Batailles pour le Canada (2002)

About this game

Batailles pour le Canada covers three battles of the French and Indian War: Fort Carillon (1758), Québec (aka The Plains of Abraham) (1759) Sainte-Foy (1760) The game scale is very large (i.e., small maps, each smaller than the magazine opened up) but the game itself is reasonably detailed for a "magazine game." This issue also includes a pair of errata counters for issue 43. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although translations are available online.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 2.6/5 this is a mid-weight game — expect a proper rules explanation before you start.
• Age. The publisher suggests 12 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.