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From Ork Publishing
PDF – $6.05 USD
This stand-alone set of rules covers the Jacobite Rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the French-Indian War in North America and Canada, the Anglo-Cherokee War, Pontiac's Rebellion, and battles in India and in the West Indies.
Please note that the rules are the same as Dominion of the Spear and Bayonet, but used for the above wars in the time of Frederick the Great outside mainland Europe. These are very very simple rules with armies of three to six units, and a battle can be fought within ten minutes.
24 historical battles are included ready to play, along with army lists:
Prestonpans 1745, Inverurie 1745, Falkirk Muir 1746, Littleferry 1746, Culloden 1746, Arni 1751, Jumonville Glen 1754, Fort Necessity (Great Meadows) 1754, Monongahela (Braddock's defeat) 1755, Bloody Morning Scout 1755, Lake George 1755, Plassey 1757, Carillon (Fort Ticonderoga) 1758, Condore 1758, Plains of Abraham 1759, Wandiwash 1760, Sainte-Foy (Quebec) 1760, Echoee Pass 1760, Third Panipat 1761, Martinique 1762, Siege of Havana 1762, Bloody Run 1763, Bushy Run 1763, Buxar 1764.
Use figures or paper and pen as there is no measuring (grid used). Uses two six-sided dice (not included).
This is easily read on a tablet or mobile phone and can be printed as an A5 booklet (click booklet and fit to page in printing options). 44 A5 pages.