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winterbadgerOK, a group of us are going to try playing the Perfect Captain's In The Shadow of Byzantium by mail. You can read about it here, but in summary, it's a boardgame of 13th century Byzantine politics (and that's a geographic use of "Byzantine" as well as a descriptive one).
We have two or three spaces left, depending on whether we play with a moderator or not. Anyone interested? Our game of Princes of the East (another Perfect Captain game, that one of 11th century crusader kingdoms and their Muslim neighbors) was very enjoyable and ended in an upset victory by one of the least likely contenders.
"In the Shadow of Byzantium" puts you at the head of a principality struggling to survive and overpower your neighbours. Judicious use of slender finances to create armies, alliances and acts treachery is essential to victory. Bind other princes to you with marriage alliances to gain a breathing space to perhaps build fortifications to protect your land. Who dares truly wins in this game of big chances and big payoffs, but the winner of today could easily be the loser tomorrow.....
We have two or three spaces left, depending on whether we play with a moderator or not. Anyone interested? Our game of Princes of the East (another Perfect Captain game, that one of 11th century crusader kingdoms and their Muslim neighbors) was very enjoyable and ended in an upset victory by one of the least likely contenders.
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Date: 2004-09-20 03:12 pm (UTC)