Vae Victis Magazine #171

Vae Victis is a French language game magazine published bimonthly. Vae Victis offers articles on military history (analysis of strategy and tactics throughout the ages, presentation of the units used in military campaigns) and all about what is going on in the war-games world together with critical analysis and new release box opening. The Special Game Issue includes wargame comes with a map, die cut counters and rules booklet (English translation of the rules available on the Vae Victis site).

This Special Game Issue including the game: Pizarro 1532-1537: Conquest of the Inca Empire.

The sixth game of the Gold & Steel series, Pizarro 1532-1537 simulates the conquest of the Incan empire by Francisco Pizarro and his brothers. The game is both strategic, with the armies moving on the map through zones representing the Incan empire, and tactical, with the combatants of this period facing off on a tactical map depicting the battlefield. The diplomacy table indicates the evolving alliance of the Indian peoples of the Incan empire from unwavering support to doubt to change of camp which may have consequences on the battle and influence the allies’ ability to recruit. Victory points are obtained through alliances, by winning major battles, the siege of fortresses and by controlling all nine zones designated as strategic objectives. Throughout the game, the Spanish receive a random number of reinforcements from the New World which balance out the forces opposing the Incan military power and their enormous human resources and offers each camp a chance at victory. Will you allow the Incas to preserve their Empire against the greediness of the conquistadors? Or will you succeed in this audacious conquest?