The French and Indian War Game
BGG rank
BGG #19,272
BGG rating
7.5

The French and Indian War Game

2019

Rules assistance for The French and Indian War Game

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 60–90 min
  • 14+
  • Complexity 2.2/5

Rules assistant for The French and Indian War Game

For 2 players

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The French and Indian War Game is a board game released in 2019 for 2 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Steve Kling and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Point to Point Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.

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About the game

The game is a strategic dice rolling game of conquest covering the French and Indian War in North America with a British Player and a French Player. Two players can play a side if desired. Players attempt to conquer locations on the game map. Each location has a corresponding tile which has information on what dice need to be rolled to conquer the tile somewhat similar to Age of Wars. Event cards are played for each player each turn which provide benefits and detriments to the player. There is also a strategic phase where the player can muster some garrisons for key locations making them harder to take. Although there are automatic victory conditions for capture of specified locations, victory is generally achieved by conquering a certain number of locations. While the sides are somewhat evenly matched, as the game progresses the British player generally gains in strength and the French player must make defensive attacks and play for position. A special naval die for each side allows for potential naval moves each turn. The game contains a 11 x 17 strategic map, 32 Location Tiles, 20 event cards, 32 game counters and 17 icon dice. The game allows you to re-fight the struggle for North America between the British and the French. -description from designer

Questions and answers

The French and Indian War Game 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.