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Bittereinder: The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Bittereinder: The Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
by Microgame Design Group, LPS, Inc., Against the Odds (2000)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
8 hours
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Post-Napoleonic
  • Designers
  • Hjalmar Gerber
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Artists
  • Craig Grando
  • Family
  • Magazine: Against The Odds
  • Country: South Africa
  • History: Boer Wars
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Rating: 6.26/10 from 66 users

    Description

    Bittereinder is a two-player simulation of the entire 2nd Anglo-Boer War of 1899 to 1902. It depicts the events arising from President (of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek - ZAR) Paul Kruger's ultimatum to the British Empire on October 9, 1899, demanding the following:

    • The withdrawal of British troops on the borders of the ZAR,

    • Discontinuing the British military build-up in South Africa, and

    • Settling all differences between Britain and the ZAR through arbitration.

    The Republic of the Orange Free State threw its lot in with their Boer (literal translation: farmers) brethren in the ZAR. At 17:00 on 11 October 1899 the ultimatum expired. The British Empire was at war with the Boers, the white tribe of Africa. The war would straddle the centuries, ending on May 31, 1902. It was a bitter defeat for the Boers and a victory bereft of glory for the world's mightiest empire.

    Full color 22"x34" map
    264 full color 5/8" die cut counters
    Rulebook length - 14 pages
    Charts and tables - 2 pages
    Complexity - Medium
    Solitaire suitability - Medium
    Playing time - 8 hours

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