Stenhouse Game Productions announces the publication of An Army of
Professionals: American War of Independence Scenarios for Busy People
(AOP). This 66-page scenario booklet was written for people who want to
capture the essence of AWI combat in miniature, but who do not have:
- Hours to spend preparing a scenario
- A huge collection of AWI miniature figures
- Unlimited space, or
- More than four friends interested in playing
The eight, historically accurate and fully-playtested scenarios
contained in the booklet are designed to employ just one 4' x 6' gaming
table, and not more than 225 figures nor more than 20 combat units per
side-indeed, a number of the scenarios call for half that. They can
accommodate 1-2 players per side, plus optional umpire. AOP battles are
thus potentially ideal for pick-up play at conventions and game clubs.
Figure-to-man ratios are 1:10 for a few battles, 1:20 for most others.
While AOP scenarios were written for use with 15mm figures, they are
also playable in other scales given appropriate modifications.
Actions were drawn from each period of the war (Early and Late) and from
both main theaters (Northern and Southern). The scenario format has been
specially designed to make the process of comparing and selecting
scenarios easy.
AOP scenarios are not system-specific: that is, they were not written
with any governing set(s) of miniatures rules in mind. Players will thus
have to adapt some of the concepts and quantities given in the book to
the specific requirements of the rules set they prefer. In each case,
however, enough information has been provided to make such conversion
straightforward.
An Army of Professionals can be ordered
for $13.95 USD (cash, check, or money order
only), postpaid. Overseas orders inquire about shipping surcharge.
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