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1994 Ranked #13,397

A Famous Victory

Historical battle wargame has commanders refight Blenheim and Ramillies during the War of the Spanish Succession. England and its allies face Louis XIVs ambitions through two major battlefield simulations.

Wargames Wargame Age of Reason Chit-Pull System Hexagon Grid

Players

1-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.4/5

Rating

6.44

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

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?

A Famous Victory is MiHs game simulating the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Chit-Pull System

Draw tokens to determine which units, factions, or events activate next.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Simulation

Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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A Famous Victory is MiHs game simulating the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies. Quote from the rules "A Famous Victory (AFV) allows players to recreate two of the major battles - Blenheim and Ramillies - fought by England and her continental allies against the ambitions of the Sun King, Louis XIV, during the War of the Spanish Succession, a war that revealed John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, as England's greatest Field Commander and one of the true military geniuses in history." Components: 22x33 inch game map (back printed) 720 counters rule booklet plus historical comment 4 aid charts 1 d6 1 d10

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

2
Age of Reason Wargame

Mechanism

3
Chit-Pull System Hexagon Grid Simulation

Family

2
History: Age of Kings History: War of the Spanish Succession

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
2
Age
12+
Complexity
3.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Richard H. Berg

Artists

1
Beth Queman

Publishers

1
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