20/07/2026
The Siege of Constantinople, 1453 AD Deluxe Edition simulates one of the classic sieges in all of history. Considered the strongest fortified city in the western world, Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, had withstood over twenty sieges. Only once had Constantinople fallen, in 1204 to Dandolo and the Venetian Crusaders, who used guile and treachery to gain entry. The city’s final, gallant stand against a foe that outnumbered her by more than 15 to 1, is one of the most exciting stories of courage and heroism in all military history.
This game enables the players to recreate the famous siege, commanding the powerful forces of the Ottoman Sultan, Mehmet II, the Conqueror, or the small but able garrison under Emperor Constantine XI and Giovanni Giustiniani. The objective is simple in that the Ottoman player must gain entry to the city in strength, while the Byzantine player must keep him out.
This Deluxe Edition reprints the original SPI game from Strategy & Tactics magazine, maintaining the earlier edition’s rules while incorporating known errata, and adding variant naval rules, new graphics, enlarged counters, and a larger mounted map board.
