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Expansion for Black Powder: Second Edition
The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War
2012
Rules assistance for The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War
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 The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War
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The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War is an expansion for Black Powder: Second Edition released in 2012. It was designed by Stuart Asquith and its main mechanics are Simulation and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
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About the game
So why wargame the Crimean War? Colourful uniforms, organisations and tactics which are comfortably familiar to the Napoleonic war gamer, with just a hint of the technological advances to come. All this and the chance to fight along side different allies and to take on the might of Russia in the process. So it’s not quite Napoleonics, neither is it the American Civil War. The Crimean War is its own conflict and one that can be almost as far reaching as the war gamer requires. With an increasing number of figures and rule sets becoming available, perhaps the Crimean War could become ‘the next big thing’ in the world of war games… Includes historical background, war gaming guidelines, full colour campaign maps and details of the forces that participated. With scenarios for the following battles complete with full colour maps of the battles & orders of battle: The Battle of Kurudere - 5th August 1854 The Skirmish on the Bulganak - 19th September 1854 The Battle of the Alma - 20th September 1854 The Siege of Sevastopol September 1854 - September 1855 The Battle of Balaclava - 25th October 1854 The Battle of Inkerman - 5th November 1854 The Battle of Eupatoria - 17th February 1855 The Expedition to Kertch - 1855 The Tchernaya River - 16th August 1855 Includes 17 full colour Bob Marrion plates representing the numerous forces involved in the conflict.
Designers
Publishers
- Partizan Press
Questions and answers
The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, 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 The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War are: Stuart Asquith. 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 The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War as an expansion for Black Powder: Second Edition. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Black Powder: Second Edition to use it. Check that your edition of Black Powder: Second Edition is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.