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1978 · 2-2 players · 180min · weight 2.87 · 218 ratings
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ID
3936
Name
The Siege of Constantinople: The End of the Middles Ages 1453 A.D.
Year
1978
Rank
14276
Min players
2
Max players
2
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
2.871
Num weights
31
Bayes avg
5.54238
Average
6.05734
Users rated
218
Num owned
917
Wanting
14
Wishing
68
Num comments
174
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:36:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
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Categories (2)
MedievalWargame
Description (495 chars)
Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #66. Historical simulation of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. There are rules for two games included; one which covers the final assault, in which most of the action occurred (~2 hrs), and one which covers the entire siege (~4 hrs). 200 counters. Considered to be the "fifth quad" game from The Art of Siege set. Scale: Level of Complexity = Moderate Average Playing Time = 5 hours Suitability for Solitaire Play = Moderate
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.