Players
2
Time
?-?
Age
?+
Weight
2.54
Rating
7.81
Teaching signal
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
The Dauphin and the Sword has a high level of direct confrontation with battles and competitive actions. It also has a good amount of strategic depth in confrontation through resource denial and strategic positioning. Players need to frequently pay attention to others' strategies and turns. However, there is not a strong emphasis on cooperation in the game.
The Dauphin and the Sword has a high replayability score, offering a great degree of variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions adds to its replay value, and the game strikes a good balance between ease of learning and depth of gameplay.
The Dauphin and the Sword has a moderate level of luck influence. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. However, 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.
The Dauphin and the Sword is the 13th module in the series Au Fil de l'Epée (By The Edge of the Sword) and First volume of "AFDE - Louis XI ». It covers three battles of Louis XI, when he was still Dauphin of France (heir to the throne) and finally King of France: Dieppe (1443), Saint-Jacques-sur-la-Brise (1444) and Montlhéry (1465), which are, respectively, the 34th, 35th and 36th battles in the series. Note: Montlhéry is a new edition, much expanded, with new map, counters, and scenario specific rules of the battle published in 2007 with Epées et Couronne (DTP). The game includes: - 324 die-cut counters - 2 A2 maps - 1 A4 map - One 16 pages booklet (rules, scenarios and historical notes - One player aid Battles: - The Assault on the Fortress at Dieppe, August 14, 1443 (Louis, Dauphin of France vs. William Peyto, commander of English garrison of Dieppe) - The Battle of Saint-Jacques-sur-la-Brise, August 26, 1444 (Louis, Dauphin of France & Jean de Bueil vs. Hans Matter, Swiss army leader) - The Battle of Montlhéry, July 16, 1465 (Louis XI, King of France vs. Charles The Bold, Duke of Burgundy) The game features one historical scenario and one "what if?" scenario per battle. Cover and Rulebook in French OR English. Charts/Tables are bilingual (French/English). Louis XI (of France) battles (1443-79): The Dauphin and the Sword (Louis XI, vol. 1) The Truce or the Sword (Louis XI, vol. 2)
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