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Battles: The Knights

Battles: The Knights

PHALANX
2–360–90 min14+ yrs2.5/5 complexity8.3 BGG2Strategy
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Fast and easy to learn tactical wargame about medieval battles. It is a card driven game, with historical leaders, cavalry charges and countercharges, infantry defending in fortified terrain, crossbow fire and bombardment, and much more.

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Battles: The Knights box art
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Fast and easy to learn tactical wargame about medieval battles.

It is a card driven game, with historical leaders, cavalry charges and countercharges, infantry defending in fortified terrain, crossbow fire and bombardment, and much more. The unique combat system and a new way to visualize the battlefield makes this game a new quality in the world of the tactical wargames.

There are many scenarios in the base game, concerning battlefields of the:

  • Wars of the Roses,
  • Wars of Scottish Independence,
  • Hundred Years' War.

The modular board and cube-based way to visualize troops on the battlefield, let players to create an infinite number of scenarios of the whole medieval era.

Thanks to the "play and learn" rulebook composition, this game can be played with equal pleasure by two experienced players, as well as by a father and son.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.5 / 5
BGG rating8.3 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
60–90 min
Players
2–3
Recommended age
14+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Battles: The Knights?
Battles: The Knights is a medieval game, for 2–3 players, taking ~60–90 minutes, featuring hexagon grid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Battles: The Knights — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Battles: The Knights support?
Battles: The Knights is played by 2–3 players.
Q5How long does a game of Battles: The Knights take?
A game of Battles: The Knights takes about 60–90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Battles: The Knights for?
Battles: The Knights is recommended from age 14.
Q7How complex is Battles: The Knights?
Battles: The Knights has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.5 out of 5.
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