Hi all,

I am hoping that there are some board gamers amongst you who are also into medieval history, so can you recommend any decent medieval-themed board games? Historical would be best but if not, something pretty close (i.e. not a D&D board game)

Here's one that looks interesting but it's French I think (although I also believe there is an English edition coming out this year).

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/107704/fief

"Kingmaker" by Avalon Hill, published wayback in the 1980's.
Noble houses, mercenaries, alliances. Not too difficult in the mechanics department.
Finding copy might be difficult but not impossible.

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Thanks for your reply but I'm already aware of "Kingmaker". It was a very good game I played a lot as a teenager back in the day. I'm tempted to try and pick it up on eBay but if possible I'd rather try something I haven't played before. It doesn't even need to be new as long as it's available somewhere. I was reading on BGG that "Empires of the Middle Ages" was re-released recently and it does sound interesting and is one I have never played but I was hoping to hear about some I've not heard much about.

Columbia Games produces a few that might be of interest: Crusader Rex, Hammer of the Scots, and Richard III.

Could this be the most worthy successor to Kingmaker?

Wars of the Roses: Lancaster vs York

I'm very impressed by the high production qualities and reviews so far. Anyone played it?

While not particularly historical, I love playing Cathedral - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_(board_game)

Brian

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