The Siege of Constantinople: The End of the Middles Ages

The Siege of Constantinople: The End of the Middles Ages is an imaginative intense 1 to 2 player game for ages 12 and above that takes around 3 hours to play.

Published in Strategy & Tactics magazine #66.

Historical simulation of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. There are rules for two games included; one which covers the final assault, in which most of the action occurred (~2 hrs), and one which covers the entire siege (~4 hrs).

Considered to be the “fifth quad” game from The Art of Siege set.

Scale:

Level of Complexity = Moderate

Average Playing Time = 5 hours

Suitability for Solitaire Play = Moderate