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Blades of Crimson

Blades of Crimson 1993

Design Simon MacDowall Art Simon MacDowall Publisher Practical Wargamer
6.5 /10
BGG rating
2.0
Weight
2
Players
2
Best at
60
Minutes
10
Age
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Blades of Crimson Dark Ages Skirmish level miniatures wargaming rules for armies of up to around 30 figures, intended for Vikings, Saxons, Normans, Picts, Welsh, and Irish armies. Figures move and fight individually, but must remain within a command radius of their leader. Initiative is decided by drawing playing cards (one side plays red, the other black, with some cards triggering special events).

Six sided and average dice are required, and each army figures are classified as one of the following: Lord, Warrior, Freeman, Armed peasant, Non-combatant. Heroes and berserkers can also appear when certain cards are turned over.

Published in Practical Wargamer magazine, May/June 1993 issue. The author acknowledges Howard Whitehouse's Long Serpent rules for sea battles as an inspiration.

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Categories
Medieval Miniatures Wargame
Mechanics
Dice Rolling Line of Sight Variable Phase Order
BGG ratings
4
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