Les Pyramides 1798
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BGG #16,657
BGG rating
7.1

Les Pyramides 1798

1998

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  • 2 players
  • 60 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.3/5

For 2 players

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Les Pyramides 1798 is a board game released in 1998 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Frédéric Bey and Marc Brandsma and its main mechanics are Hexagon Grid.

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About the game

Vae Victis issue 23. This game is the second in the "Jours de Gloire" battle series, and covers Napoleon's great (but ultimately hollow) victory in Egypt over the Mamelukes at the Pyramids. Various "non-historical" scenarios give the battle some better balance between the Mamelukes and the French. As one of the smallest battles in the Jours de Gloire series, this game provides a good introduction to the system. Four corrected counters for Rivoli, from issue 18, are also provided. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although translations are available online. SYSTEM: Jours de Gloire Series (JDG) - scale = 297 m/hex; - time = 75 min/GT; - strength = 200 men/SP.

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Vae Victis

Questions and answers

Les Pyramides 1798 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.