Outremer (wargame)
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Outremer is a board wargame published by Standard Games in 1987 that simulates personal combat during the medieval Crusades, using a system of rules developed for a previous game, Cry Havoc.
Outremer (French: "Overseas") refers to the kingdom of four feudal states established by European powers in the Levant after the First Crusade around 1100 CE.
Description
Outremer is a tactical board wargame of personal combat for two or more players in which one side controls one or more Crusader knights, and the other side controls opposing Saracens.[1]
The rule system was first developed for a previous game published by Standard Games, Cry Havoc, although Outremer includes several revisions and improvements to the rule set.[2]
The game box includes a historical map of the Levant, two hex grid maps on a tactical scale to be used for combat, and several hundred paper counters representing individual fighters. Each fighter has four counters representing the character with full health, wounded, stunned and dead.[3]
Scenarios
Rather than including predetermined scenarios in the game box, Outremer uses a scenario generation system.[3]