Medina de Rio Seco
Casus Belli · 1984
290 min12+ yrs2.0/5 complexity5.2 BGG32CouplesStrategy
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Simple board wargame on the July 14, 1808 Peninsular War battle between a French corps commanded by Bessières and the Army of Galicia under the joint command of Blake and La Cuesta.
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Simple board wargame on the July 14, 1808 Peninsular War battle between a French corps commanded by Bessières and the Army of Galicia under the joint command of Blake and La Cuesta.
Published in Casus Belli (Issue 19 - Feb 1984) magazine.
1 map sheet, 17x26 hexes map + charts 60 unmounted counters rules
Sequence of Play:
- French Movement
- French Combat
- Spanish Movement
- Spanish Combat
- Reorganization
Rules Notes:
- 1 historical and 1 hypothetical scenario
- 8 turns
- Locking Active Zones of Control
- units check for possible disorganization (die roll) after each retreat
- leaders, lines of communication
🔬 game anatomy
Complexity2.0 / 5
BGG rating5.2 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
Play time
90 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Medina de Rio Seco is played by 2 players.
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A game of Medina de Rio Seco takes about 90 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
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Medina de Rio Seco is recommended from age 12.
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Medina de Rio Seco has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.0 out of 5.
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