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Gamer and son at War of 1812- From Bobby Tweaks' game night
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the indians come into play
The Game
Brand-New '08 Edition Box Contents
Richard III and its brother HotS, along with their older cousins.
Labels
Selfmade turn marker (for different years) and vp marker (us flag on the backside)
1985 version blocks - full manifest
VASSAL - Things are Looking Grim in Canada.

War of 1812 (1973)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
90–90 min
Age
12+
7.03
Average rating
717
Ratings
2.09/5
Weight
#4414
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Tom Dalgliesh, Lance Gutteridge
Artist:Eric Hotz
Publisher:Columbia Games +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 4.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity4.2
Theme5.0

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

WargameNapoleonicAmerican Indian WarsSecret Unit DeploymentSimulationDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Overview

(from Columbia Games website:)

War of 1812 is an elegant strategy wargame depicting the Anglo-American struggle to control the Great Lakes and Canada.

War of 1812 sets up in five minutes and plays in 1-2 hours. This classic game has been enjoyed by thousands of gamers for over 30 years.

Unit types in this edition include artillery, cavalry, infantry, and navies. The map board is unchanged from previous editions.

(see War of 1812 webpage for full history of this war)

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