2011 · Wargame

Infidel: The Supremacy of Cavalry in the Crusader Era – 11th-12th Century

Simulates major early Crusades engagements that pit European heavy cavalry against Eastern and Turkish light cavalry tactics. Players command historical forces and maneuver units across detailed maps representing terrain and battle lines. Play uses a continual sequence rather than discrete turns, with simple combat resolved by a single die roll. Rules are compact to support 1–2 hour scenarios and both head-to-head and solitaire play. Included scenarios cover a range of encounters from ambushes and sieges to pitched and pursuit battles, emphasizing cavalry tactics and the operational challenges of the period.

groupPlayers

1–2 best 2

schedulePlaying time

60–120 min

psychologyComplexity

2.9 / 5