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Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758
2012
Rules assistance for Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758
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Rules assistant for Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758
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Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 is a board game released in 2012 for 2 players. It was designed by William Nester and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Line of Sight.
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About the game
(from the publisher's website:) Ticonderoga simulates six engagements in the region between the upper Hudson and lower Lake Champlain, specifically the area between northern Lake George and Fort Carillon (a.k.a. Ticonderoga) during the French and Indian War (1755-58). The game system emphasizes the importance of leaders, and highlights the role of individual command skills, circumstances and luck. Throughout the game, leaders’ skills are tested as their units maneuver and fight, and every leader has the capacity to be “inept,” “capable” or “exceptional,” varying from engagement to engagement. The game includes a lot of randomization; so every game may vary in tempo. One game may involve more soldiers than another, and often the quality of the lower-level (unnamed) leaders will be different. There are three campaign and three raid scenarios, featuring many units for the longer games and fewer for shorter ones (280 counters total). Each hex on the Strategic Map represents 1.5 miles, whereas each hex on the Tactical Map (for the area near Ticonderoga) represents just 400 yards. Individual units represent from 50 to 800 men, and leader chits each represent a single commander, sometimes a famous historical figure, at other times an unknown man of low-rank. Designed by William Nester and Eric R. Harvey Map design: Joe Youst Counters: Trevor Holman
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Questions and answers
Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 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.
Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 has a complexity rating of 2.2 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.
Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 belongs to these categories: Wargame, Age of Reason, and American Indian Wars. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, and Line of Sight. 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 Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 are: William Nester. 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 Ticonderoga: The Battles for Lake George, 1755-1758 as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.