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Rules assistance for Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1
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Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1 is an expansion for De Bellis Renationis released in 1996 for 2 players. It was designed by Peter Sides and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Measurement Movement.
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About the game
Renaissance Historical battles is the fourth book in a series that allows the wargamer to re-fight actual historical battles with his own preferred set of wargame rules. I have based this book on WRG De Bellis Renationis rules plus I have included a section allowing the army lists to be read using other similar sets of rules.t My book gives enough information for you to re-enact the battle described in a concise ad compact way covering why it took place, the forces engaged, given in elements and actual numbers of men; a deployment guide and illustration of the battles initial positions; the victory conditions and the historical outcome. -from the introduction 24 scenarios are included.
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Publishers
- Gosling Press
Questions and answers
Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1 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.
Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Measurement 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 Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1 are: Peter Sides. 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 Renaissance Battles 1494-1700, Volume 1 as an expansion for De Bellis Renationis. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need De Bellis Renationis to use it. Check that your edition of De Bellis Renationis is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.