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Guelphs and Ghibellines

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2009 · 2-2 players · 480min · weight 2.65 · 126 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
34098
Name
Guelphs and Ghibellines
Year
2009
Rank
8816
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
480
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
480
Avg weight
2.6522
Num weights
23
Bayes avg
5.61173
Average
7.75675
Users rated
126
Num owned
350
Wanting
24
Wishing
94
Num comments
70
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Dice RollingHexagon GridSimulation
Categories (2)
MedievalWargame
Description (1175 chars)

(from Europa Simulazioni website:) Guelphs and Ghibellines simulates the traditional clashes between 13th century armies with an original system which is both simple and accurate, allowing to reproduce typical tactics of the battle of the era, and focusing on progressive combat fatigue and loss of cohesion of formations on the battlefield. Cavalry remains the Queen of the battlefield, but the Italian communal infantry (the best in its period) manages to have a sound impact on the outcome of the fight. The Battles : Montaperti 1260: The Arbia colored in red Benevento 1266: The twilight of the Hohenstaufen Campaldino 1289: The Saturday of St. Barnaba All the main protagonists of the battles and all the different types of troops are considered, included cavalry with various level of armour protection, infantry, archers, crossbowmen, palvesari, the Comunal Carroccio, etc. Components: Two 22"x34" maps of the battlefields 160 LARGE 5/8" die-cut counters 120 1/2" die-cut counters Standard rules and Instruction for the 3 historical battles, 3 alternative set-ups, 1 "fast-and-furious" scenarios Charts, tables Boxed

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.