Blood and Iron
1992
BGG Geek Rating
5.5
based on 56 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.1
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BGG Ranking
#20958
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Players
2-2
Weight
2.60/5.00
Playtime
300 min
Age
12+
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📖 About This Game
Game of the Franco-Prussian War of 1869-1871 that resulted in the birth of Germany. Moderate complexity. Very accurate historically.
Its actually not a game on the war at all, but a double battle game featuring a frontier battle from early in the war (the Battle of Fröschweiler (or Wörth), August 6, 1870), and a major defeat suffered by Napoleon III later in the conflict (the Battle of Sedan, September 1, 1870)...looks like a quad-style game that never got volume 2 with its other 2 battles. It's a shame that Markham didn't revisit the game for more battles; it could have been so much better with a few more engagements.