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Storming the Heights, The Battle of the Alma, Crimea 1854

Game ID: GID0305536
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Storming the Heights, The Battle of the Alma, Crimea 1854 is a simulation of one of the first major battles of the Crimean War, fought on 20 September 1854. This game models for the first time in a highly-playable format the key elements of the battle — command control (lack of generalship), weaponry, and tactical formations — and aims to captivate players with its strikingly beautiful period map and counters designed by graphic artist, Terry Leeds.

GAME CONTENTS

• One 22" x 34" full-color, period-style map sheet
• One 1/2” full-color counter sheet
• One 5/8” full-color counter sheet
• One 3/4” wide full-color counter sheet
• Rules booklet with Designer’s Notes
• Two Player Aid Cards
• One 6-sided and one 10-sided die
• Boxed

GAME SCALE

Time: 30 minutes per turn
Map: 300 meters per hex
Units: infantry battalions, cavalry regiments, and artillery batteries
Complexity: Low to Moderate
Playing Time: 3–5 Hours
Number of Players: 1–2

Now available for preorder from Consim Press

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