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Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD

Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD

High Flying Dice Games · 2014
260 min12+ yrs1.5/5 complexity7.2 BGG57CouplesStrategy
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"Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871 AD" is a two player hex, dice and counter wargame with complexity on the lower end of the scale that has the Vikings invading Wessex in 871AD.

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Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD box art
official art · High Flying Dice Games

"Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871 AD" is a two player hex, dice and counter wargame with complexity on the lower end of the scale that has the Vikings invading Wessex in 871AD. Players will have to consider when and where to fight, re-supply and other challenging factors to win the game.

Players have Warriors, Earls/Jarls and Kings to do battle with and will have to make strategic and tactical choices to win the game. A turn chart of 15 moves commences in January 871AD and goes through to May 871AD.

game anatomy
Complexity1.5 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD is a medieval game, for 2 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD support?
Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD take?
A game of Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD for?
Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD?
Alfred the Great: The Great Heathen Army 871AD has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.5 out of 5.
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Medieval →Print & Play →Wargame →

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