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The Balkan Wars: Prelude To Disaster, 1912-1913 box art
1993 Ranked #11,794

The Balkan Wars: Prelude To Disaster, 1912-1913

Operational war game has commanders lead Balkan alliances and the Ottoman Empire to control the region. Two linked conflicts and possible Great Power intervention make territorial gains dangerously unstable.

Wargames Wargame Post-Napoleonic Hexagon Grid Simulation

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.91/5

Rating

6.60

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 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.5/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Strategy & Tactics magazine #164. Description from the rule book: Balkan Wars is an operational simulation of the two wars which were fought in the Balkans immediately prior to the First World War.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
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Strategy & Tactics magazine #164. Description from the rule book: Balkan Wars is an operational simulation of the two wars which were fought in the Balkans immediately prior to the First World War. ... There are two scenarios, one each for the First Balkan War and the Second Balkan War. In the first war, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece fight the decaying Ottoman Empire for control of the Balkans. In the second, Bulgaria fights its former allies for possession of the spoils from the just-concluded contest. In both, the possibility of Great Power intervention and even a genuine World War casts its shadow over the situation.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Post-Napoleonic Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

6
Country: Albania Country: Greece Country: Romania Country: Serbia Country: Turkey History: Balkan Wars

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Joseph Miranda

Publishers

1
Decision Games (I)

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