Battle of Vargas Swamp 1819 (2023)

ag.gameitem.AGID:
Playtime: 20
Min. Age: 10
Number of Players:
1 - 2
ag.gameitem.publisher:
Solitary Division
Designers:
Jorge Armando Aroca
Artists:
Jorge Armando Aroca
Mechanics:
Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game,
Paper-and-Pencil,
Market
Beschreibung
The Battle of the Pantano de Vargas was an armed confrontation that took place in what is now known as the Pantano de Vargas, in the township of the municipality of Paipa, present-day Boyacá, Colombia. The battle began in the morning until the afternoon of the 25th. July 1819.
The opposing sides were the patriotic troops and the royalist troops in the liberation campaign for the independence of what was then New Granada, today Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador.
In it, the army of "Gran Colombia" under the command of Simón Bolívar tried to block the way for the support forces of José María Barreiro who were heading to the city of Bogotá.
This was the bloodiest and most radical battle on the soil of New Granada during the liberation campaign. Thanks to this, the liberating army arrived in Tunja on August 4, 1819, and defeated the Spanish army in the battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819.
This is a mechanical Roll And Write game in two player mode, or in solo mode with a minimum duration of 20 minutes.
To play it is recommended to have:
The Battle Blade (It is recommended that the blade be found with a polypropylene protector)
An erasable marker.
Various D6 Dice
Objective: Eliminate 5 enemy battalions, before the end of the turn10. If at the end none of the contestants achieve their objective, the one with the most wins.
battalion units remove.
—description from the designer
The Battle of the Pantano de Vargas was an armed confrontation that took place in what is now known as the Pantano de Vargas, in the township of the municipality of Paipa, present-day Boyacá, Colombia. The battle began in the morning until the afternoon of the 25th. July 1819.
The opposing sides were the patriotic troops and the royalist troops in the liberation campaign for the independence of what was then New Granada, today Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador.
In it, the army of "Gran Colombia" under the command of Simón Bolívar tried to block the way for the support forces of José María Barreiro who were heading to the city of Bogotá.
This was the bloodiest and most radical battle on the soil of New Granada during the liberation campaign. Thanks to this, the liberating army arrived in Tunja on August 4, 1819, and defeated the Spanish army in the battle of Boyacá on August 7, 1819.
This is a mechanical Roll And Write game in two player mode, or in solo mode with a minimum duration of 20 minutes.
To play it is recommended to have:
The Battle Blade (It is recommended that the blade be found with a polypropylene protector)
An erasable marker.
Various D6 Dice
Objective: Eliminate 5 enemy battalions, before the end of the turn10. If at the end none of the contestants achieve their objective, the one with the most wins.
battalion units remove.
—description from the designer
Verwandte Spiele
ag.gameitem.lastUpdated: 2025-04-28 16:57:49.633