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Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman

Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman

Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) · 1984
2240 min12+ yrs2.8/5 complexity6.5 BGG#15.323 BGG529CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman?

Soldiers of the Queen is actually two separate Colonial battle games that use the same game system: Isandhlwana, 1879 and Omdurman, 1898. The game was originally published in Strategy & Tactics magazine (95).

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Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman box art
official art · Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

Soldiers of the Queen is actually two separate Colonial battle games that use the same game system: Isandhlwana, 1879 and Omdurman, 1898. The game was originally published in Strategy & Tactics magazine (#95).

The game includes an 18"X22" backprinted mapsheet (one side for each battle), a 16 page rulebook, 200 counters, and player aid charts and tables.

In Isandhlwana, the Zulu player wins if he eliminates all British units before he himself loses 14, otherwise the British player wins; the game has no set time limit... it is played until one player or the other has achieved their victory conditions.

In Omdurman, points are gained for each player according to a victory points chart... if the British do not win an 'Automatic Victory' by turn 21, the side with the higher point total wins.

game anatomy
Complexity2.8 / 5
BGG rating6.5 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Play time
240 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#15.323
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Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman is a post-napoleonic game, for 2 players, taking ~240 minutes, featuring hexagon grid. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman support?
Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman take?
A game of Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman takes about 240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman for?
Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman?
Soldiers of the Queen: Battles at Isandhlwana and Omdurman has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 2.8 out of 5.
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