The Players

Chance cards

The game-master diced to see if these would come into effect and to which player they would be given. Some were not used - some were.

This village is infested with partisans! They have a unit of infantry and a machine gun. The swine have fired on your patrols. You have standing orders from headquarters to shoot or hand any who oppose the rightful government of Russia. Do your duty and suppress these bandits!

The White cause is doomed. Your men a mutinous - they will cut your throat some night soon! You must go over to the Red side. Take your men and make your way to the other side. Announce what you are doing when 12" from the enemy. All power to the Bolsheviks!

The severe weather and the incompetence of the munitions workers/allied powers has resulted in severe shortages of artillery shells. Roll a D6 for each gun section when it tries to fire in each turn. If the result is less than the number of shells it would normally fire, that is the number it gets to fire. Example: Normally a section of field guns would fire 4 shells, but if the D6 roll is "2" then that is the number of shells it may fire. A "4" or "5" mean 4 shells may be fired. A "6" means no fire this turn!

You have found a passable ice bridge across the upper river, 24" above the railroad bridge. You may cross with only a 3" penalty for cavalry and infantry. Artillery may risk the crossing but each section must roll a D6. If the result is "1", the unit may not cross. If the result is "6" the section falls through the ice and is lost.

One of your units has mutinied and refuses to move or fire. Dice to see which one. If within 18" of the enemy it will fall back this turn, otherwise it will not move. You may attempt to rally it next turn:

Choose a rally method and Roll a D6:
Address troops, promise improvements, plead for loyalty in moment of crisis:
Die result: 1,2,3 = No effect.
4 = Unit mills about sullenly, sniper takes pot-shot at you, (Roll D6, killed on 6)
5 = Unit obeys orders, but shoots and fights at -1
6 = Unit obeys orders

Give them time - make no demands:
Die result: 1,2,3,4, = No effect.
5 = Units disperses and is removed from table
6 = Unit returns to allegiance, obeys your orders.

Shoot the ringleaders!
Die result: 1, unit disperses and is removed from table
2,3 = Unit mills about sullenly, sniper takes pot-shot at you, (Roll D6, killed on 6)
4 = Unit obeys orders, but shoots and fights at -1
5,6 = Unit obeys orders

The cold weather has affected your men. They will move slower than normal. Infantry will lose 3" movement, cavalry and artillery will lose 6" movement. Units which officers are leading heroically are exempt from these movement penalties due to the force of the officers' personality!

Ammunition shortages will allow only 3 turns of fire for your infantry. Your cavalry may only fire twice if dismounted. Your artillery has shells for only 3 turns also. It must be cold steel today men!

Special rules for the Armored Train "Hammer of the Proletariat"

The Armored train can take 9 artillery hits before becoming immobile. Each 2 hits reduces movement by 1 D6

• If moved in that turn or previous turn (when fired on by whites in phase 2) count as moving target -1 to hit by enemy artillery
• Saving throw for each hit because of armor (roll D6 1,2,3 saves, 4,5,6 hits)
• Has a 16-man infantry unit on board, my debark at any time train is stationary.
• crew of 3, plus 4 gunners for each gun and 6 machine-gunners.
• Guns are medium guns (100mm.) - 12 rounds of ammunition for each gun. Plenty of MG ammunition.
• Any turn the train takes an artillery hit, test in Red phase 7. Morale point starts at 5, after 2 hits morale +4. After 5 hits, morale = 3, after 7 his morale =2. Must roll equal to or less than morale point to pass train morale. If failed, train must move to rear.
• Each artillery hit roll a D10: 1 = gunner removed, 2 = MG gunner removed, 3,4 = emarked infantry removed, 5 = crewman removed, 6+ = general hit on body of train.
• If all crewmen killed, trains moves at half speed.

Special rules for the gunboat "Colonel Markoff"

The gunboat can take 6 hull hits before sinking. The river is hallow however and it might sink with the upper decks above water.

• If moved in that turn or previous turn (when fired on by reds in phase 2) count as moving target -1 to hit by enemy artillery
• Good chance (Roll D6, result of 4,5,6) of sinking with deck above water, if it sinks.
• Half hits, then saving throw for rifle or machine-gun casualties.
• Crew of 3, plus 4 gunners and 3 machine-gunners.
• Gun is a medium gun (100mm.) - plenty of ammunition
• Ant turn the vessel moves through ice, small chance (Roll D6, result of 6) of becoming stopped by the ice at that point. If so, there is a good chance (Roll D6, result of 4,5,6) of resuming movement on the next turn.
• Each artillery hit roll a D6: 1 = gunner removed, 2 = MG gunner removed, 3 = crewman removed, 4+ = general hit on hull of vessel.