Cry Havoc (game)
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This article is about the board game. For the 1943 motion picture, see Cry 'Havoc'
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Cry Havoc is a medieval man-to-man wargame published by Standard Games, Jeux Rexton and later Eurogames
. Each side is composed of peasants, sergeants, billmen, men-at-arms, knights and various other "character" classes. Several scenarios are included in the game. Cry Havoc was first published in 1981
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The Cry Havoc system was later expanded with the publication of the following games:
Since Jeux Descartes
' demise in 2005 the Cry Havoc game system is no longer published. Yet an internet community by the name Cry Havoc Fan has continued to keep the game alive, even publishing new material in digital and/or print form.
Cry 'Havoc'
This article is about the 1943 motion picture. For the board game see Cry Havoc.Cry 'Havoc' is a 1943 American drama film, produced by MGM and directed by Richard Thorpe...
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Cry Havoc is a medieval man-to-man wargame published by Standard Games, Jeux Rexton and later Eurogames
Eurogames (game publisher)
Eurogames is a publisher of board games, founded in 1984 as Jeux Rexton to publish the man-to-man miniature combat game, Cry Havoc and its expansions. In 1988 Duccio Vitale expanded the company to begin publishing more board games, starting with six games purchased from the bankrupt Italian gaming...
. Each side is composed of peasants, sergeants, billmen, men-at-arms, knights and various other "character" classes. Several scenarios are included in the game. Cry Havoc was first published in 1981
1981 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 1981. For video and console games, see 1981 in video gaming....
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The Cry Havoc system was later expanded with the publication of the following games:
- Samurai Blades or Samurai (warfare in medieval Japan).
- Siege (expansion to Cry Havoc with siegeSiegeA siege is a military blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by attrition or assault. The term derives from sedere, Latin for "to sit". Generally speaking, siege warfare is a form of constant, low intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static...
rules). - Outremer or Croisades (the Crusades, Croisades being the French edition with expanded rules).
- The Fortified Medieval Town and The Templars Castle (walled city and a castle expansion maps).
- Viking Raiders or Vikings (VikingVikingThe term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
s against Anglo-SaxonsAnglo-SaxonsAnglo-Saxon is a term used by historians to designate the Germanic tribes who invaded and settled the south and east of Great Britain beginning in the early 5th century AD, and the period from their creation of the English nation to the Norman conquest. The Anglo-Saxon Era denotes the period of...
, Vikings being the French edition with new maps and expanded rules). - Dark Blades or Dragon Noir I and II (Medieval fantasyMedieval fantasyMedieval fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy that encompasses medieval era high fantasy and sometimes simply represents fictitious versions of historic events. This subgenre is common among role-playing games, text-based roleplaying, and high-fantasy literature....
, Dragon Noir being the expanded French edition in two volumes (four planned but the last two never completed)).
Since Jeux Descartes
Jeux Descartes
Jeux Descartes was a French publisher of roleplaying games and board games. Their most popular lines included: Eurogames, a set of serious board games, previously published by Duccio Vitale's independent company; Blue Games, small card games for larger groups; and Games for Two.Jeux Descartes was...
' demise in 2005 the Cry Havoc game system is no longer published. Yet an internet community by the name Cry Havoc Fan has continued to keep the game alive, even publishing new material in digital and/or print form.