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Saladin

A historical battle game has crusader and Muslim commanders order banners at Hattin or Arsuf. Order tokens shrink through play, so preserving troop cohesion and choosing when to attack decides victory.

Wargames Medieval Wargame Campaign / Battle Card Driven Simulation

Players

2

Play time

45-60 min

Age

14+

Complexity

1.91/5

Rating

7.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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Saladin is the first game of the series "En Ordre de Bataille" which will present for each volume a legendary medieval leader and two battles in which he has shown himself.

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Saladin is the first game of the series "En Ordre de Bataille" which will present for each volume a legendary medieval leader and two battles in which he has shown himself. When the game meets History: Saladin is a game intended to recreate the famous battles of Hattin and Arsuf where Saladin was opposed to the crusaders troops of Guy de Lusignan and then to those of Richard the Lionheart. With Saladin take charge of one of the armies that fought each other. Order your horsemen to harass the crusaders ranks or launch a devastating charge with your heavily armored knights. Saladin is an epic game for history and strategy fans. Will you be able to lead your men to victory? Saladin is a historical wargame for 2 players. Having chosen one of the two battle scenarios and set up the game, each player, in turn, will order one of their Banners. He will make them fight in order to disorganize those of their opponent. For this it will be necessary to spend Order tokens, the number of which will decrease at the beginning of each turn. The player who will manage to preserve the cohesion of his troops by retaining the precious Order tokens will be declared the winner.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
45–60 min
Age
14+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Denis Sauvage

Artists

2
Nicolas Roblin Ulric Stahl

Publishers

1
Shakos

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