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Reconquista

Reconquista

(Web published) · 2014
160 min12+ yrs2.3/5 complexity7.3 BGG#12.885 BGG201CouplesStrategy
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Winner of the wargame category in the 2014 solitaire print and play contest. Released in early 2015 as a physical boardgame by White Dog Games. The game is a solitaire area-movement wargame, simulating the Reconquest of the Iberian peninsular by the Christian kingdoms from the 8th to 15th centuries.

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Winner of the wargame category in the 2014 solitaire print and play contest. Released in early 2015 as a physical boardgame by White Dog Games.

The game is a solitaire area-movement wargame, simulating the Reconquest of the Iberian peninsular by the Christian kingdoms from the 8th to 15th centuries.

The player takes the role of the Christian forces. Starting off with a small part of Northern Spain, the player purchases Armies and cities, with the goal of defeating the Moslem forces and reconquering Iberia for Christendom.

Game play involves battles, sieges, random events, and the actions of the Moslem forces, controlled by the game.

Random events include Viking raiders, French intervention, Famine, Rebellions, Religious strife, Christian Military Orders, and more.

Components: 1 map, 100 counters (3 different sizes), rules. Playing time: 1-2 hours

The White Dog games version contains cleaned-up rules, additional optional rules, including alternative random event tables, and a historical scenario for every one of the 20 turns of the game.

game anatomy
Complexity2.3 / 5
BGG rating7.3 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60 min
Players
1
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.885
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Reconquista is a medieval game, for 1 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring area movement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Reconquista — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Reconquista support?
Reconquista is played by 1 players.
Q5How long does a game of Reconquista take?
A game of Reconquista takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Reconquista for?
Reconquista is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Reconquista?
Reconquista has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.3 out of 5.
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