La Batalla de los Arapiles
(1995)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 4 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Paper-and-Pencil, Secret Unit Deployment und Variable Phase Order...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 2400 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 - 4 |
| Publisher: | SIMTAC |
| Designers: | Jose Luis Arcon Dominguez |
| Artists: | Carmen Sánchez |
| Mechanics: | Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Paper-and-Pencil, Secret Unit Deployment, Variable Phase Order |
Second game of a series called "Batallas de la Guerra de la Independencia" Battles Of The Peninsular War (1808-1814) Volume II.
Los Arapiles is a tactical simulation of the journey of July 22nd of 1812, where two players controls Wellington's and Marmont's armies.
Also named battle of Salamanca has it occured among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain.
Exceptional quality of pieces, maps, box, tables, etc... Historically documented, each batallion wears the originally colors on its uniform like in 1812.
Highly detailed.
Game System:
- Scale 250 m/hex (140 yrd/hex);
- Time = 15 min/GT;
- Strength = 100 men/SP (infantry), 50 men/SP (cavalry), 3 guns/SP artillery).
Alternative names:
La Batalla de los Arapiles
Last Updated: 2025-08-12 21:58:59 UTC
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