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Horse & Musket: Annual #4

2023-08-26T00:30:26-04:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 40.95

Designer	Paul Aceto Xavier Rubio Campillo Sean Chick Daniel Chick Marc Figueras Amabel Holland Paul Mach
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	0-0 mins
Suggested Age	0 and up
Additional Info	352052/horse-musket-annual-4 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/352052/horse-musket-annual-4/forums/63

Horse and Musket Annual Number 4 is the fourth fan expansion to Horse & Musket. It will add new scenarios for owners of Volumes I-V and Horse & Matchlock.

The scenarios include...

Alford – July 2, 1645 – “I found myself so slighted”

Mohács – August 12, 1687 – 1526 Avenged

Almenar – July 27, 1710 – Stanhope’s Great Charge

Bassignana – September 27, 1745 – Bourbon High Tide in Italy

Rocoux – October 11, 1746 – “Hell opened her mouth to swallow us up.”

Kay – July 23, 1759 – Preamble to Kunersdorf

Trenton – December 26, 1776 – “Victory or death”

Assunpink Creek – January 2, 1777 – “We’ve got the old fox safe now.”

Bennigton – August 16, 1777 – “They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!”

Kings Mountain – October 7, 1780 – “With fire and sword.”

Valmy – September 20, 1792 – “Vive la Nation!”

First Abukir – July 25, 1799 – Jochim Murat Wins His Laurels

Jena – October 14, 1806 – “…if he were alive we wouldn’t be here today.”

Talavera – July, 27-28, 1809 – “My God! What is an army without a chief?”

Smolensk – August 17, 1812 – Napoléon Takes the Gateway to Old Russia

Borodino – September 7, 1812 – “And if there should be another battle tomorrow, where is my army?”

Berezina – November 28, 1812 – Perilous Winter Crossing

Lützen – May 2, 1813 – Napoleon’s Bloody Return to Prussia

Bautzen – May 20-21, 1813 – The Truce of Pläswitz

Lacoste Plantation – December 23, 1814 – “The British shall not sleep upon our territory!”

Horse & Musket V: Age of Napoléon

2023-02-09T07:15:08-05:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 102.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	16 and up
Additional Info	268916/horse-musket-v-age-napoleon http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268916/horse-musket-v-age-napoleon/forums/63

The final phase of the French Revolutionary War saw the rise of the greatest commander of the era. Napoléon Bonaparte was a military and political genius, who used his growing popularity to make himself ruler of France. After an assassination attempt, he made himself emperor, hoping to be accepted by other monarchs. He was not, and the mutual distrust and antipathy led both sides to choose war over peace. The conflict spanned all of Europe, from the mountains of Portugal to the gates of Moscow. The struggle spilled into the wider world, in time dragging America into the conflict as she waged a separate and futile war with the British.

Constant warfare and decades of military theory led to a major shift in warfare. The pace of operations, and the depredations of war, increased to a frenzy not seen in Europe since the Roman Empire. Battles were big, decisive, and bloody. Infantry became more mobile and proficient, with mixed formations and tactics being used. The French in particular pioneered a combined arms approach to warfare where infantry, cavalry, and artillery were used in concert. Even after the wars ended the desire for fast decisive action would dictate western military policy until World War II.

The battles included are...

Rivoli - January 14, 1797 – Bonaparte's First Masterpiece

The Pyramids - July 21, 1798 – “Forty centuries look down upon you.”

Novi - August 15, 1799 – “Now it’s time for action!”

Hohenlinden - December 3, 1800 – The Zenith of Jean Moreau

Austerlitz - December 2, 1805 – “We are babies in the hands of a giant.”

Cape Town - January 8, 1806 – “The bitter cup must be drunk to the bottom.”

Auerstadt - October 14, 1806 – “Tell your Marshal he is seeing double.”

Friedland - June 14, 1807 – “Then we have already made peace.”

Bailén - July 19, 1808 – “The whole nation is exasperated and determined to fight.”

Wagram - July 5-6, 1809 – Archduke Charles’ Last Battle

Bussaco - September 27, 1810 – “I have never witnessed a more gallant charge.”

Albuera - May 16, 1811 – “Die hard 57th, die hard!”

Queenston Heights - October 13, 1812 – Disaster at Niagara

Maloyaroslavets - October 24, 1812 – “Here began the flight and destruction of the enemy.”

Dresden - August 26-27, 1813 – “God has uttered His judgement. He was of your opnion.”

The Thames - October 5, 1813 – “Remember the Raisin!”

La Rothière - February 1, 1814 – “What will they say in Paris after this victory?”

Lundy’s Lane - July 25, 1814 – Butchery at Dusk

New Orleans - January 8, 1815 – The Eighth

La Souffel - June 28, 1815 – “Let the brave swear never to quit their eagles.”

—description of the publisher

Horse & Musket IV: Tides of Revolution

2022-02-24T03:32:35-05:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 99.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	15-60 mins
Suggested Age	0 and up
Additional Info	268915/horse-musket-iv-tides-revolution http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/268915/horse-musket-iv-tides-revolution/forums/63

After the Seven Years’ War, the forces of revolt and revolution gathered strength. First there were protests in the 13 American colonies as well as a minor rebellion in Louisiana, and a short but sharp guerilla war in Corsica. The great powers though continued on, making a few concessions but assuming their power was unbroken. Then came Lexington, where British regulars and American militia traded shots. In the end, the British lost the American colonies, but avoided losing territory to France and Spain. France, having bankrupted itself aiding the Americans, underwent a revolution that is often considered the dawn of the modern age.

The French Revolution was complicated, confusing, violent, and inspiring. It was an age of wonders and nightmares. It also would have ended if not for the French army. The combination of post-Seven Year’s War reforms and the transformation of the army from an instrument of the Bourbons into a citizen’s army made it a formidable force. Warfare in this age blended old and new tactics. Linear formations in the style of Frederick II continued, but with a greater use of skirmishers and light troops. The French mastered this new style of warfare and won a series of sweeping victories that undermined the old powers and ushered in the bloodiest and most fevered war of the era.

Battles included are...

Borgo - October 8, 1768 – “Europe is watching you.”

Kagul - August 1, 1770 – The Glory of Catherine

Bunker Hill - June 17, 1775 – “Another such would have ruined us.”

Long Island - August 27, 1776 – “If you refuse I shall shoot you through the head.”

Princeton - January 3, 1777 – “It’s a fine fox chase my boys!”

Germantown - October 4, 1777 – “Form! Form! It is only a scouting party!”

Bemis Heights - October 7, 1777 – The Decisive Battle of the American Revolution

Newtown - August 29, 1779 – The Sullivan Expedition

Camden - August 16, 1780 – “…the death of a soldier fighting for the rights of man.”

Guilford - March 15, 1781 – “We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.”

Pensacola - May 8, 1781 – Yo Solo

Eutaw Springs - September 8, 1781 – “…the most obstinate fight I ever saw.”

Zieleńce - June 18, 1792 – Virtuti Militari

Jemappes - November 6, 1792 – The French Republic’s First Triumph

Neerwinden - March 18, 1793 – Death Knell of the Bourbon Army

Hondschoote - September 6-8, 1793 – “Failing cartridges, are there not bayonets?”

Fleurus - June 6, 1794 – The End of the Terror

Castiglione - August 5, 1796 – Denouement of the Five Days Campaign

Würzburg - September 3, 1796 – Archduke Charles Ascendant

Caldiero - November 12, 1796 – “What shall become of these brave men?”

Arcole - November 15-17, 1796 – The Birth of the Napoleonic Legend

—description of the publisher

Horse & Musket III: Crucible of War

2022-02-24T03:28:03-05:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 89.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	30-60 mins
Suggested Age	0 and up
Additional Info	233357/horse-musket-iii-crucible-war http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233357/horse-musket-iii-crucible-war/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Horse & Musket: Crucible of War is the second expansion to Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era. This volume will cover warfare from 1749-1767, when linear musket combat was at its apogee. This era was dominated by the world sweeping Seven Years' War. The war saw dramatic shifts in fortune, but when all was over Prussia survived and Britain’s empire doubled in size. In this conflict light troops and cavalry charges became more common and bold. Artillery was more accurate and heavy, with canister being used to sweep away opponents. Infantry firefights became prolonged.

The battles include...

Monongahela - July 17, 1755 – Braddock’s Defeat

Lake George - September 8, 1755 – Bloody Morning Scout

Lobositz - October 1, 1756 – “These are not the same Austrians.”

Kolin - June 18, 1757 – “Rascals, would you live forever?”

Plassey - June 23, 1757 – The Birth of British Bengal

Hastenback - July 26, 1757 – The Convention of Klosterzeven

Rossbach - November 5, 1757 – “Après nous, le deluge”

Leuthen - December 5, 1757 – Frederick II’s Greatest Victory

Krefeld - June 23, 1758 – Brunswick’s Masterpiece

Fort Carillon - July 8, 1758 – Montcalm’s Cross

Zorndorf - August 25, 1758 – Savagery on the Meitzel River

Bergen - April 13, 1759 – Krefeld Avenged

La Belle-Famille - July 24, 1759 – The Fate of Fort Niagara

Montmorecy - July 31, 1759 – Wolfe’s Bloody Blunder

Minden - August 1, 1759 – The Day of Roses

Kunersdorf - August 12, 1759 – “I believe that everything is lost”

Plains of Abraham - September 13, 1759 – “The paths of glory lead but to the grave…”

Torgau - November 3, 1760 – Zieten Saves the Day

Villinghausen - July 15-16, 1761 – Soubise’s Blunder

Freiberg - October 29, 1762 – The Last Battle of the Seven Years’ War

Horse & Musket II: Sport of Kings

2022-02-24T03:23:35-05:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 102.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	30-60 mins
Additional Info	232047/horse-musket-ii-sport-kings http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232047/horse-musket-ii-sport-kings/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Horse and Musket: Sport of Kings is the first expansion to Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era. This volume will cover warfare from 1721-1748, when linear musket combat approached its apogee. Large armies of well drilled infantry used volley fire and bayonet charges in set piece battles. Horsemen were used almost exclusively for charges, and artillery was increasingly mobile. Great commanders such as Nader Shah and Maurice de Saxe left their stamp on military history. The period also saw the emergence of Frederick II of Prussia, known to most as Frederick the Great.

The battles include...

Gulnabad - March 8, 1722 – Zenith of the the Hotak Dynasty

Mehmandost - September 29, 1729 – Safavid Restoration

Samarra - July 19, 1733 – The Fate of Baghdad

San Pietro - June 29, 1734 – The Blurred Line Between Bold and Reckless

Guastalla - September 19, 1734 – The Day the World Lost

Ogoula Tchetoka - March 25, 1736 – Father Senat’s Hymn

Ackia - May 26, 1736 – Bienville’s Blunder

Karnal - February 24, 1739 – Death Knell of the Mughal Empire

Grocka - July 22, 1739 – The Treaty of Belgrade

Stavuchany - August 17, 1739 – Stănileşti Avenged

Fort San Lazaro - April 20, 1741 – “To Admiral Vernon, the scourge of Spain”

Mollwitz - April 14, 1741 – “We'll retreat over the bodies of our enemies.”

Chotusitz - May 17, 1742 – Frederick II's First Victory

Fontenoy - May 11, 1745 – “Gentlemen of the French Guards, fire.”

Hohenfriedberg - June 4, 1745 – Der Hohenfriedberger Marsch

Prestonpans - September 21, 1745 – Accidental Cannae

Soor - September 30, 1745 – “God is against us.”

Kesselsdorf - December 15, 1745 – “O Lord God, let me not be disgraced in my old days.”

Culloden - April 16, 1746 – Tragedy on the Moors

Lauffeld - July 2, 1747 – Ligonier’s Charge

Cradle of Civilization

2021-06-15T15:51:06-04:00

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 97.95

Designers	Sean Chick Daniel Chick
Publisher	Compass Games
Players	1-6
Playing Time	120-240 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	266937/cradle-civilization http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266937/cradle-civilization/forums/63

Cradle of Civilization is a two games in one pack that allows players to determine the fate of the ancient near east. In one game civilizations rise while in the other players battle over whether the great Persian Empire will survive. Both games emphasize simplicity but not at the price of being unrealistic.

From Sumeria to Persia is about the Bronze and Iron Age, when civilization was born and city states went from kingdoms and finally to large empires, culminating in the Persian Empire founded by Cyrus the Great. Players of History of the World will recognize the base mechanics whereby players randomly select civilizations from cards, although the player in last place has more power to decide which civilization they will play.

From Sumeria to Persia does offer players more options than previous games on the subject. Civilizations that survive can continue to expand in future turns. Random events create possibilities that defy history but were in the realm of possibility. The Minoans may have a brilliant military commander and the Egyptians could become a seafaring empire. There are also rules for constructing wonders, the placement of cities, and the general effects of the Bronze Age collapse. Lastly, the Persian Empire does appear.

Alexander vs. Darius: The Fall of the Persian Empire simulates Alexander III’s conquest of the great Persian Empire. Sometimes portrayed as a foregone conclusion, this game argues that Persia certainly had a chance to win if they had used different strategies or had some luck on the battlefield. Darius III need not have been Persia’s last king.

The heart of Alexander vs. Darius is a war weariness track, which moves down steadily for Alexander’s army. Historically, it did not reach zero until after his invasion of India, but a Persian battlefield victory could have changed that. The game also allows players to explore Memnon’s strategy of using Persian naval supremacy to raid Alexander’s rear as well as exploring the possibilities of the Spartan rebellion. Lastly, the Persians themselves must worry about legitimacy, and therefore must be active in resisting Alexander, or risk losing their grip on the throne.

—description from the publisher

Rally 'Round the Flag: Battles of Perryville and Stones River

2021-03-29T05:00:30-04:00

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Compass Games
Players	2
Playing Time	60-120 mins
Additional Info	257989/rally-round-flag-battles-perryville-and-stones-riv http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257989/rally-round-flag-battles-perryville-and-stones-riv/forums/63

"I was in every battle, skirmish and march that was made by the First Tennessee Regiment during the war, and I do not remember of a harder contest and more evenly fought battle than that of Perryville. If it had been two men wrestling, it would have been called a 'dog fall.' Both sides claim victory—both whipped." - Private Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee Infantry

In September, Braxton Bragg's Army of Mississippi out-maneuvered Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio and invaded Kentucky. Although victorious in two battles, Bragg found his army out of position, low on supplies, and with no more than 1,000 Kentuckians joining the ranks. Buell was forced to seek out Bragg although his army was inexperienced. Outside Perryville, the two armies blundered into each other. A short but brutal battle followed that left neither side satisfied. The Union failed to utilize their numerical advantage, while Bragg withdrew from Kentucky. The result was a narrow Union victory, although Buell was removed from command and middle Tennessee was again in Confederate hands.

“This army does not retreat.” - George Thomas when asked if the XIV Corps should retreat from Stones River

The next time Bragg would face the Army of the Ohio, both opponents had new names. The Rebels dubbed their force the Army of Tennessee and the Union called theirs the XIV Corps. The Union was led by William Rosecrans, one of the war's best commanders. With offensives in Virginia and Mississippi failing, Rosecrans was pressured into making a premature winter push. At Stones River near Murfreesboro the armies fought a three day battle. The Confederates nearly won, but were forced back. The defeat relinquished some of the best farmland in Tennessee and an area that was heavily pro-Confederate. More importantly, the defeat led to a series of recriminations in the Confederate high command that poisoned the army. The Union received a desperately needed morale boost. Although forgotten today, Abraham Lincoln considered Stones River one of the North's most crucial victories.

"Rally 'Round the Flag!" is a brigade grand tactical system that combines old school hex and counter maneuvers with rules for command and control, leader personalities, flexible artillery, and a CRT that favors quality and firepower over raw mass. For Perryville (Battle in the Bluegrass) there are rules for Union high command confusion and Joseph Wheeler's cavalry screen. For Stones River (Winter of Discontent) there are rules for Cheatham being drunk and Rosecrans coming under fire. Both come with multiple scenarios, including additional forces. Players can make Perryville a grand decisive battle or at Stones River bring in additional Confederate forces that could decide the battle and the war.

—description from the designer

Game Scale: Approx. 0.25 miles/hex = approx. 440 yards/hex = approx. 402 metres/hex. 1 hour/turn.

Perryville map: 10 inches by 15 inches.
Stones River (Murfreesboro) map: 15 inches by 18 inches.
The two maps are separate maps.

Horse & Musket: Horse & Matchlock (New Edition)

2019-12-07T15:01:12-05:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 99.95

Designer	Johan Brattström Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	257087/horse-musket-horse-matchlock http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/257087/horse-musket-horse-matchlock/forums/63

Horse & Matchlock is the prologue to Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era. This volume will cover warfare from 1618-1682, when the armies of Europe shifted from heavy pike formations to linear lines of musketeers. Warfare moved towards firepower, although firepower was curbed by the limitations of the matchlock musket. In addition, bayonets were rare and the pike was the infantry's best defense against cavalry. It was also the last time in this era that religion was a major factor in the causes and ferocity of European warfare. The volume includes battles from the Thirty Years War, Franco-Spanish War, English Civil Wars, The Fronde, Franco-Dutch War, and Scanian War.

The scenarios include...

White Mountain - November 8, 1620 – Last Stand of the Bohemian Revolt

Wimpfen - May 6, 1622 – Slow Grind to Victory

Fleurus - August 29, 1622 – "Altera Restat"

Lutter am Barenberge - August 17, 1626 – Tilly’s Greatest Victory

Breitenfeld - September 17, 1631 – Gustav II Adolf’s Masterpiece

Lützen - November 17, 1632 – “I was the King of Sweden.”

Edgehill - October 23, 1642 – “For God and King Charles!”

Rocroi - May 19, 1643 – El Ultimo Tercio

First Newbury - September 20, 1643 – Essex’s Finest Hour

Cheriton - March 29, 1644 – “The best shifter and chooser of ground.”

Marston Moor - July 2, 1644 – “…he will fight, whatever comes of ‘t!”

Aberdeen - September 13, 1644 – The Craibstane Rout

Auldearn - May 9, 1645 – Slaughter on Garlic Hill

Naseby - June 14, 1645 – “Will you go upon your Death?”

Kilsyth - August 15, 1645 – Slaughter Howe

Lens - August 20, 1648 – The Peace of Westphalia

Worcester - September 3, 1651 – The Royal Oak

The Dunes - June 11, 1658 – The Tides of Battle

Sinsheim - June 16, 1674 – Turenne Invades the Palatinate

Seneffe - August 11, 1674 – Condé’s Last Bloody Hurrah

Lund - December 4, 1676 – Return of the King

Landskrona - July 14, 1677 – The Småländska Peasantry Wins the Day

—description from the publisher

NOTE: This game’s title is actually Horse & Matchlock. Please use this title for any discussion or writing about the game.

Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era (New Edition)

2019-04-03T17:19:48-04:00

Vendor: Hollandspiele
Type: Board Games
Price: 169.95

Designer	Sean Chick
Publisher	Hollandspiele
Players	1-2
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Additional Info	182982/horse-musket-dawn-era http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182982/horse-musket-dawn-era/forums/63

Horse and Musket: Dawn of an Era is a simple tactical game system that covers the development of musket warfare from Vienna in 1683 and Sedgemoor in 1685 to Appomattox in 1865. Volume I will cover warfare in the west from 1683-1720, when the bayonet replaced the pike.

The battles included are...

Vienna - September 12, 1683 – “We came, we saw, and God Conquered.”

Sedgemoor - July 6, 1685 – The Bloody Assizes

Killiecrankie - July 27, 1689 – Slaughter at Sundown

Fleurus - July 1, 1690 – The French Cannae

Aughrim - July 22, 1691 – Bloody Hollow

La Prairie - August 11, 1691 – Double Ambush

Neerwinden - July 29, 1693 – Le Tapissier de Nôtre Dame

Marsaglia - October 4, 1693 – The Massed Bayonet Charge is Born

Narva - November 30, 1700 – Charles XII Smashes the Russian Army

Chiari - September 1, 1701 – Catinat’s Last Battle

Klissow - July 19, 1702 – Charles XII Invades Poland

Blenheim - August 13, 1704 – “A Famous Victory”

Fraustadt - February 13, 1706 – The Swedish Cannae

Turin - September 7, 1706 – Eugene’s Greatest Victory

Almansa - April 25, 1707 – Battle of the Exiles

Poltava - July 8, 1709 – The Student Surpasses the Master

Malplaquet - September 11, 1709 – Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough

Villaviciosa - December 10, 1710 – A Bourbon on the Spanish Throne

Sheriffmuir - November 13, 1715 – Confusion on the Moors

Glen Shiel - June 10, 1719 – Rob Roy’s Last Battle

Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697

2017-04-21T01:47:59-04:00

Vendor: Compass Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 77.95

Designer	Sean Chick Kris Van Beurden
Publisher	Compass Games
Players	2
Playtime	120 mins
Additional Info	203087/nine-years-war-grand-alliance-1688-1697 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/203087/nine-years-war-grand-alliance-1688-1697/forums/63

In 1688, Louis XIV embarked upon a war of aggression later called the Nine Year's War or the WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE. At the same time, supported by influential British political and religious leaders, Wiliam III Prince of Orange crossed the Channel to invade England, deposing the English King James II, his father-in-law, in the "Glorious Revolution."

Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance is a stand alone game using the No Peace Without Spain system. In addition to the Grand Alliance scenario (from 1688-1699), players owning both this game and No Peace Without Spain can play the epic Grand Campaign scenario running from 1688 to 1713. Now players can recreate one of the decisive moments in European history, as France begins its long slide to revolution, Austria enjoys its last moment of continental dominance and Britain asserts itself as the preeminent power of Europe.