The Siege of Constantinople (1978)

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Designer	Richard H. Berg
Artist	Redmond A. Simonsen
Publisher	SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)
Year Published	1978
# of Players	1 − 2
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Playing Time	180 minutes
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Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #66.

Historical simulation of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. There are rules for two games included; one which covers the final assault, in which most of the action occurred (~2 hrs), and one which covers the entire siege (~4 hrs).

Considered to be the "fifth quad" game from The Art of Siege set.

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MOVES Magazine

Moves #37 - Just Add Water - Naval Rules for Constantinople:Richard H. Berg

STRATEGY & TACTICS Magazine

S&T #66 - The Siege of Constantinople: The End of the Middle Ages 1453 A.D.: Ralph Vickers
S&T #67 - Errata: Siege of Constantinople

FIRE & MOVEMENT Magazine

F&M #11 - Player's Notes: Siege of Constantinople: David Minch

PHOENIX Magazine

Phoenix #14 - Siege of Constantinople (SPI): Errata

Phoenix #21 - Constantinople (SPI): How You Can Play It Too!:Rob Gibson

SPARTAN SIMULATION GAMING JOURNAL

Issue #12 - Games People Play: Siege of Constantinople

SIMULACRUM Magazine

Simulacrum #20 - Quads That Never Were

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Publisher: SPI (Simulations Publications, Inc.)

Artist: Redmond A. Simonsen

Year: 1978

Size: 11.00 x 8.50 x 0.12 inches

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