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- BGG #16
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Twilight Struggle
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Expansion for The Sword and the Flame
The Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck
Rules assistance for The Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck
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Rules assistant for The Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck
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The Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck is an expansion for The Sword and the Flame. It was designed by Patrick Wilson and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation.
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About the game
Now you have another reason to be afraid to go back into the bush-veldt! Contemporary art and atmospheric graphics will add to your proper inclination to keep your head down in Johnny Boer's neighborhood! —description from the publisher
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The Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck belongs to these categories: Wargame and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Simulation. 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 Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck are: Patrick Wilson. 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 Sword and the Flame: First Boer War Action Deck as an expansion for The Sword and the Flame. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Sword and the Flame to use it. Check that your edition of The Sword and the Flame is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.