Broadsword (1977)

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Czas gry: 240
Min. wiek: 12
Gracze: 2
Wydawca: Fantasy Games Unlimited
Projektanci: George H. Scheider
Artyści: J. D. Webster
Mechaniki: Simultaneous Action Selection, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Events, Paper-and-Pencil, Variable Set-up, Dice Rolling, Measurement Movement

Broadsword - Wargame rules for Medieval Battles - Minatures Rules

The rules are a spin—off from Royal Armies of the Hyborean Age (by Lin Carter and Scott Bizar) which embody a functional combination of systems that lead to a playable and accurate simulation of medieval warfare when played without magic

Medieval battles were set piece affairs usually leading to an uncontroversial decision. Opposing armies deployed in sight of each other, just beyond maximum missile range, and received the sacraments before the engagement began. When “infidels” fought against them, European Christians displayed a special fervor to conquer all before them. Ironically, there were occasions, such as the sack of Rome in 1084, when commanders dispensed with the sacraments owing to the mixed composition of their armies. Feudal cavalry was the dominant battle winning component for most armies in this period, but its success often relied upon a close sense of coordination with civic militia and archer units, or special elite mercenary men—at—arms who formed the base from which the attack sprang. When peasant levies were included in any army, they were placed where they could do the least harm to the enemy or their own allies.

Woods, marshes, rivers, rocky terrain, or ocean fronts sometimes covered an army’s flank as an anchor, but most battles took place in the open on a plain or in defense of a dominating height. Western armies rarely employed fancy turning maneuvers, and most battles between similar forces were resolved by direct brute force. Even so, the value of committing the last reserve for the ultimate decision was well appreciated. Islamic, Eurasian, and Byzantine armies, of course, applied much more sophisticated strategems, such as feigned retreats and sweeping double enfilades.



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