Face Another Foe, Volume 2: Army Lists & Scenarios Available Now From Caliver Books

Face Another Foe, Volume 2: Army Lists & Scenarios
Written by Jon Sutherland
ISBN: 978-1-85818-765-5
240mm x 170mm
68 pages, full color
Paperback
£14.50 GBP

These army lists are designed as a vital extension to the main rules and their army lists. Each group of new army lists is followed by scenarios based on actual battles of the period. The scenarios suggest the size and composition of the forces you will need to refight the action.

On some occasions, I have suggested the actual number of units you will need in the army lists. These are instances when the army was extremely small or was only ever deployed for a very short period of time. You will notice that there may be a disparity between the generic list and a subsequent scenario; remember the generic list provides you with percentages as a guide to create a particular army typical of that type at that time. The scenario, on the other hand, is a snapshot of what the army looked like on that day. You may want to build a force specifically for a particular battle, but no matter how fascinated you might be with Blenheim for example, you might not want to play the same game forever. That is what the generic lists are for, and they allow you to build a typical force for that period, war or campaign.

These rules, lists and scenarios are not designed to be used for points-balanced competition gaming. There can be great satisfaction in fielding an army with a poor chance of victory, and to finish the game with some units that have not yet routed. In fact, fielding armies with lower-quality troops, with poor generals and antiquated equipment, is more of a challenge that fielding an army dominated by superior cavalry units and crack infantry at the peak of their abilities.