Action figure game piece and method of playing action figure game

A method of playing an action figure game on a surface, the method comprising:

• selecting by each player a plurality of game pieces of the action figure game, each game piece having an associated point value and an associated attack mechanism that is configured to be able to physically strike another game piece when the attack mechanism is actuated, and wherein each player selects the plurality of game pieces such that the point values associated with the selected game pieces sum to a predetermined total point value;
• each player in turn taking up to a predetermined number of actions with the player's game pieces, wherein each action is one of moving a game piece over the surface and performing an attack action against an opposing player's game piece with the attack mechanism of one of the player's game pieces, wherein the action of performing an attack action comprises actuating the attack mechanism of the player's game piece in the direction of the opposing player's game piece in an attempt to physically strike the opposing player's game piece;
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• removing the opposing player's game piece at which the attack mechanism of the player's game piece was actuated from the game only when the opposing player's game piece is killed in accordance to game rules by being physically struck by the attack mechanism of the player's game piece during the player's attack action.