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1983 Ranked #20,457

The High Crusade

Maneuver forces across tactical or historical battle maps.

Wargames Medieval Novel-based Hexagon Grid Magazine: Ares

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.8/5

Rating

6.00

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

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?

Ares Magazine #16. 1345 AD, Aliens land a starship on earth, unfortunately the local knights defeat the aliens, and steal the starship. Thus starts the crusade against the aliens, with some help from independent races. Based on the novel of the same name by Poul Anderson.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Hexagon Grid

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

1
Wargames

Category

4
Novel-based Science Fiction Wargame Medieval

Mechanism

1
Hexagon Grid

Family

3
Components: Map (Interplanetary or Interstellarâ?¦ Magazine: Ares Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
David "Zeb" Cook Edward G. Sollers

Artists

2
Kristine L. Bartyzel Dave LaForce

Publishers

1
SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

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