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The Defense of Rorke's Drift (1991)
Players
1–2
Best: 2
Playing time
60–600 min
Age
12+
6.74
Average rating
111
Ratings
2.46/5
Weight
#14195
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Peter Bertram, Eric Faust, Lew Fisher
Artist:Alphonse-Marie-Adolphe de Neuville
Publisher:3W (World Wide Wargames) +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
- This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 2, Complexity 4.9, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction2.0
Complexity4.9
Theme5.0
This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.
WargamePost-NapoleonicHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementSolo / Solitaire GameScenario / Mission / Campaign Game
Overview
This is basically two games in one The Defense of Rorke's Drift (as per the film Zulu) and it can also be used to play The Boer War. The basic premise is a skirmish type game where one counter represent one British soldier or a group of Zulus, using a turn-based structure. 1. British move 2. Zulu move and place reinforcements 3. British rifle fire 4. Zulu rifle fire and spear throw attacks 5. Zulu melee followed by British melee There are a number of different scenarios included, one of which is suitable for Solo gaming
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