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End of battle at Montfaucon. Decisive victory for the Franks achieved by burning a drakkar to ashes at the very last minute of the game.

Les Rois Francs (2011)

Players

Best: 2

Playing time

40–60 min

Age

6.74

Average rating

Ratings

1.38/5

Weight

#15967

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Designer:Florent Coupeau

Artist:Pascal Da Silva, Christophe Camilotte, Jean-Victor Schnetz

Publisher:Vae Victis

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck7.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity2.8

Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameMedievalHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementMovement PointsZone of Control

Overview

Les Rois Francs (Frankish Kings) is a an introductory level tactical medieval wargame. It includes a rules booklet of 6 pages, 108 counters, three A4 maps.

Four battles are included: - Fontenoy-en-Puisaye, 841 (Lothaire vs. Charles the Bald and Louis the German) - Jengland, 851 (Franks vs. Bretons) - Brissarthe, 866 (Franks vs. Bretons and Vikings) - Montfaucon en Argonne, 888 (Franks vs. Vikings)

Available with French rules, but English rules can be downloaded from Vae Victis website.