Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War

One Small Step · 2016Expansion

1–260–300 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity7.4 BGG54CouplesStrategy

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Description from the publisher: Holy Roman Empire is a strategic game, and while conflict is normally resolved abstractly by the throw of some dice, an Optional Tactical Combat system is included for those players seeking to add a bit more flavor to the game.

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Description from the publisher:

Holy Roman Empire is a strategic game, and while conflict is normally resolved abstractly by the throw of some dice, an Optional Tactical Combat system is included for those players seeking to add a bit more flavor to the game. This game-within-the-game system can also be used to re-fight some of the great battles of the Thirty Years War. The 12 scenarios included in this pack are not in-depth simulations of those epic contests; they are instead a collection of quick mini-games that are meant to allow players a glimpse into the way battles of that era were fought. As in any war, not every battle is an even contest; some are puzzles where players take turns commanding each army to see which of them can do better as the disadvantaged side--or through luck and skill turn an historic defeat into a surprising victory.

The 12 battles in this pack are presented in chronological order, and if fought in that order will give players a brief running history of the war. Contestants may choose to play the games in any order, may select favorite battles to re-fight or may make a campaign by taking each battle in turn, with one player always taking the Imperial side in each contest and then tallying the results of each battle to reach a final score of wins and losses.

Players resolve the battles in this booklet utilizing the Optional Tactical Combat systems as found in the Holy Roman Empire game. Additional options for "Create Your Own" Battle scenarios are also included in those rules.

game anatomy

Complexity2.0 / 5

BGG rating7.4 / 10

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CouplesStrategy

Language dependence

Moderate text — a crib sheet helps

Play time

60–300 min

Players

1–2

Recommended age

12+ yrs

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Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War is a pike and shot game, for 1–2 players, taking ~60–300 minutes, featuring area movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.

Q4How many players does Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War support?

Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War is played by 1–2 players.

Q5How long does a game of Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War take?

A game of Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War takes about 60–300 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

Q6What age is Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War for?

Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War is recommended from age 12.

Q7How complex is Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War?

Holy Roman Empire Expansion 1: Battles of the Thirty Years War has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.

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