# Amateurs to Arms!

Amateurs to Arms! is a board game for 2 players. It plays in 150 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up.

- **Players:** 2
- **Playing time:** 150 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Wargame, American Indian Wars, Age of Reason
- **Mechanics:** Secret Unit Deployment, Area Movement, Simulation, Dice Rolling, Campaign / Battle Card Driven
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Kevin McPartland, Jerry Shiles

**Artists:** Timothy Schleif

**Publishers:** Clash of Arms Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| World of Board Games | 949 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/amateurs-to-arms |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/amateurs-to-arms)
- [Amateurs to Arms! in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/amateurs-to-arms)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/92363)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._