Below is the seventeenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first sixteen articles in the series here.
Below is the sixteenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first fifteen articles in the series here.
Introduction by Congress of Vienna (CoV)’s Editor, Fred Schachter – To familiarize the InsideGMT audience of what designer Frank Esparrago created with his fun and exciting Congress of Vienna game, now a GMT P-500 offering; InsideGMT presented articles of “Designer’s Notes†and a “Game as History†series entitled “A Historical Introduction to the Congress of Vienna Period (CoV)â€. Use this link to access copies of these articles: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-850-congress-of-vienna.aspx .
Since this is the third game of GMT’s “Great Statesmen†series, it seems appropriate to focus on those very Statesmen who make this Napoleonic Wars historical period so captivating to our hobby from perspective of the game Frank designed.
Consequently, following Part One’s “British Contingent†and Part Two’s “Austrian Contingentâ€, here’s part three of a four part series: “Meet the Statesmen of Congress of Vienna – The Russian Contingentâ€. However, the Russian CoV player also controls cards representing Prussian and Swedish game personages and together, what a fascinating group they comprise!
The next and final increment of this series will address the French with their USA Allies for the War of 1812 and other non-aligned personages.
In italics we include a brief description of the cards with their CoV opportunities and weaknesses. However, before commencing this article’s main text, a quick aside regarding the Leader Card, a type of distinct card unique for each Major Power. Here’s the relevant Rulebook extract with an associated illustration:
I enjoyed learning more of the personages behind the game’s cards and hope you do as well. Now to meet the Great Statesmen (and military leaders) of Congress of Vienna’s Russian player…
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Below is the fifteenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first fourteen articles in the series here.
Below is the fourteenth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first thirteen articles in the series here.
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Badajoz is a small and quiet city in the southwest of Spain with 150,000 inhabitants. It is replete with history relevant to the Congress of Vienna game period. It boasts an old fortress with 17th-century Vauban bastions that was key to the southern corridor between Portugal and Spain during the Peninsular War. It was occupied by the French March 1811 after the Spaniards surrendered.
Below is the eleventh in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first ten articles in the series here.
Below is the eighth in a series of articles from Mark McLaughlin showcasing the 16 civilizations in Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East. You can find the first seven articles in the series here.
