2025Krzysztof Dytczak
- Videos
- 9
- Creators
- 5
Mainly unboxings and how-to-play
2 players120 - 150 minMedium weight
Berestechko 1651
2024Krzysztof Dytczak
- Videos
- 6
- Creators
- 5
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Berestechko 1651 is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 2 unboxings.
1 - 2 players
30 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Berestechko 1651 is a game for two players simulating the third day of the battle of Berestechko, fought on 30th June 1651 between the Zaporozhian Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish-Lituanian army under King John II Casimir, near the Styr river in Volhynia It was one of the largest land battles of 17th century Europe. The game is a small-footprint simulation intended to give a quick and easy representation of the battle, focusing on good preparation of attacks and on when and where to withhold, retreat, rally and reorganize. The game lasts two turns. In each turn players alternate performing “impulses”, in which they activate units and/or gather coordination and reorganization commands. In each turn each unit can be activated up to two times. A turn ends when all units of one player have been activated twice. Once the second turn ends, victory is assessed, although an automatic victory can happen before the end of the two turns if certain conditions are met. -description from developer
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Which Berestechko 1651 video should I watch?
Berestechko 1651 has 6 videos from 5 creators: 2 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides and 2 unboxings. They date from 2024 to February 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Berestechko 1651 - Rozgrywka - część 2" by Stół Sztabowy, which runs 22 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Berestechko 1651" by Julius Fairfax.
If you like it, try Race to Berlin (Second Edition) and Time of Wars: Eastern Europe 1590 - 1660, also by Krzysztof Dytczak, or World War I: 1914-1918 and Thunder on the Mississippi: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Berestechko 1651
From BoardGameGeek:
Berestechko 1651 is a game for two players simulating the third day of the battle of Berestechko, fought on 30th June 1651 between the Zaporozhian Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish-Lituanian army under King John II Casimir, near the Styr river in Volhynia It was one of the largest land battles of 17th century Europe. The game is a small-footprint simulation intended to give a quick and easy representation of the battle, focusing on good preparation of attacks and on when and where to withhold, retreat, rally and reorganize. The game lasts two turns. In each turn players alternate performing “impulses”, in which they activate units and/or gather coordination and reorganization commands. In each turn each unit can be activated up to two times. A turn ends when all units of one player have been activated twice. Once the second turn ends, victory is assessed, although an automatic victory can happen before the end of the two turns if certain conditions are met. -description from developer
Designer
Krzysztof Dytczak
Publisher
SNAFU Design
Categories
Pike and ShotWargame
Mechanics
Dice RollingHex GridArea MovementSimulation