Siege!

A Game of Positional Warfare in the Age of Vauban

Figure Scale: This is a mapless mini-campaign depicting a siege, where the battles are fought using rules of the player's choice. Figure scale is dependent on the player's preference.

Equipment Needed: A single computer or device to run the app (tablet, smart phone, or PC). No set-up is required to play. (Figures and terrain - especially for fortifications - is needed as appropriate to the selected rules system.)

Type of Game: A mini-campaign system, where the app generates a series of tabletop encounters. Scenario specifics are left up to players, and may be skirmish-style games or large-scale battle games as desired.

Link to App: Siege!

Rules and Guidelines for Play: HTML PDF

Introduction

Siege! is a mapless campaign system designed to allow players to conduct a siege at any time during the 16th to 19th Centuries - the "Age of Vauban". It generates a narrative describing the significant events of a siege, some of which require tabletop battles. The outcome of these actions is a major factor in determining who triumphs, but players are not in charge of running the operation - instead they command troops carrying out the orders of their superiors. The app takes care of all book-keeping and generates a running account of the course of the siege, making it easy for players to copy the text and edit it into a full description once the siege has concluded. An entire siege can be conducted over the course of a small number of gaming sessions, and it is possible to use the app as a part of a larger campaign, in which sieges form only a part.

The Game App

The game app is used by the game master or players to moderate all play. It tells the story of the siege, indicating places where the action should be fought out on the tabletop. The app does not dictate the scenarios themselves, as these are dependent on the tabletop rules system chosen - players or GMs must design these themsleves, within the guidelines specified by the app.

The status screen describing the current state of the siege.

Sieges can be complicated to recreate on the tabletop, but this app takes the pain out of the equation, leaving players to focus on the fun parts. Siege! brings a whole new level of playability to these actions, for a wide varierty of periods.