{"product_id":"crusaders-the-siege-of-acre-1291","title":"Crusaders: The Siege of Acre 1291","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrusaders: The Siege of Acre 1291\u003c\/em\u003e is a 1 player strategy game set during the Holy Crusades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Now | From Blue Panther LLC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vDsBgFkNUKI?si=LEc1lUwWkE_3DQXc\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDive into history and heroism with Crusaders: The Siege of Acre 1291, a solitaire war game that lets you experience the last stand of the Knights Templar and the Crusaders in the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelive the courageous stand of some 15,000 Crusader soldiers, Knights Templars, Teutonic Knights, and Hospitallers as they defend Acre, a critical port city in the Holy Land, against a massive Mamluk army of some 80,000 soldiers armed with siege engines and catapults in the century after the Ninth Crusade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFighting was brutal. Mamluk archers and catapults rained missiles on the walled city, infantry conducted relentless assaults against its perimeter while miners attempted to breach the defenses of the stronghold from below. From behind its ramparts, the Crusaders repelled attack after attack while leading raiding parties outside of the city as the immense Mamluk army tightened the noose of the defending Crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the dust settled, the city of Acre was overun by the Mamluk army. Crusaders and citizens were killed as the remnants of the Crusading army fled back to Europe while the legendary Order of the Knights Templars retreated to the island Cyprus. The Crusaders lost their last major stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, never to return. Can you hold Acre?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by Joe Fernandez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAYERS: 1\u003cbr\u003eAGE: 14+\u003cbr\u003eTIME TO PLAY: 20-30 minutes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 8 x 11\" inch map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Rulebook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Player Aid Chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 Wooden Cubes\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(8 Red, 6 Green, 6 Grey, 6 White, 4 Beige, 2 Yellow)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 game dice (4d6 + 1d10)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© 2025 Joe Fernandez.\u003cbr\u003ePublished by Blue Panther LLC under license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Boxed","offer_id":46669848576170,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/0313\/5146\/files\/CRUSADERSLabel4bShopifyFront.jpg?v=1742922657","url":"https:\/\/www.bluepantherllc.mom\/products\/crusaders-the-siege-of-acre-1291","provider":"Blue Panther","version":"1.0","type":"link"}