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1994 Ranked #12,517

Like Lions They Fought

Historical wargame has British forces capture Zulu kraals and seize Cetshwayo while Zulus try to prevent those conditions. An early chance to maul exposed British troops can reshape the entire Anglo-Zulu campaign.

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Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.54/5

Rating

6.48

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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Command magazine Issue #28. Simulation of the Anglo-Zulu War.

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Command magazine Issue #28. Simulation of the Anglo-Zulu War. Game starts with a chance for the Zulus to maul the Brits who are exposed. After that, the Brits need to capture Zulu Kraals (burn 'em down) and capture Cetshwayo to win. Zulus win by avoiding the British victory conditions.

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Players
2
Best with
1
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.5/5
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Designers

1
Dennis Bishop

Publishers

1
XTR Corp

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