VAE VICTIS # 177: The Campaign of the Army of the North 1870-1871

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* NEWS: What's New
* HEXAGONS: Into the Whirlpool; Next War Iran; Italia 1917-1918; Shiloh, 1943-1945; Sea Wolves; Java Sea; Special OPS # 12; ASL Roads to Rangoon; Doomed Battalion
* BOARDGAMES: Valley of Tears; Aliens; Western Front Ace; Aces of Valor; Europe in Turmoil; Kingmaker; Air & Armor; TGD Utah; Bonaparte Eastern Empire; Kings of Rome
* HOBBY: Des etudiants s'invitent au combat : Pendragon
* SCENARIOS: ASL; M44
* FIGURINES: Stalingrad 1942, le scenario; Nordic Forces/Team Yankee 2e partie et fin; Scenario Pillage; Twilight of the Emperor; Battletech; Scenarios 1814; Stranger Things campagne 7TV; Pour paratge et onor
* FEATURES: The Campaign of the Army of the North 1870-1871

Wargame: Operational game, with combat forces making point-to-point movements on a map representing the northern part of France, from Rouen to Lille and Amiens. Units are hidden but strength is tracked. Movements are made using activation markers. There are two combat resolution tables: one for pitched battles and one for sieges. Random events add uncertainty and replayability. Contains two independent scenarios: the opening battles for control of Amiens (2 turns, introductory scenario) and the full campaign (10 turns).

Game turn: one week
One combat factor equals 1 squadron, 1 battalion or 1 battery
Distance between two zones: 20 km on average
Complexity: 6/10
Solitaire: ??3/10
Playing time: two to five hours