Overview
At a glance
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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477 (Wars of Burgundy) is a historical simulation from October 1474 to January 1477.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Minimap Resolution
Resolve broader movement or conflict on a smaller linked representation of the map.
Simulation
Model a real or imagined system through detailed cause-and-effect rules.
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Les Guerres de Bourgogne 1474-1477 (Wars of Burgundy) is a historical simulation from October 1474 to January 1477. One player plays the role of the Burgundian armies and their allies (Duchy of Savoy and Italian states), led by the famous Duke Charles the Bold, and the other player is in command of the Swiss Confederacy and its allies (Duchy of Lorraine and German states). The objectives are to take control of the Savoy and Lorraine territories, win pitched battles or major sieges, and neutralise the opponent's allies. This is both a strategic & tactical game with armies and garrisons evolving on the main strategic map and units fighting on a tactical map featuring a typical XVth century battleground. Units are men-at-arms, pikes, bowmen, crossbowmen, halberdiers, hangunners, and early cannons, from 2,000 men at full strength, 1,000 horsemen or 200 cannons of all calibers. The "chrome" of that period is added with tactical chits (charge, harassment shots, raining arrows, ditch, fence, clash of pikes, cannon battery) and events such as rain, snow, minor ally, no fight or betrayal, no wing deployment. Optional rule includes a possible intervention of the French kingdom to support one side or the other. You will be able to fight the famous battles of Hericourt (1474), Grandson & Morat (1476), and Nancy (1477), the latter involving a fatal outcome for Charles the Bold. The complete sequence of a turn: I/ Burgundy 1) Reinforcement, replacement 2) strategic move 3) attrition phase 4) combat phase (battles & sieges) II/ Swiss Confederacy Same sequence III/ Diplomatic phase check for victory The game includes 108 die-cut counters, an A3 size strategic and an A5 size tactical map. One 6 sided die is necessary.