- BGG rating
- 7.0
Expansion for Field of Glory Renaissance
Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion
2011
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- 2–4 players
- 180 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
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Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion is an expansion for Field of Glory Renaissance released in 2011 for 2–4 players and 180 minutes per game. It was designed by Richard Bodley Scott and Nik Gaukroger and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Point to Point Movement.
About the game
This supplement provides army lists for conflicts in both Eastern and Western Europe between 1660 and 1698, the latest date covered by these rules. This is the period following the Thirty Years War and English Civil Wars and includes the famous battles of the Boyne, Sedgemoor and Vienna. Technologically, this era includes improvements in musketry, leading to the transition between the earlier Pike and Shot units to the widespread adoption of the bayonet. The book itself is in the same format as the other Field of Glory supplements i.e. soft cover and containing numerous illustrations from other Osprey books together with photographs of painted miniatures for the armies included. This supplement contains 100 pages. Army Lists include the historical background and a description of the army covered, together with the numbers and types of troops permitted for each, plus a sample "starter" army. Lists for the following armies are included: Later Russian Later Polish And Lithuanian Later Venetian Colonial Later Swedish Later Dutch Later Danish Habsburg Austrian Imperial Later German States Later Spanish Later Restoration Portuguese Savoyard Restoration British Covenanting Rebels Monmouth Rebellion Later Louis Xiv French Hungarian Kuruc Rebellion War Of The League Of Augsburg Anglo-Dutch Jacobite Irish Scots Jacobite Rebellion
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Osprey Publishing
Questions and answers
Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion is 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.
Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion has a complexity rating of 4.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Point to Point Movement. 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 Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion are: Richard Bodley Scott and Nik Gaukroger. 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 Duty and Glory: Europe 1660-1698 – Field of Glory Renaissance Gaming Companion as an expansion for Field of Glory Renaissance. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Field of Glory Renaissance to use it. Check that your edition of Field of Glory Renaissance is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.