Party games
Kriegspiel
Kriegspiel is a party game released in 1899. It is played with 2 players and from age 8.
- players
- 2
- years
- 8+
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The box
- Designer
- Michael Henry Temple
- Year of release
- 1899
About the game
Kriegspiel is often described as the board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1970 that simulates a hypothetical war between two nations. The origin, however, dates back to a Prussian war game developed by a mapmaker and used to train soldiers. Although the simple 20th century game sold well to new players, it received negative reviews by more experienced gamers.Information from Marquoir’s game database, which cross-checks several open sources. Spotted a mistake? Write to us from the Contact page.