
- BGG rank
- BGG #15,098
- BGG rating
- 6.6
Strategy I: Strategic Warfare 350BC to 1984
- 2–8 players
- 360 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 1971

Expansion for Basic Impetus
2017
Rules assistance for Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars is an expansion for Basic Impetus released in 2017 for 2 players, 60–180 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Lorenzo Sartori and its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Basic Battles is a free to download experimental set to expand on Basic Impetus 2.0 rules for later periods, up to Colonial warfare, where one Unit roughly represents one brigade. It includes new rules and sample lists for: English Civil War, American War of Independence, Napoleonic, American Civil War, Anglo-Zulu War. —description from the publisher
Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars 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.
The listed playing time for Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars is 60–180 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars belongs to these categories: Print & Play, Napoleonic, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars are: Lorenzo Sartori. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Basic Impetus Expansion: Basic Battles – From Renaissance to Colonial Wars as an expansion for Basic Impetus. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Basic Impetus to use it. Check that your edition of Basic Impetus is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.