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Post of Honour: Wargames rules for the War of the Austrian Succession & the Seven Years' War 1740-1763
Post of Honour: Wargames rules for the War of the Austrian Succession & the Seven Years' War 1740-1763
by (Web published) (2020)
Player Count
2 to 4

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
2 hours to 3 hours
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Miniatures
  • Book
  • Age of Reason
  • Designers
  • Keith Flint
  • Mechanisms
  • Simulation
  • Dice Rolling
  • Measurement Movement
  • Family
  • History: War of Austrian Succession
  • History: Seven Years War
  • Free Wargames
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    Description

    Post of Honour – Wargames rules for the War of the Austrian Succession & the Seven Years War 1740-1763 is designed for a ‘classic’ historical wargame.

    Features:
    • 12-20 units per side,
    • game lasts a couple of hours,
    • it can be played at home or at your wargaming club.
    • the overall commander controls 3 to 5 brigades and up to 2 independent units.

    The rules were developed for games using 25-30mm figures, and conversion to other scales is easy.

    Turn Sequence
    Each turn has 5 phases:
    1- Initiative. The winner elects to be side A or side B.
    2- Movement. Side A moves (generals move last), then side B moves (generals last).
    3- Firing. Simultaneous fighting.
    4- Close Combat. Simultaneous fighting. Initiative winner chooses order of combats.
    5- Generalship & Rallying. Simultaneous. Generalship first, then rally checks.
    Morale may need to be checked in the movement, firing, or close combat phases.

    —description from the rulebook

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