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Blood And Iron

Game of the Franco-Prussian War of 1869-1871 that resulted in the birth of Germany. Moderate complexity. Very accurate historically. Its actually not a game on the war at all, but a double battle game featuring a frontier battle from early in the war (the Battle of Fröschweiler (...

Players

2

Time

?-?

Age

12+

Weight

2.67

Rating

6.10

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Game of the Franco-Prussian War of 1869-1871 that resulted in the birth of Germany. Moderate complexity. Very accurate historically. Its actually not a game on the war at all, but a double battle game featuring a frontier battle from early in the war (the Battle of Fröschweiler (or Wörth), August 6, 1870), and a major defeat suffered by Napoleon III later in the conflict (the Battle of Sedan, September 1, 1870)...looks like a quad-style game that never got volume 2 with its other 2 battles. It's a shame that Markham didn't revisit the game for more battles; it could have been so much better with a few more engagements.

Category

2
Post-Napoleonic Wargame

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2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

5
Cities: Sedan (France) Country: France History: Franco-Prussian War Players: Two Player Only Games Region: Alsace (France)

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1
Wargames

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