A Wretched and Costly Fight: The Assault on Fort Erie, August 15, 1814
2023 • 1-2 Players • Age 12+
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 12 and up. You can play with 1 to 2 players.
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Game Data
- Average time to play
- 180 Minutes
- Minimum age
- 12+
- Number of players
- 1 - 2
- Publisher
- High Flying Dice Games, High Flying Dice Games
- Designers
- Paul Rohrbaugh
- Artists
- Ilya Kudriashov, Ilya Kudriashov
- Mechanics
- Card Play Conflict Resolution, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Simulation, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Simulation
A Wretched and Costly Fight is an introductory level wargame on the battle for Fort Erie. It is part of the Battles for Canada Series of games that portray famous battles fought for in Canada during the War of 1812.
Each hex is approximately 50 yards across, a regular or militia infantry unit is 250-350 men, First Nation and Dragoon units are 80 to 100 men, and artillery units represent 2 or 3 guns. A turn represents one hour of time.
Players use a standard deck of playing cards (a custom series card set is available from the publisher) to activate their units. A six-sided die is used to resolve combats (assault and fire) as well as other game events.
—description from the publisher
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