2014Ben Madison
- Videos
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Mostly how-to-play
1 players240 minMedium weight
Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium 420-1453
2024Ben Madison
1 players
30 - 240 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of heroism, betrayal, intrigue, and spectacular cultural achievements. This game is a high-level strategic view of history. Details are cleverly simplified to make it playable and to emphasize the “cool stuff” of the period, like religious conflict, barbarian hordes, Byzantine politics, dynastic intrigue, scheming empresses, Greek Fire, Mongols, plagues, jihads, naval sieges, Khans, Caliphs, and Crusaders. Sword of Orthodoxy is meant to be a fun and challenging game on the salient themes of the actual period that whets the player's appetite to learn more about this fascinating age.
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About Sword of Orthodoxy: The Rise and Fall of Byzantium 420-1453
From BoardGameGeek:
Sword of Orthodoxy is a strategic solitaire game of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, simulating its saga from 421 AD until the end of the 15th century – an epic thousand year tale of heroism, betrayal, intrigue, and spectacular cultural achievements. This game is a high-level strategic view of history. Details are cleverly simplified to make it playable and to emphasize the “cool stuff” of the period, like religious conflict, barbarian hordes, Byzantine politics, dynastic intrigue, scheming empresses, Greek Fire, Mongols, plagues, jihads, naval sieges, Khans, Caliphs, and Crusaders. Sword of Orthodoxy is meant to be a fun and challenging game on the salient themes of the actual period that whets the player's appetite to learn more about this fascinating age.
Designer
Ben Madison
Artists
José Ramón Faura, Ben Madison
Publisher
White Dog Games
Categories
Mechanics