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Zulu: Rorke's Drift

Zulu: Rorke's Drift

Bearhug Publications · 1979
260 min12+ yrs1.7/5 complexity5.7 BGG38CouplesStrategy
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Fought on January 23, 1879, the Battle of Rorke's Drift could well be called the battle of the Victoria Cross. Of the one hundred thirty personnel involved in the defense of the station and hospital at the Drift, eight of them received this most coveted of all British decorations .

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Zulu: Rorke's Drift box art
official art · Bearhug Publications

Fought on January 23, 1879, the Battle of Rorke's Drift could well be called the battle of the Victoria Cross. Of the one hundred thirty personnel involved in the defense of the station and hospital at the Drift, eight of them received this most coveted of all British decorations . . ."

"Setting Up the Game: The British player places his eleven counters within the seven hexes which represent the Rorke's Drift Compound . . . no British Unit may ever leave the Compound for any reason . . . The Zulu Player places thirty-six Zulu Counters, stacked two high, on the eighteen dotted hexes to the North of the compound."

game anatomy
Complexity1.7 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
Moderate text — a crib sheet helps
Play time
60 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q4How many players does Zulu: Rorke's Drift support?
Zulu: Rorke's Drift is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Zulu: Rorke's Drift take?
A game of Zulu: Rorke's Drift takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Zulu: Rorke's Drift for?
Zulu: Rorke's Drift is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Zulu: Rorke's Drift?
Zulu: Rorke's Drift has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.7 out of 5.

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