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Stamford Bridge: End of the Viking Age + A Hill Near Hastings
Stamford Bridge: End of the Viking Age + A Hill Near Hastings
by Flying Pig Games, Tiny Battle Publishing (2015)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
1 hour, 10 minutes
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Medieval
  • Designers
  • Tom Russell
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Dice Rolling
  • Artists
  • José Ramón Faura
  • Gabriel Gendron
  • Family
  • Country: England
  • Magazine: Yaah!
  • Shields and Swords
  • Shields & Swords II
  • History: Norman conquest of England
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Rating: 6.46/10 from 10 users

    Description

    Appearing in the first issue of Yaah! magazine, Stamford Bridge: End of the Viking Age is a low-complexity two-player wargame about the 25 September 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge. Three weeks before his defeat at Hastings, King Harold Godwinson surprised his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway and won a decisive, if costly victory against the Vikings.

    At the heart of the game is a simple turn structure in which players choose two phases to perform: Retreat, Shield Wall, Move, or Combat. Players can also perform two Move Phases in a single turn, two separate Combat phases, or a more powerful-- if bloody-- Pitched Combat. Combat resolution is quick and accurately represents the brutal, costly nature of linear warfare of the period.

    As leadership of the Viking forces passes from one leader to another, the rules of the game are changed, imparting a sense of historical narrative while giving both players an equal chance of victory.

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