An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838
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An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838

2025

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  • 2 players
  • 180–420 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 3.4/5

For 2 players

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An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838 is a board game released in 2025 for 2 players, 180–420 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by David Gómez Relloso and its main mechanics are Point to Point Movement, Action Points, and Movement Points.

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About the game

'An Impossible War' recreates the First Carlist War in the North of Spain (1834-1838). It is a wargame with blocks that also includes counters and cards. There is a main map (or Northern map), that shows Navarre, the Basque Provinces and part of Cantabria, Burgos and La Rioja, and a secondary map that reflects the regions of the rest of the country, where Carlist uprising break out and the expeditions sent from the North may operate. There is a scenario that covers the Full War (1834-1838) and another two shorter ones: Zumalacarregui's War (1834-1836) and Espartero's War (1836-1838). 'Una Guerra Imposible' recrea la Primera Guerra Carlista en el Norte de España (1834-1838). Es un juego de guerra de bloques que también incluye fichas y cartas. Hay un mapa principal (o mapa del Norte), donde aparecen Navarra, las Provincias Vascongadas y parte de Cantabria, Burgos y La Rioja, y otro mapa secundario que refleja las regiones del resto del país, donde estallan las sublevaciones carlistas y pueden operar las expediciones enviadas desde el Norte. Hay un escenario que cubre la Guerra Completa (1834-1838) y otros dos más breves: La Guerra de Zumalacárregui (1834-1836) y La Guerra de Espartero (1836-1838).

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An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838 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.