Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Player-count sensitive
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Guide Callas or Tebaldi through operas, theaters, influence, and career-defining events in a tightly contested duel for operatic supremacy.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Pick-up and Deliver
Use Pick-up and Deliver as a recurring structure for player decisions and resolution.
Read the full game description
The Battle of the Divas is a two-player historical card game about the celebrated rivalry between Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi. Each player develops one diva’s career by performing iconic operas in prestigious theaters, managing a personal deck of events and abilities, expanding vocal range at the piano, and building influence within the orchestra. Timeline effects reshape both careers as fame and opportunity shift. The game ends after five operas have been performed, when points from theaters, the orchestra, piano development, and the career timeline determine whose legacy dominates the stage.
