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Au fil de l'épée - Middle-Ages battles series
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Au fil de l'épée is a game series, at a tactical level, dedicated to Middle-Ages created by Frederic Bey.
It already exists 27 battles, published in four different Vae Victis issues and in four Canons en Carton DTP games. Others will follow, as well in DTP (Canons en Cartons), as in Vae Victis using the same series rules (current version is #7.1).

Official web site of the series : www.fredbey.com
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1. Board Game: Poitiers 1356 et Formigny 1450 [Average Rating:7.18 Overall Rank:3465]
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Vae Victis #26
Volume I , covering 2 battles: Poitiers 1350 and Formigny 1450.

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2. Board Game: Au fil de l'épée [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:2920]
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Vae Victis #45
Volume II , covering 4 battles: Muret 1213, Bouvines 1214, LacPeïpous 1242 and Benevento 1266.

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3. Board Game: Epées de France [Average Rating:7.19 Unranked]
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Published by Canons en Carton
Volume III covering 4 battles: Cocherel 1364, Auray 1364, Patay 1429 and Castillon 1453

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4. Board Game: Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212 [Average Rating:7.62 Unranked]
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Vae Victis #62
Volume IV covering 1 battle: Las Navas de Tolosa 1212

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5. Board Game: Epées Royales [Average Rating:6.96 Unranked]
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Published by Canons en Carton
Volume V covering 4 battles: Brémule 1119, Taillebourg 1242, Mons-en-Pévèle 1304 and Cassel 1328

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6. Board Game: Epées et Couronne (Swords and Crown) [Average Rating:7.14 Unranked]
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Published by Canons en Carton
Volume VI covering 4 battles: Varey 1325, Baugé 1421, Verneuil 1424 and Montlhéry 1465

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7. Board Game: Epées et Hallebardes 1315-1476 [Average Rating:7.85 Unranked]
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Vae Victis #81
Volume VII covering 3 battles: Mortgarten 1315, Sampach 1386 and Granson 1476

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8. Board Game: La Bataille d'Anthon, 11 juin 1430 [Average Rating:6.12 Unranked] [Average Rating:6.12 Unranked]
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Vae Victis Hors série #6
Covering 1 battle: Anthon 1430

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9. Board Game: Otterburn 1388 [Average Rating:6.21 Unranked]
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Vae Victis 78
Covering 1 battle Otterburn 1388
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10. Board Game: Epées et croisades [Average Rating:7.36 Unranked]
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Published by Canons en Carton
Volume VIII covering 2 battles: Dorylaeum 1097 and Ascalon 1099

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11. Board Game: Bataille de Neville's Cross - 1346 [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]
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Neville's Cross 1346 is a module to Frederic Bey's classic "Au fil de l'epee"-game and depicts the battle between Scottish troops led by their king David II and an English army quickly mobilized by William Zouche, the Archbishop of York.
It is in the Vae Victis Hors série #10.
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12. Board Game: Epées Normandes [Average Rating:7.30 Unranked]
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Volume IX published by Canons en Carton.

Covers 3 battles : Val ès dunes 1047, Gué de Varaville 1057 and Hastings 1066

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13. Board Game: Le Lion et l'Epée [Average Rating:7.59 Overall Rank:3378]
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First game of this series professionally produced with die-cut counters.

Covers 2 battles: Tremetousia (Cyprus, May 21 1191) and Arsuf (Holy Land, September 7 1191).
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Karl Deckard
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I'm interested in this series. Could you offer some insight as to which ones you like or dislike and for what reason?

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  • Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008 9:45 pm
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Joao Lima
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I have Vae Victis 45. I'm actually looking at it and thinking in doing a VASSAL module for it, and then having a go at it. The rules seem interesting, and it's rather exciting having so many battles with just one set of rules, do not forget to visit:

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jours.de.gloire/aufildelepee.htm

It contains the latest set of rules (v7.1), in both French , and English.

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  • Edited Wed Oct 8, 2008 11:03 pm
  • Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008 10:58 pm
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Kent Reuber
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My favorite is the Crossbow and Canon series by Rob Markham. I'm interested to see how Epee compares to the C&C series.
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  • Posted Thu Oct 9, 2008 12:04 am
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Frédéric Bey
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As designer, I will give you my insight

In my series, you could find some straight going and "classical" modules, with limited sieze battles. That mainly the one related to Hundred Years War : Vae Victis n°26, Epées de France (Swords of France) and Epées et Couronne (Swords and Crown).
Swiss battles (Sword and Helberds) of VV 81 are of this side but a little bit more complex due to Swiss special rules

You can also find big or very big battles, bigger maps and lot of counters. That's the case of Las Navas de Tolosa (VV), of Bouvines battles of VV 46, of two battles from Epées Royales (Mons en Pévèle et Cassel) and of our last modules Swords and Crusades (Dorylaeum and Ascalon)

At the end there also small battles : Lake Peïpus and Muret from VV 46, two battles of Epées Royales (Brémule and Taillebourg) and the xetra battles of VV Hors série (Anthon and Otterburn).

You can find some replay on this Consiworld folder either: http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?13@757.RDKsenlds3E.47677110...
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  • Edited Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:54 am
  • Posted Thu Oct 9, 2008 10:31 am
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Heath Avery
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Mount Kiera
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I own and love all the Markham quads aka Crossbow and Cannon series and the 100 yrs war series I think that this system is superior in many ways Smaller battles make it accessable to start small and learn...and the number of battles done make it a great system that will just grow and grow....Its well worth getting into
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  • Posted Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:37 am
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Joao Lima
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I like to keep my promises, so here it is, the link for the module:

http://vassalengine.org/community/index.php?option=com_vassa...

If anyone fancies having a go, just GM myself.
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