Vae Victis issue 17. This game presents two scenarios set during the "heyday" of the Crusades: Saladin's reconquests and the Third Crusade. The scale is at one turn equals one month, one hexagon is about fifty kilometers, and counters represent about 4-800 men. This is roughly the same system used in "Belisarius" (issue 5), and rules are provided for siege...
Les deux Bretagne (Two Brittany) depicts the conflict for the rule of Britanny between the Blois-Penthièvre and the Montfort-l'Amaury families in 1341-1364 in the middle of the Hundred years' war. The game is driven by 2 sets of cards which are used as events or action cards. The map shows Britanny divided in areas. It includes: - a 41 x 30 cm map - 290...
Published in Vae Victis nº 77, this expansion adds new cards, rules and counters for the original game Les deux Bretagnes (Vae Victis No. 76) which covers the dynastic struggle in Brittany during XIII and XIVth centuries. The new cards are added without surpassing the total activation value of the player. They can also replace other cards with same...
Tournaments and fortresses, to you to win the battle! The player in his turn draws a card and announces the theme. He reads the first clue, then the next until any other player finds the right answer and wins the card. The first player who has a card of each theme wins. There are 40 2-sided picture cards with 5 themes such a: castle and city, nobility...
A creation by Simon de Thuillières. The aim of the game is to illuminate stories (the idea: like an old manuscrit). To win the game, you have to use color pigments to build together a codex. You get points depending on the colors used. Monks are used to produce the necessary pigments for illumination. Note: the author uses jokes referring to the modern...
Goal of this game is to become the richest and the Ribaud with most influence in the city. "Ribaud" is an ancient French word which describes a person who likes luxury and extravagance. You lead a team of crooks which you assign missions to. Each round consists of about 10 phases: - Draw of a Season Card - Liberation or execution of arrested team members -...
Les Rois Francs (Frankish Kings) is a an introductory level tactical medieval wargame. It includes a rules booklet of 6 pages, 108 counters, three A4 maps. Four battles are included: - Fontenoy-en-Puisaye, 841 (Lothaire vs. Charles the Bald and Louis the German) - Jengland, 851 (Franks vs. Bretons) - Brissarthe, 866 (Franks vs. Bretons and Vikings) -...
This scenario shows the Bretons fighting the Vikings out of their country. Alain le Grand (Alain the Great) allies with Judicael then confronts the Vikings from the South of Brittany. At first, Judicael is beaten and killed but Alain makes a strong stand near Questembert and slaughters the Vikings. He becomes the sole ruler of Brittany for the next 17...
A la charge is a an introductory level tactical medieval wargame. A la charge: Roncevaux offers 3 scenarii for Les Rois Francs Roncevaux 778 - the Death of Roland Roncevaux 812 - the last submission of Pampelune Roncevaux 824 - independence of the Basque country It includes a map(A4) and 18 counters Ownership of Les Rois Francs(VV 100) is needed to play...
A game book set in the Austerion world. Similar to a "Choose your own adventure" book, with added component, you can play either an agent of the gods or a cultist of the Titans, both adventuring in the Bleak vale region to investigate strange occurrences following an earthquake. You choose the character, its build, take the decision across the adventure...
A familly game about a french movie (a big success). An evil wizard has sent you in the twentieth century. To return to your epoque (1123 AD), you must find magical ingredients to reopen the corridors of time. A fun game for a familly, an hard addiction for the movie's fans. The goal : On a journey full of obstacles, traps, psychiatric hospitals, you must...