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Sound the Charge!
DescriptionBased upon GT Publishing's Commit the Garde! rules for Napoleonic warfare, Decisions made by lower level officers are abstracted into the mechanics of the game, players should understand that there is someone at the lower level who should be taking care of those details (spacing of battalions and squadrons, deployment of skirmishers, sighting of artillery sections, availability of spare ammunition, etc.). Like it or not the real commanders had to trust subordinates to do their duty well. Often these abstract subordinates will make mistakes (represented by bad dice rolls), whether or not your subordinate’s failure is catastrophic to your plan will depend on the allowances you have made for that possibility. This of course is a good reason to have plenty of reserves available. And speaking of reserves, the most unique aspect of Sound the Charge! is the use of off-table reserves. No longer can your opponent see the deployment of your entire army. The location of your reserves is not determined until you commit them to the battle, at which time you place them where you want them (with limitations based upon distance from your Army HQ and proximity of enemy forces). The skill of your army commander and staff determine how effectively you can commit your reserves. The game is played on a hex-grid map; the reason for this is to remove the ambiguities of “free movement” common to most miniature rules. With hexes there is no doubt about a unit’s location, it’s facing, and what the range is to any other unit on the battlefield. The intent with this approach is to make this a game/simulation of decisions, not of inches. Sound the Charge! includes two introductory scenarios, Manassas where the fledgling armies learned to fight, and Champion Hill where Grant completed the encirclement of Vicksburg. Complete scenario briefings, orders of battle, maps and unit labels for these scenarios are included with the rules. —description from the publisher Game DiscussionsAdd CommentYou need to be logged in to comment. Insert Bullet List Please enter at least one item. Item: Item: Item: Item: Item: Insert Numeric List Please enter at least one item. Item: Item: Item: Item: Item: Insert Link Please enter the link of the website Optionally you can add display text Insert Email Please enter the email address Optionally add any display text Insert Image Please enter the link of the image Insert YouTube Video Please enter the link of the video Marketplace |
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