Inferno: Guelphs and Ghibellines Vie for Tuscany, 1259-1261 (English Edition)

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An aparitie
2023
Numar jucatori
1 - 2
Durata joc
60 - 360
Varsta
14
Nota
8.38
Complexitate
3.17
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Mecanici de joc
Dice Rolling, Events, Movement Points, Point to Point Movement
Designer
Enrico Acerbi, Volko Ruhnke
Categorie
Medieval, Wargame

Tuscany, 1259. As wealth from crafts and foreign trade elevated northern Italy’s urban families above the landed lords, rivalries within and among their cities hardened into conflict between two great parties. The Ghibellines aligned with the Hohenstaufen emperors who ostensibly ruled Italy, while the Guelphs backed rival imperial claimants and the greatest challenger to the Emperor’s authority, the Pope. Should any faction gain advantage, others coalesced to resist.

The comuni (republics) of Firenze (Florence) and Siena dominated inland Tuscany at the head of competing alliances. As Guelphs sealed their control of the more populous Firenze, Ghibelline Siena turned to the Hohenstaufen King Manfredi of Naples for help. Local rebellions and reprisals escalated on each side, as political exiles stirred the pot. After Manfredi dispatched German knights to protect his loyal Tuscans, Firenze mustered its people and allies to march on Siena, which responded with its own great army. Pisa and Lucca, Lombardia and Umbria joined in. Guelph and Ghibelline faced off en masse at Montaperti in September 1260, in what turned out a bloody Florentine defeat. As Ghibelline exiles returned to grip Firenze, its Guelphs rallied to Lucca and Arezzo, portending an eternal inferno of fighting.

Inferno—the third volume in Volko Ruhnke’s Levy & Campaign Series—visits the conflagration that was 13th-Century Tuscan warfare, factional conflict fueled by the money and burgeoning population of the region’s well-to-do cities and mountain valleys. Veteran Italian wargame designer Enrico Acerbi applies his deep knowledge of the age to bring it to life within Volko’s accessible medieval-operational system. Gathering enough transport and provender may not so much be the challenge here as the sudden impediment of rebel towns and castles along key roads. Tuscany’s unruly berrovieri horsemen, famed elite crossbowmen, and distinctive palvesari shield bearers are just a few of the unique features of this volume. Muster, mount up, and find out whose blood will make the Arbia run red!

Components:
One 17x22 inch Mounted Map
175 Wooden pieces
106 Playing Cards
Three full-color Countersheets
15 cardboard Lord and Battle mats
One Lords sticker sheet
Four Player Aid sheets
Two Screens
Rules Booklet
Background Booklet
Six 6-sided dice

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An aparitie
2023
Numar jucatori
1 - 2
Durata joc
60 - 360
Varsta
14
Mecanici de joc
Dice Rolling
Events
Movement Points
Point to Point Movement
Designer
Enrico Acerbi
Volko Ruhnke
Categorie
Medieval
Wargame
Nota
8.38
Complexitate
3.17
Link BGG
Informatii preluate cu ajutorul BoardGameGeek

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