25,00 €
Gold and Steel serie. Marignan 1515, The ride of Francis I in Italy.
Description
Gold and Steel : a series that simulates at the strategic-operational level the wars of the beginning of the Renaissance – 1453 – 1526.
1515? The answer sounds like an evidence: Marignan! But who knows where is located Marignan? That the battle occurs the 13 and 14 of September? That it is won against Swiss at the pinnacle of their power? That more than half of the French army are German lansquenets? To conquer the far-off Duchy of Milan, Francis I throws himself into the melee taking foolish risks, mindful of a knightly behavior. However, neither his feats of arms nor his courage earned the young king of France the victory, but rather the huge financial resources provided for him by the most numerous people of Europe. Seldom was a battle so fiercely fought: 12,000 dead in sixteen hours! The divisions opposing the Swiss, the fury that they so often show, their braveness and their relentlessness when fighting all give a particular human depth to this campaign.
Amable Sablon du Corail (Writer, specialist of the period and… Friend of mine!)
The games in the series simulate on a strategic-operational scale the campaigns of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, with tactical resolution of battles and sieges. A counter of combatants represents 1500 to 2000 pedestrians and 750 to 1000 cavalry on the front and half on the back. An artillery counter represents a hundred cannons – all types and calibers all types and calibers.
Components
- Ziplock
- 1 A2 map (42 x 59,4 cm / 16.5 x 23.4 inches)
- 216 counters
- 1 rulebook (English)
- 1 player aid
Designer : Philippe Hardy
The game was initially produced by a fellow partner : Ludifolie, and now is distributed by Serious Historical Games.