Thirty Years' War Boardgames

[Whirlwind]

Does anyone have any recommendations for boardgames that do a good job of representing the 30 Years War?  I like using boardgames as “campaign engines” for miniature wargames campaigns, if that helps as a focus.

[Who Asked This Joker]

Do a search on Board Game Geek for some possible answers.  Personally, I would stick to games with area movement or games that have a high strategic focus and thus a small map with fewer hexes.

John

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

--Abraham Lincoln

[MartinR]

The only TYW boardgame I can vaguely remember was SPIs ‘A Mighty Fortress’. A bit of a beast but supposedly playable in a single session.

BGG entry here. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2666/mighty-fortress

Evidently it was republished in 2011.

 

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[Not Connard Sage]

‘Won by the Sword’ or ‘Europe in Agony’, both by GMT might do it..

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[Not Connard Sage]

MartinR wrote:

The only TYW boardgame I can vaguely remember was SPIs ‘A Mighty Fortress’. A bit of a beast but supposedly playable in a single session. BGG entry here. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2666/mighty-fortress Evidently it was republished in 2011.

‘A Mighty Fortress’ games the 16th century wars of religion, not the TYW. Or at least my copy did 🙂

The title came from a hymn by Martin Luther,  ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God’

 

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[Who Asked This Joker]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

The title came from a hymn by Martin Luther,  ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God’

That hymn is that old?!  Still sung on occasion at my church!

John

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

--Abraham Lincoln

[Not Connard Sage]

Who Asked This Joker wrote:

Not Connard Sage wrote:

The title came from a hymn by Martin Luther, ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God’

That hymn is that old?! Still sung on occasion at my church!

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God

Apparently it does have a connection to the TYW. The Swedes adopted it.

🙂

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[Etranger]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

Who Asked This Joker wrote:

Not Connard Sage wrote:

The title came from a hymn by Martin Luther, ‘A Mighty Fortress is Our God’

That hymn is that old?! Still sung on occasion at my church!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Fortress_Is_Our_God Apparently it does have a connection to the TYW. The Swedes adopted it.

On Abba’s Greatest Hits?

[Guy Farrish]

Missed off that Album but released as a B side to their follow up hit to Waterloo:

Breitenfeld:  from the Swedish version of the Album ‘Waterloo’ 1974

great song, somewhat derivative lyrics.

“At Breitenfeld, Count Tilly did surrender’

[hammurabi70]

Mighty Fortress is the wrong period and, IMHO, inappropriate for your intentions.

 

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2748/thirty-years-war-europe-agony-1618-1648

is the first clearly identifiable game that might fit but only identified through a Thirty Years War search in the BGG catalogue; no doubt there are others that do not have TYW in their title but you would have searched BGG already.  I am watching with interest.

 

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/200696/1631-un-empire-en-flammes

is a TYW game without the period in the title; described as an excellent game it only covers one year of the war.

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[Logain]

The best one that I’ve found when we did a campaign was Wallenstein:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/109125/wallenstein-second-edition

 

[Noel]

Wallenstein is fun.  Not much in the way of simulation, though.

[Not Connard Sage]

Someone’s got me on ignore

And if Farrish keeps on with the ersatz ABBA lyrics he’ll suffer a similar fate 😉

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[Autodidact-O-Saurus]

‘The Wargamer’ #33  (Sept, ’84) contained ‘Holy Roman Empire’. I don’t know if it’s a good representation–having never played it. But it intrigued me enough for me to keep it all these years. Might be worth looking into.

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[Guy Farrish]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

Someone’s got me on ignore And if Farrish keeps on with the ersatz ABBA lyrics he’ll suffer a similar fate

You know, I wouldn’t blame you, I’m going to ignore myself if that sort of thing flashes through my mind again, cos

Knowing me, knowing you

It’s the best I can do.

 

[Not Connard Sage]

That’s it, you’re gone 🙂

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[Who Asked This Joker]

I think there is the makings of a Thirty Years War musical here.

John

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

--Abraham Lincoln

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