
Move one cube to an orthogonally adjacent empty or friendly territory.
3
Attack
Commit cubes, secretly choose reusable Commands and compare the totals. Tactics can interfere.
4
Control Five
At the end of your turn, control five of the nine territories and FRONT is yours.

FRONT is actively being balanced. The 3 × 3 map, five-territory objective and current Command values define the prototype; exact Tactic effects and final card count may still be tuned.

What makes it fun

Nine territories. Five is enough.

Nine cards make the map

Big territory-control decisions without unfolding anything the size of a dining table.

Commands leave clues

Used Commands stay visible until all five return to your hand. Opponents can make educated guesses.

Home matters

Lose your Flag territory and you cannot deploy reserve cubes until you take it back.

Tactics change the moment

Retreat, Reinforce, Forced March and Ambush create just enough trouble without creating a second rulebook.

Current prototype

Real rules. Still playtesting.

INFANTRY — 1/1CAVALRY — 2/1FORT — 0/3SPY — 0/1GENERAL — 2/2RETREATREINFORCEFORCED MARCHAMBUSH

These are the current roles, units and effects. Early visual mockup text may differ; the written rules on this page take priority while balance is refined.

What’s in the prototype

Everything earns its spot.

9 Territory cards
20 wooden army cubes — 5 each in Blue, Red, Green and Yellow
4 matching physical Home Flags
20 reusable Command cards — Infantry, Cavalry, Fort, Spy and General in each color
8 shared Tactic cards — 2 Retreat, 2 Reinforce, 2 Forced March, 2 Ambush
Player-aid / setup cards

Counts and balance reflect the current written prototype. Final production details may change after playtesting.

CONQUER THE MAP.

Still make dinner plans afterward.

Small box. Actual game.

Take the map.

FRONT is actively being balanced. The 3 × 3 map, five-territory objective and current Command values define the prototype; exact Tactic effects and final card count may still be tuned.

Join the first run