Kolin 1757 - english edition
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Price: 89.00 €
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Kolin 1757, the fifth game in the "SYWBS" series, simulates the battle fought on the 18th of June 1757 in Bohemia, near Prague, during the Seven Years War. F.M. Graf Leopold Daun commanded the Austrian army, with a contingent of cavalry from Saxony: 53,790 men (51 bns, 43 grenadier coys, 158 sqns) and 162 guns in total. King of Prussia Frederick II the Great commanded the Prussian army: 34,000 men (33 bns, 116 sqns) and 94 guns in total.
This edition comes with a booklet (44 pages) of V5.0 of the SYWBS rules, as well as a booklet (32 pages) of the "Simple" rules.
The games from the "SYW Battle System" (SYWBS) are highly playable grand-tactical studies of battles of the Seven Years War. The series’intent is to show how command operates on the battlefields, using the weapons and tactics of the period. The system emphasizes command & control and high playability.
The games all share the following characteristics:
- Scale = 200-220 m/hex (219-240 yrd/hex)
- Time = 30 min/Turn (60 min/Hourly phase)
- Counter = 1 Brigade, 1 Battalion, 1 to 3 Squadrons, 1 Battery.
- 1 Strength point = 100 men approximately.
Game components:
- 1 x A1 (58x81cm - 23x32")
- 5 x A4 Countersheets (720 x 15mm 5/8" square counters & markers and 90 x rectangular counters)
- 3 x Orders/organization Sheets (2 x A3 & 1 x A4)
- 2 x Rules books (SYWBS 5.0 + "Simple" rules)
- 2 x Playbooks - 5 x Player Aid cards
- 1 x Printed carton box.