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Great Northern War: Charles XII Versus Peter the Great (2016)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
0–0 min
Age
0+
6.63
Average rating
32
Ratings
2.50/5
Weight
#22134
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Great Northern War
Designer:Joseph Miranda
Artist:Nadir Elfarra
Publisher:Decision Games (I)
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 5, Interaction 5, Complexity 5, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck5.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.0
Theme5.0

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

WargameAge of ReasonHexagon Grid

Overview

Great Northern War is a wargame covering the Swedish-Russian War of 1700-09. This period of the war ended with the decisive battle of Poltava. Scenarios show various periods of fighting. There are two sides in the game, the Swedish Empire (Empire for short) which is defined as Sweden and its allies, and the Russian Coalition (Coalition for short), which is defined as Russia and its allies. Players conduct Actions which generate discrete movement, combat, and other operations. Each turn represents a season of operations. During each turn, players take various Actions, alternating one at a time with the other.

Components: One 22" x 34" map & 176 counters

Magazine: Strategy & Tactics #302

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