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.SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES
SPI Game List
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.Siege of Constantinople by SPI
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Simulates one of the classic sieges in all of history, in this battle between the powerful sieging forces of the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II, and the small garrison under Emperor Constantine XI and Giovanni Giustiniani in 1453. Two games included - a quick "Assault Game" and longer Land game. Hexes = 200 yards in general but some distances abstracted and game-turns = 2 days in general.

Game components include : Mapsheet, 200 Counters (no blanks), 2 Dice & Rules. Magazine version did not have die.

Two players or Solitaire (best played with two players). Ages 12 & up. SPI  from 1978 --- also available in Strategy & Tactics Magazine # 66.

Design: Richard Berg.