close

By continuing to browse this site, you must accept the use and writing of Cookies on your connected device. These Cookies (small text files) make it possible to follow your navigation, update your basket, recognize you during your next visit and secure your connection.

Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines

Numbers of players : 1-2 Age : 14+ Language : EN
Condition : New Reference : GMT2212
Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines
search
  • Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines
  • Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines
  • Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines
  • Inferno : Guelphs and Ghibellines

Inferno: Guelphs and Ghibellines Vie for Tuscany, 1259-1261, Volume III in Volko Ruhnke's Levy & Campaign Series, visits the conflagration that was 13th-Century Tuscan warfare, factional conflict fueled by the money and burgeoning population of the region’s well-to-do cities and mountain valleys.

€94.90
Quantity
out of stock, there is a delay for the shipping.


By buying this product you can collect up to 47 loyalty points. Your cart will total 47 points that can be converted into a voucher of €4.70.

 
Security

Secure payments by La Banque Postale or PayPal

 
Delivery

Deliveries by Colissimo or Mondial Relay

 
Returns

Returns accepted up to 14 days after delivery


Tuscany, 1259. As wealth from crafts and foreign trade elevated northern Italy's urban families above the landed lords, rivalries within and among their cities hardened into conflict between two great parties. Ghibellines aligned with the Hohenstaufen imperial dynasty that ostensibly ruled Italy, while Guelphs backed rival imperial claimants and the greatest challenger to each Emperor's authority, the Pope. Should any faction gain advantage, others coalesced to resist.
 
The comuni (republics) of Firenze (Florence) and Siena dominated inland Tuscany at the head of these competing alliances. As Guelphs sealed their control of the populous Firenze, Ghibelline Siena turned to Hohenstaufen King Manfredi of Sicily for reinforcement. Local rebellions and reprisals escalated on each side, as political exiles stirred the pot. After Manfredi dispatched German knights to protect his loyal Tuscans, Firenze mustered its people and allies to march on Siena, which responded with its own great army. Pisa and Lucca, Lombardia and Orvieto joined in. Guelph and Ghibelline in September 1260 at last faced off en masse in the center of Tuscany, at Montaperti—the result,  a bloody Florentine defeat. But when Ghibelline exiles returned as masters of Firenze, its Guelphs rallied to Lucca and Arezzo, portending an eternal conflagration.

Inferno—the third volume in Volko Ruhnke's Levy & Campaign Series—fires up the cauldron 13th-Century Tuscan warfare, factional conflict fueled by the gold florins and teeming populations of up-and-coming cities and well-to-do valleys. Expert Italian wargame designer Enrico Acerbi brings the age to life within Volko's accessible medieval-operation system. Gathering transport and provender may not be as much the challenge here as the sudden treachery of rebel towns and castles along key roads. Italy's plundering berrovieri horsemen, famed elite crossbowmen, and distinctive palvesari shield bearers are just a few of the unique inhabitants of this volume. Muster, mount up, and find out whose blood will make the Arbia run red!

Components:

    One 17x22 inch Mounted Map
    175 Wooden pieces
    106 Playing Cards
    Three full-color Countersheets
    15 cardboard Lord and Battle mats
    One Lords sticker sheet
    Four Player Aid sheets
    Two Screens
    Rules Booklet
    Background Booklet
    Six 6-sided dice

You might also like