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I am very glad to see another project authored by Francisco (Paco) Ronco – and again, about very interesting siege! It seems that it is becoming his specialty!
So let us give a bit of historical background first. On August 7, 1539 the last resistance of the Spanish garrison of the Albanian village of Castelnuovo (Novi for the Turks) ceased. After 22 days of open trench and more than a month of combats, skirmishes, assaults and bombardments, the last Spanish defenders fulfilled the destiny they promised themselves when they rejected the offers of surrender.
Castelnuovo 1539 allows players to reenact that desperate fight between the Spanish Tercios and Ottoman Empire. This is a 2-player game, with asymmetrical sides, both in units and victory conditions: The Spanish are conducting a desperate defense – their only hope is to inflict so many casualties on the Ottoman army that it stops their campaign and makes the capture of the city costly. The Ottomans will have to take the city, causing irreplaceable casualties to the Spanish Tercio, while suffering attrition and sudden attacks from the besieged.
Two sides face each other in a desperate battle: the town and its fortifications will eventually yield to Turkish power, but the question is, at what cost? The Ottoman side must take control of the key points of the fortress or eliminate all Spanish forces. The Spanish player will have to make him pay a very high price for his victory… There is no other way out.
The Crowdfunding campaign just started and I encourage you to check more details about the game there:
Hope you will enjoy the game the way I did!
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