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Fornovo 1495 is the story of the first 'War of Italy', with the expedition of French king Charles VIII against Naples.

The French objective is to capture the key city of Naples and keep it against their adversaries.

Their foes, the Italian League, must beat and repel the French armies outside of Italy by setting up a large coalition with the Papacy, Spain, Venice and Milan.

Fornovo 1495 is played in 15 turns, each representing a fortnight, between August 1494 and October 1495. Two players, France and the Italian League, are facing each other in the First War of Italy, at the start of the Renaissance.

- The French have an impressive army made of knights, Swiss pikemen and guns.

- The Italian League is quite weak at the beginning, but thanks to the crafty diplomacy of Pope Alexander VI Borgia, it will be able to create a large force able to push the French out of Italy.

Be careful to some turncoat Italian states that can switch sides at any time!

The game event cards allow full replay ability thanks to the numerous various situations that their create on the diplomatic, military, political or economical fields.

Estimated Playtime: 1h30

Favored Side: none

Hardest to Play: League.