Kircholm 1605
(2014)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid und Simulation...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 240 |
| Minimum age: | 12 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Vae Victis |
| Designers: | Florent Coupeau |
| Artists: | Christophe Camilotte, Pascal Da Silva, Woijcieck Kossak |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Simulation |
"Kircholm 1605 is a follow-up scenario of Nieuport 1600 (Vae Victis 105). The rules are derived from Musket & Pike (GMT Games). It includes a rules booklet of 6 pages, 108 counters, one A3 map.
The Battle of Kircholm is an episode of the the Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611, which took place 27 September 1605 near the town of Kircholm (now Salaspils in Latvia, near Riga), between the Swedish army commanded by Karl IX and the Polish-Lithuanian army commanded by Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Field Hetman of Lithuania. Although outnumbered, The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars. The battle ended in the decisive victory of Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.
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Kircholm 1605
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