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Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir

Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir

Vae Victis · 2008
260 min0+ yrs1.9/5 complexity7.2 BGG111KidsCouplesStrategy
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translated as HOLD OR DIE Printed in Vae Victis 79 This small game simulates one action in the Anglo-Zulu War, the desperate battle at Rorke's Drift (1879), a field hospital manned by 110 hale men guarding 30 wounded and with 20,000 bullets.

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Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir box art
official art · Vae Victis

translated as HOLD OR DIE

Printed in Vae Victis #79

This small game simulates one action in the Anglo-Zulu War, the desperate battle at Rorke's Drift (1879), a field hospital manned by 110 hale men guarding 30 wounded and with 20,000 bullets. By the time the combat was over 10 hours later, 400 Zulu lay dead and they had not been able to break the spirit of the defenders. This battle restored the honour of the British army and earned the defenders eleven Victoria Crosses, Britain's greatest award for military valour. This number for a single battle has not been surpassed to this day.

The game concentrates exclusively on the defense of the hospital (western portion). It has few counters, a single page map which represents the western approach and the hospital, and two pages of rules. It has three scenarios which all deal with protecting the wounded (they are represented by counters).

Components must be mounted.

game anatomy
Complexity1.9 / 5
BGG rating7.2 / 10
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KidsCouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Some text — easily memorized
🌐 plays without English
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir is a post-napoleonic game, for 2 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir support?
Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir take?
A game of Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir for?
Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir is recommended from age 0.
Q7How complex is Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir?
Rorke's Drift: Tenir ou Mourir has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.9 out of 5.
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