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Alma: The First Battle, 20 September 1854

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Wargame Post-Napoleonic Hexagon Grid Ratio / Combat Results Table

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.25/5

Rating

6.25

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Crimean War Quad: Alma - The First Battle, 20 September 1854 "Alma is a simulation of the first battle of the Crimean War. Alma was the only battle in which the entire armies of the three major belligerents (England, France, and Russia) were involved.

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Crimean War Quad: Alma - The First Battle, 20 September 1854 "Alma is a simulation of the first battle of the Crimean War. Alma was the only battle in which the entire armies of the three major belligerents (England, France, and Russia) were involved. The British and French had landed on the West coast of the Crimea only a few days before and, had they been defeated at Alma, thousands of lives might have been saved and the war ended." 1 17" x 22" color map with matte-finish backprinted counters 32 Red British 32 Blue French 34 Green Russian 12 Game turns

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Players
2
Best with
1–2
Age
12+
Complexity
2.3/5
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Credits

Designers

1
J. Matisse Enzer

Artists

1
Redmond A. Simonsen

Publishers

2
Decision Games (I) SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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