Ascari: African Battles Of The Italian Army 1890-1895

Fit

Teach 2.3

Teaching signal

Replay 3.9

High replayability

Interaction 3.6

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 3.5

More strategic control

Table feel

The game has a high level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction among players. However, it does not emphasize cooperation as much.

Replay value

The game offers a high level of variability in each playthrough with a diverse gameboard and multiple paths to victory. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replay value. The strategic depth allows players to continually improve their strategies, while the player interaction score ensures engaging gameplay. The game scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. Although it may take some time to learn, the depth it offers makes it worth the effort. Overall, ascari: african battles of the italian army 1890-1895 has a strong replayability score of 7.8.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895 is 7, indicating a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, allowing for some strategic decisions to influence the outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.

Overview

"Ascari" is a company-level wargame based on the stories of loyal solders who fought for Italy in Eritrea, the first Italian colony. The game depicts four battles in which the Italians were the protagonists: the two battles of Agordat against the Dervishes, Amba Alagi, and Coatit against the Ethiopians. A bonus scenario depicting the battle of Metemma between the Dervishes and the Ethiopian Emperor Johannes IV is also included. Here are the description of the Scenarios: S1 First Agordat: A raiding party of Dervishes are caught by the Ascari troops commanded by Captain Gustavo Fara in the plain of Agordat. S2 Agordat: 2200 native Askari and some Italian national soldiers, led by Lt. Colonel Arimondi, encounters in the plain of Agordat around 12,000 Mahdists, led by the Amir of Ghedaref, attempting to invade the Italian Colony of Eritrea. An astonishing Italian victory and the very first one of the young nation. S3 Coatit: The Italian Army in Eritrea, led by General Baratieri, wins its last victory before Adowa, attacking the overhelming Ras Mangasha’s Army at Coatit, fighting two days and performing a perfect redeployment under enemy fire. Tactically a draw, but stra-tegically a victory. S4 Amba Alagi The political quarrel between Gen. Arimondi and Eritrea Governor Baratieri led the IV Native Battalion to be put in the advanced position of Amba Alagi, just in front of the full Negus Menelik Ethiopian Army. Arimondi wanted to repeat Agordat, when with few troops managed to win the day, and therefore, despite Baratieri’s order to withdraw the Battalion, he didn’t forward it to Lt. Toselli, condemning him and his men to sure death… it will be the prelude to Adowa! S5 Metemma After the sack of the historic capital city of Gondar in 1888, Negus Neghesti Johannes IV gathered an army to repel the Mahdists from the city of Metemma. While on the way to victory, the Ethiopians melt away demoralized by the killing of their Emperor during the final assault.

Mechanism

5

Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Line of Sight Movement Points

Family

6

Continents: Africa Country: Ethiopia Digital Implementations: VASSAL History: Italo-Ethiopian Wars History: Mahdist War Players: Two Player Only Games

Type

1

Wargames

Media