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Poitiers 1356 Et Formigny 1450 box art
1999 Ranked #11,224

Poitiers 1356 Et Formigny 1450

This historical wargame has commanders fight two Hundred Years War battles from different stages of the conflict. The paired scenarios highlight changing tactics, especially the growing role of artillery in battlefield decisions.

Wargames Medieval Wargame Hexagon Grid Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.29/5

Rating

7.37

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 4.0/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

Vae Victis issue 26. This game offers two battles of the Hundred Years' War--Poitiers (1356) and Formigny (1450).

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Hexagon Grid

Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Read the full game description

Vae Victis issue 26. This game offers two battles of the Hundred Years' War--Poitiers (1356) and Formigny (1450). The choice of battles allows one to examine how tactics changed from the beginning to the end of the war--particularly the value of artillery. Each turn is a half-hour of real time and each hexagon represents about 200 meters--thus, these battles are relatively small and quick-playing. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although translations are available online.

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

3
Medieval Renaissance Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Hexagon Grid

Family

6
Cities: Carentan (France) Cities: Poitiers (France) Components: DTP (Desktop Publishing) History: Hundred Years Wars Magazine: Vae Victis Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
1–2
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Frédéric Bey

Artists

3
Didier Bourgeois Christophe Camilotte Giuseppe Rava

Publishers

1
Vae Victis

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