| Brief Description |
Rules focusing on combat operations during the American Revolution, designed to emphasize the
differences between infantry units and the effects of leadership. The basic tabletop unit
is the battalion/regiment, which are organized into brigades, which in turn form columns (divisions).
The rules cover formations, charges, musketry and melee combat,
artillery, and morale.
Target Priority rules limit which units can fire on which targets. After melee, or upon
being charges, units may involuntarily retrograde - which in turn may lead to an
enemy advance (sometimes involuntarily). Artillery (guns, howitzers, and mortars) can fire roundshot, grapeshot, caseshot,
or shell, and ammunition is kept track of.
Orders (Attack, Defend, Maneuver, Withdraw, Reserve, Support) are issued to brigades and columns by commanders
one turn in advance, but actual orders may differ from the issued orders
(especially if the leader is of poor quality). Units are represented by blank stands
until "spotted"; dummy stands are also used to simulate the fog of war. The battle concludes
when only one player has units remaining on the tabletop.
The Compendium contains ratings for all units and leaders from the Revolutionary
War, a random scenario generator, optional rules (reinforcements, infantry ammunition,
fatigue, surprise, night fighting, weather, friendly fire, supplies, communications, flank
security, double facing, random events, "large" units, and
an alternate basing scheme for 5mm figures), rules and tables covering European Wars, and
three scenarios (Bunker's Hill and Cowpens from the Revolutionary War, and Kolin from the
Seven Years War).
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