1631: Un Empire en Flammes
BGG rank
BGG #17,682
BGG rating
7.3

1631: Un Empire en Flammes

2016

Rules assistance for 1631: Un Empire en Flammes

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  • 2 players
  • Complexity 3.0/5

Rules assistant for 1631: Un Empire en Flammes

For 2 players

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1631: Un Empire en Flammes is a board game released in 2016 for 2 players. It was designed by Jaakko Björklund and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.

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About the game

1631 : Un Empire en Flammes est un jeu Opérationnel sur l’une des plus légendaire Campagne de la guerre de Trente Ans. Dans le rôle des généraux ennemis, les joueurs doivent déjouer les manœuvres de leur opposant tout en tenant compte des difficultés du ravitaillement et des changements d’alliance. 1631: An Empire in Flames is an Operational level wargame for 2 player of one of the most legendary campaigns of the Thirty Years War. Assuming the role of the opposing commanders, the players must outmanoeuvre their opponent, whilst tackling additional diplomatic and supply challenges. Each turn is approximately a month with each action being 10-15 days. The movement lines on the map are on average 60 kilometres. Infantry and cavalry units represent 3,000 soldiers. Artillery units represent 12 demicannon (24 pdr) and their supply train. Garrison control markers are 500 to 1,000 men. A point to point game by Jaakko Björklund Complexity : 6,5/10 Available with French rules, but English rules can be downloaded from Vae Victis website.

Questions and answers

1631: Un Empire en Flammes supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.