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Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages

Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages

Decision Games (I) · 1979
2240 min12+ yrs2.3/5 complexity6.9 BGG367CouplesStrategy
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SPI's Great Medieval Battles takes the player through a fascinating age with four simulations: King Arthur simulates the mythical battle between the King of the Knights of the Round Table and his evil son, Modred.

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Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages box art
official art · Decision Games (I)

SPI's Great Medieval Battles takes the player through a fascinating age with four simulations:

King Arthur simulates the mythical battle between the King of the Knights of the Round Table and his evil son, Modred.
Robert at Bannockburn is the struggle of Robert the Bruce to win independence for Scotland in 1314.
The Black Prince recreates the battle for the throne of Castille in 1367.
Tamburlaine pits the Ottoman Turks of Sultan Bayazid against Tamburlaine's Tartar and Mongol hordes in 1402.

Each game is played on its own map.

Contents: Detailed rules and historical article; four 22x17" maps; 380 cardboard playing pieces and various play aids.

Single and interestingly double sized counters representing all troop types from lowly unarmoured levy troops right up to plate-mailed heavy cavalry. The combat system relies solely on breaking enemy counter remaining morale to either force it off the board or destroy it totally. Symbols representing swords,bows and pikes make up the counter design...

Great cover art on the SPI box finish this quad as a complete package.

game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating6.9 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages is a medieval game, for 2 players, taking ~240 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages support?
Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages take?
A game of Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages takes about 240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages for?
Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages?
Great Medieval Battles: Four Battles from the Middle Ages has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.
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