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The game    Yorktown is one of the first wargames published by International Team. The battle of Yorktown is a decisive battle that finished the independence war of the United States. This victory was achieved by a French-American cooperation. the king of France had sent an army conducted by le Comte de Rochambeau, following a request of le Marquis de La Fayette. This army joined the army of George Washington. La Fayette himself, 24 years old, was actively involved in the battle, conducting American rebels. A significant help was also given by l'Amiral de Grasse in Chesapeake bay. This battle was in fact a siege from the 18th of September until the 19th of October 1781. The illustration    The illustration is signed with an "Enea78" (Enea Riboldi). 4 soldiers represent I think the 4 armies: in blue an American officer, in red an English officer, in white a French officer, and in the background in blue, a Prussian soldier. Opening of the box    This is a first generation box, with the white plastic tray. The box contains the map, the counters, the rules, a booklet that includes the "playing forces", a wheel to resolve the combats. The map The map represents the territory around Yorktown. This is a first generation International Team map, very rigid, printed on a glossy paper, with the puzzle cut that follows the hexagons. Thank you Sergio for the high quality scan of the map. The counters    The rulebook indicates 79 counters but in my box, there are 80 counters (including 2 ships) + 10 white counters for fortification and 25 little counters for explosions. The "playing forces" booklet confirms the number of 80. The rules    The rulebook includes 15 pages in four languages (Italian, English, German, French).    The game sequence is very simple: French-American movement, French-American combats, English-Prussian movement, English-Prussian combats. The French-American player wins if he is able to put 10 counters in Yorktown and/or Gloucester. The English-Prussian player wins if he can resist or if he can exit 10 counters from the map. A command counter can be stacked on an army counter, adding 20 points to the initial value. But when he is eliminated, every counter of his army are reduced by 10 points. The artillery is used to reduce by 50% the counters attacked. To be efficient, a successful artillery fire has to be followed by some infantry attack. The 2 English frigates can be used as artillery or as a transportation service for 2 counters. To cross a fortification, the counters have to stop, wait for the next turn, and attack (or pass through if the way is open) Some price (2004-2006): N° EBAY Price EBAY Country Date Remarks 5927907877 EUR 45 France 24 oct 2004   5931947533 EUR 35 France 10 nov 2004   5935320957 EUR 40 Belgian 17 nov 2004   5936255038 EUR 22,50 France 29 nov 2004   5943438523 EUR 30,50 France 20 dec 2004   5740970696 EUR 40 Spain 4 Jan 2005   5946656422 EUR 35,50 France 8 Jan 2005   5951436509< EUR 49 France 30 Jan 2005   5953057979 EUR 41,50 Germany 06 fev 2005   5168412123 $ 48 USA 28 fev 2005 unpunched 5174832546 $ 37,88 USA 20 mar 2005   5181074343 EUR 35,50 France 4 apr 2005   5967292303 AU $ 2,25 Australie 13 apr 2005   5185522454 EUR 20,55 France 19 apr 2005   5187900371 $ 31 USA 26 apr 2005 unpunched 5973650867 EUR 51 Italy 11 may 2005   5974617792 EUR 79,99 Italy 20 may 2005 new, not sold 5199988982 EUR 29,99 France 27 may 2005   5976924737 EUR 69,99 Italy 30 may 2005 new, not sold 5978743794 EUR 64,99 Italy 9 June 2005 new, not sold 5210609566 EUR 30,50 France 26 june 2005   5209625009 EUR 20,50 France 26 june 2005   52174948839 $ 50 Italy 19 July 2005   5234936195< EUR 36,27 France 4 sept 2005   5236092534 EUR 1,99 France 4 sept 2005 uncomplete, no counters, no calendar 5240699862 $ 91 USA 16 sept 2005 unpunched 5245954342 EUR 24,99 France 1 oct 2005 unpunched 5119097429 EUR 25,50 France 3 oct 2005   8702524795 EUR 56 France 10 oct 2005   8714508293 EUR 60 Italy 5 nov 2005   8718095027 EUR 55 Italy 5 nov 2005   8721309490 EUR 16 France 19 nov 2005   8726031719 $ 16 USA 27 nov 2005   8729975782 $ 86,10 USA 8 Dec 2005   8816849911 EUR 24,50 Italy 30 may 2006   Yorktown overview reference: W102 Game for 2/4 adults over 15 Real playing time: from 2 to 4 hours Difficulty: 2 (easy) Date: 1979 Authors: "Care of International Team planning department" Links: Yorktown on boardgamegeek Yorktown on "le grognard": English rules Yorktown on TricTrac Pictures of le Maréchal de Rochambeau. AIt includes a picture of his wife with the legend "It appears that Yorktown was not the comte de Rochambeau's only great 'victory'. This site also includes a long description of the French expedition history.

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