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Blades of Crimson

Blades of Crimson

Practical Wargamer · 1993
260 min10+ yrs2.0/5 complexity6.5 BGG4CouplesStrategy
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Blades of Crimson Dark Ages Skirmish level miniatures wargaming rules for armies of up to around 30 figures, intended for Vikings, Saxons, Normans, Picts, Welsh, and Irish armies.

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Blades of Crimson Dark Ages Skirmish level miniatures wargaming rules for armies of up to around 30 figures, intended for Vikings, Saxons, Normans, Picts, Welsh, and Irish armies. Figures move and fight individually, but must remain within a command radius of their leader. Initiative is decided by drawing playing cards (one side plays red, the other black, with some cards triggering special events).

Six sided and average dice are required, and each army figures are classified as one of the following: Lord, Warrior, Freeman, Armed peasant, Non-combatant. Heroes and berserkers can also appear when certain cards are turned over.

Published in Practical Wargamer magazine, May/June 1993 issue. The author acknowledges Howard Whitehouse's Long Serpent rules for sea battles as an inspiration.

game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
10+ yrs
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Blades of Crimson is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Blades of Crimson take?
A game of Blades of Crimson takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Blades of Crimson for?
Blades of Crimson is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Blades of Crimson?
Blades of Crimson has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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