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Post of Honour: Wargames rules for the War of the Austrian Succession & the Seven Years' War 1740-1763

Game ID: GID0250949
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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

Year Published
2020
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