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| designer |
Bruce Harper
Eric Hunter
Gary Rapanos |
| publisher |
Avalon Hill |
| released |
1991 |
| players |
2-8 |
| playing time |
360 minutes |
| rating |
 |
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Quick look by Moritz Eggert
This game still holds as special place in my heart - oh, the days spent at Guido's game
store in Frankfurt playing this monster astonishingly often to completion, then rediscovering it in
the AH computer version (which was decent enough, actually - and playtested by Aaron for that
matter). My glorified view of this game might be tainted by nostalgia, but there is no doubt
that Tresham invented many mechanics for this game that have been incredibly influential over the
decades. So many games own their inspiration and existence to this game, the granddaddy of all epic
historical non-wargames that not evaluating it with a "10" would be a severe crime. May
it always hold a special place in our heart, even if other games might have surpassed it in
playability. Thanks Francis, your's is the crown!
©2008, Westpark Gamers
