What is Quebec 1759?
Quebec 1759 is a small, simple and short block board-wargame covering the conflict between the British and the French in Canada during the French and Indian War. The game comes with a gorgeous map drawn in the style of the period. Movement is conducted via a point-to-point system following the roads and towns in the area around Quebec. The game comes with handfuls of blocks to represent the British and French units.
A Stunning Upgrade!
This enhanced edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of this legendary board game!
Featuring a new map and cover art by Richard Luschek, along with updated block labels which now match the board’s color scheme, bringing a more cohesive feel. The rules remain unchanged, preserving the classic gameplay.
The “Columbia Block System”
Quebec 1759 is the first Columbia Block System game that innovated wargaming!
The game information for each piece is facing the player, but not the opponent! This allows a “fog-of-war” aspect of play that allows an extra layer of subtlety to gameplay. It allows for feints, bluffs, and outright surprises!
Also, it has a step reduction system built into place as well! As units take damage, they simply are rotated to show their new strength. It is an innovative design that has been a fan favorite of gamers in the know for years!
Download the Rules!
Want to dive into a little light reading? Then download the rules! It is an easy read and only 8 pages long!
Learn the “Columbia Block System” right now!
What makes Julius Caesar also special is that it uses the “Columbia Block System“. It’s a system with the fog-of-war built into it that keep each opponent guessing! The combat system is simple and easy adapted for other genres with simple tweaks.
Go ahead and watch this short video that will get you up to speed in a matter of four minutes.
Afterward, be sure to download the rules to read the rest.
Burt Decaire and Greg Sawchuk
Cranbrook, BC Canada
We play Québec 1759 in our warkitchen every Tuesday afternoon and no matter how many times we play, we want more. We crave this game. We never tire of it. We can’t wait to play again, to rectify past mistakes, to try new stratagems and tricks, to lay new traps and deceptions…
- We’ve never played a better two man board game.
- Every game is different. Even after playing hundreds of games, no game is alike. Update 2013: More than 2000 Québec games played.
- The game is historically accurate.
- You learn more about military history by playing this game than in reading books. It teaches you when to deceive, when to fight, and when to retreat.
- Battles are exciting, realistic and suspenseful.
- Time is of the essence in a battle and the 16 move format captures this principle. Yet within each move there are countless possibilities.
- Fate and Providence are also ineluctable in every battle situation… and the role of fate is incorporated in this game through the dice.
This is a fantastic title. I have the first edition with the older block decals and love playing it. I intend to purchase the newer decals which are very well done. I think this is a great starter game for newer war gamers. Columbia Games make some of the best block games on the market.
O.K., I’m bumping this up to a 10. My friend and I just played our 23rd game and it was one of the best games we ever played.
The original block game which though simpler than later implementations provides real dilemmas for the players. One summer this game proved worthy of plenty of replays.
I played this recently and it substantially exceeded expectations. Short, simple tense – I was really taken with it, and I’m not sure why I hadn’t been before. I like the simultaneous orders, I think they work very well with minimal hassle, the bluffing and hidden information works as well here as in any Columbia game, the 16 turns makes for some time pressure, and the two sides play differently.