EAGLES OF GLORY
READY AIM FIRE - Custom Variant
By "Ian Milnes" and "Alexander Herklotz"
INTRODUCTION
Two player Card game depicting Napoleonic era warfare.
THE DECKS
There are 3 decks:
The Battalion decks cards are chosen from an army list.
Note that both opponents choose the same timeframe.
Minimum number of cards is 25, maximum 50.
Note that there is a budget for every card.
The difference of budgets of the opposing decks may not exceed 10%
(The player with the higher budget has to drop some cards to be
in range of the allowed budget).
Multinational armies are allowed, as long as a nation is not in both decks.
Units of different nationalities may not stack together.
Generals of other nations may command allied units.
The Tactics deck.
The Commander Decks have also an army list.
Choose up to 6 commanders. Note that they also have a budget,
which is added to the overall budget of the battalion decks.
The Tactics deck has 1 of each card in the list, and 2 of each Terrain card
SETUP
Each player creates his Battalion deck.
Each player forms a line of 5 stacks of cards, starting maximum as noted.
The opposing lines face each other.
These stacks are called:
Stack: Start Max Card Limit
Left Flank 2 5
Left Centre 3 6
Centre 3 6
Right Centre 3 6
Right Flank 2 5
Place Battalion cards up to the starting maximum card limit face down in each stack.
Line Infantry and Artillery may be placed in Centre stacks.
Cavalry, Light Infantry and Horse Artillery may be placed in any stacks.
Heavy cavalry may not be placed in any stack at the start of the game.
Shuffle the appropriate Commander Deck, deal yourself 6 cards, and add
them to your Reserve deck.
Shuffle your Reserve Deck, and deal yourself a hand of 5 cards.
Once both players have completed above, turn cards in your stacks face up.
They will remain face up for the first turn only.
After the first turn, all cards are played face down, representing the “Fog of War”.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
The first player to be routed from 3 of his 5 forward positions loses.
TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns.
Each turn has 6 phases:
1. Draw Phase
2. Terrain Phase
3. Reinforce Phase
4. Attack Phase
5. Morale Phase
6. Discard and Redraw Phase
DRAW PHASE
Draw 2 cards from your Reserve Deck.
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.
The maximum hand size is 7. Cards in your hand over the maximum do not have
to be discarded until the Discard/Redraw Phase.
TERRAIN PHASE
You may play a Terrain card onto an appropriate stack.
Terrain cards remain in effect for the entire game
REINFORCE PHASE
You may move any or all battalions from your hand to any of your stacks.
All reinforcements from your hand go to the bottom of the stack they reinforce.
Prior to the above, you may reorganise one stack, and move one card from
a stack to an adjacent stack.
You may move any card in a stack (You are not limited to the top one)
ATTACK PHASE
You may make up to as many attacks per turn, as the command rating of your army commander.
You may chose to fire attack or melee attack. The respective values are used.
Your battalions are the attackers.
Your opponent's battalions are the defenders.
To attack, flip the top card of one of your stacks face up.
Your opponent flips the card in his line opposite to it over.
Both players roll two ten-sided dice. These are called the Attack rolls.
Add combat modifier (fire or melee) to die roll and compare the
difference between the 2 rolls.
Apply the result as follows:
(Attacker to Defender)
Difference: Result:
+11 or greater Defender eliminated, morale check for other battalions in stack
+6 Defender Routs
+3 Defender Shaken
0 Both Battalion cards take immediate morale check.
Battalion Shaken if test failed
-3 Attacker Shaken
-6 Attacker Routs
-11 or worse Attacker eliminated, morale check for other battalions in stack
In fire attacks, attacker takes no negative effects, if defenders fire value = 0.
NOTES
Card eliminated - remove card from play
Card Routs - place card in discard pile
Card Shaken - turn card through 900 Card now fights with -3 modifier.
SUPPORT
One battalion in the same stack as the attacker/defender can provide support to
the battling card. Add +3 to the respective die roll. If the supported card
is eliminated, the supporter routs. If the supported card is routed, the supporter
is shaken. A Shaken card cannot offer support and fights with -3.
INFANTRY VS CAVALRY
Infantry cannot melee-attack cavalry. Both cards are placed at the bottom of their stacks,
and the attack counts against the number of attacks that turn.
When infantry fire-attacks cavalry, the cavalry can avoid the attack by rolling equal or
less then their training value. If they pass, they ride away (move to an adjacent stack),
If they fail, they are blown.
Alternatively Cavalry can try to melee-attack the infantry by rolling equal or
less than their moral value. If they pass, its a melee with the cavalry as attacker.
If they fail, they are shaken and fire-fight with the negative modifier.
FORMING SQUARE
When cavalry attack infantry, before the combat is resolved, the infantry must attempt
to form square. This is accomplished by the infantry rolling equal or
less than their training
value with 2D6 (e.g. for a French line infantry card to form
square, it must roll a 7 or less.).
If the infantry form square, they fight the combat at +6. If they fail to form
square, the cavalry fight the combat at +6.
The cavalry have a chance to abort the attack if the infantry form square by rolling
less than their training value with 2D6 (e.g. for a French Hussar Regiment to
abort an attack on a square, it must roll a 7 or less).
If this roll is achieved, they can “ride around”
the square and not attack it. This counts against the number of attacks that can be
made that turn. If the cavalry fail this roll, they must attack the square.
CAVALRY
Cavalry are considered Blown following an attack, or after defense against
opposing Cavalry. Place a Blown marker on the card. The Blown status
remains until removed by a successful Training Check. The first opportunity for a
Training Check to remove Blown status is the Morale Phase in your next turn, i.e.
not your current turn. Blown cavalry may not move, attack or support, when
attacked they fight with -5.
ARTILLERY
When Artillery attacks, the opposing fire value =0.
Artillery cannot be eliminated, routed, or shaken when Fire-ATTACKING Infantry and
Cavalry, ie, ignore all -ve combat results.
Arty can not melee-attack.
Arty can not attack, when just moved.
HORSE ARTILLERY
As artillery EXCEPT they can attack the turn they moved.
NOTES
Destroyed battalions are removed from play.
Surviving battalions are placed face down on the bottom of their stack.
Tactics cards that modify the Attack roll are played before the roll is made.
Tactics cards are discarded immediately when played (to the discard pile).
FLANK ATTACKS
If you destroy all the cards in one of your opponents stacks, the battalions in
your stack facing the empty stack get to flank attack the enemy stacks adjacent
to the empty stack.
Battalions making Flank attacks are +4 to their Attack roll, but may not attack
the enemy reserve stack.
Cavalry regiments making Flank attacks are +7 to their
Attack roll (melee-attacks only) and may attack any enemy stack.
Artillery cards do not gain the bonus, although they may Flank Attack.
MORALE PHASE
(Simultaneous)
Every time you destroy an opposing battalion all other units in the
stack must take a morale check by rolling 1D10.
To pass a moral check, the player must roll the units moral value or less.
Any card that routs is placed in
the Discard Pile. Any card that routs as a consequence of a failed moral check results
in a further +1 to the moral check of any remaining cards in the stack who have yet
to test. This modifier is cumulative.
Morale checks are done in stack order, ie top card first, then next down, etc, etc.
If a Guard unit (GI, GLI, GC or GLC) is eliminated, any adjacent stack
(in addition to the normal moral check for the elimination of a unit), must take a
morale check. If the Guard are routed, the stack from which they routed must
take a morale check.
Shaken cards can be “revived” by a successful morale check
(turn them back through 900). All shaken cards can test in this phase.
If a Shaken card is to be “revived” in the presence of a Commander card,
the commander adds his command rating to the moral value of the unit.
A General can add this rating only once per turn.
DISCARD AND REDRAW PHASE
One card in the players hand can be discarded.
The Players hand is then either made back up to 7 cards by drawing from the
deck, or reduced to 7 by discarding cards.
DIVISIONAL GENERALS
Each general has a command rating for moral tests.
The general may add this bonus only once per turn.
If the general is the only card in a stack, he is eliminated automatically if attacked.
ARMY COMMANDER
The Army Commander is placed behind the front stacks. His rating determines
the number of attacks per turn.
The Army Commander can take over a stack if a Divisional General is killed.
He is then subject to all the rules pertaining to Divisional Generals.
The Army Commander moves onto a stack in the reinforcement phase.
This move does not count against the number of reinforcements the player may make.
If the Army Commander is killed, the entire army takes a morale check against
their moral -1. Any cards in the front line that fail, are eliminated
(they quit the battlefield) rather than go to the reserve stack.
Any further morale checks for the remainder of the battle are checked against
the card morale -1.
TACTICS CARD LIST
Card Name Effect:
Square Formation Line Infantry automatically form square
Second Volley Defending Infantry battalion rolls 3 dice and picks the 2 best
Fire at Will Get 1 extra attack
Sabers & Pistols Attacking Cavalry battalion gets 1 extra attack
Rapid Deployment Draw 1 extra card.
Forced March Draw 1 extra card, OR retrieve 1 Infantry card from Discard pile.
Infantry Charge Attacking Infantry +3 to their melee-attack roll (not for lights).
Socket Bayonets Line Infantry get +3 to their melee-attack roll.
Counter Attack Defending Cavalry get +5 to their melee-attack roll.
Broken Square Infantry defending against Cav automatically fail to form square.
Limber Draw 1 extra card, OR retrieve 1 Artillery card from Discard pile.
Grape Shot Defending Art get +5 to attack roll (Cannot be used against Art).
Canister Shot Art get +3 to their attack roll (Cannot be used against Art).
Cannon Ball Attacking Artillery get +4 to their fire-attack roll.
Fusillade Infantry battalion gets 1 extra fire attack
Sniper Cause a stack to make a morale check in its Morale phase.
Column Get +1 Reinforcement move.
Overrun Morale check at +1.
Take Prisoners Routing battalion is eliminated.
Fighting Withdrawal Defender gets +3 to attack roll.
Difficult Terrain Opponent gets one less attack this turn.
Enfilade fire Get +3 to fire-attack roll.
Indirect fire Attcking art get 1 extra attck vs nextcarddown in opposition stack
Confusion Opponent draws no cards this turn.
Advance Get +1 attack this turn.
Scouts Look at opponent's hand
Rifles Light Infantry get +3 to their fire-combat roll.
Probe Get 1 extra attack with any Light Infantry in any of your stacks.
Rearguard Action Draw 2 extra cards.
Cavalry Reform Draw 1 extra card, OR retrieve 1 Cav card from the discard pile
Woods (x2) +3 to defending light infantry
Cavalry cannot melee-attack units in woods
Reduce Stack limit by 1, only infantry may be placed in woods
Remains in play
Hills (x2) +3 to defending card
+3 to attacking artillery
Remains in play
Buildings (x2) +3 to defending Infantry only
Cavalry cannot melee-attack buildings
Can be played on a hill (modifiers can be combined)
Stack limit reduced by 1
Remains in play
River (x2) +3 to all melee-attacked defenders
River affects either flank and next stack in (eg River is played
against right flank and right centre)
Remains in play
Bridge (x2) Negates effect of river for 1 attacking Infantry or Cavalry card.
Remains in play
ATTACKING EMPTY STACKS
If an empty stack is attacked, the attacker has the option to either flank attack
the adjacent stack, or to force his opponent to eliminate a Battalion card in his
discard pile (opponents choice).
UNIT LIST
Over 400 Historically accurate units!
Click here
OPTIONAL RULES:
Players can agree a specific budget for their troops before customizing their decks.
It is possible to recreate historical scenarios.
The number of positions and number of routed positions to win may have to be modified.
Take the terrain cards out of the tactics deck and place them before starting the game at
the specified postions.
Here are some sample scenarios for EAGLES OF GLORY.
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MAIDA, 04.07.1806
French:
6 Line Battalions (6x18=108)
3 Light Battalions (3x20=60)
1 Mounted Chasseurs (19)
General Reynier (4)
Budget: 191 pts.
British:
2 Light Battalions (2x15=30)
9 Line Battalions (9x12=108)
3 Foot Battery (3x10=30)
Generals Stewart, Kempt, Cole, (16)
Akland
Budget: 184 pts.
Terrain:
British
Buildings Free Free
Free Hill Free
French
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BUSSACO, 27.09.1810
French
46 Line Battalions (46x13=598)
16 Light Battalions (16x14=224)
2 Hussars (2x19=38)
3 Mounted Chasseurs (3x19=57)
1 Dragoons (1x21=21)
3 Foot Batteries (3x15=45)
2 Horse Batteries (2x11=22)
Generals: Ney, Reynier, Merle,
Heudelet, Soult, Marchand,
Mermet, Loison, Lamotte (44)
Budget: 1049
British
31 Line Battalions (31x12=372)
3 Riflemen (3x17=51)
1 Light Dragoons (1x10=10)
23 Foot Batteries (23x10=230)
1 Horse Battery (1x11=11)
2 Foot Guards (2x26=52)
5 KGL Battalions (5x12=60)
Portuguese
12 Line Battalions (12x10=120)
5 Cacadores (5x14=70)
Generals: Picton, Spencer,
Leith, Craufurd, Campbell,
Champalimaud, Spry, von Löwe,
Blantyre, Stopford, Barnes (52)
Budget: 1038
British-Portuguese
Hill-Free | Hill-Woods-Hill-Free-Free-Buildings | Free-Woods
Free-Hill | Buildings-Free-Free-Free-Free-Free | Free-Free
French
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QUATRE BRAS, 16.06.1815
French
12 Line Battalions (12x13=156)
4 Light Battalions (4x14=56)
2 Mounted Chasseurs (2x19=38)
2 Lancers (2x25=50)
1 Mounted Chasseurs Guard (26)
1 Lancers Guard (29)
2 Cuirassiers (2x21=42)
3 Foot Batteries (3x15=45)
1 Horse Battery (11)
1 Guard Horse Battery (14)
Generals: Ney, Bachelu, Foy, (28)
Pire, Lefebvre-Desnouette,
Kellermann
Budget: 495
Dutch
1 Light Battalion (9)
1 Line Battalion (8)
3 Militia (3x4=12)
1 Light Dragoons (9)
1 Hussars (9)
British
20 Line Battalions (20x12=240)
1 Riflemen (17)
11 Foot Battery (11x10=110)
1 Horse Battery (11)
Brunswick
2 Light Battalions (2x4=8)
2 Line Battalions (2x3=6)
1 Hussars (10)
Generals: Wellington, Bylant,
Picton, van Merlen, Brunswick,
Vincke (34)
Budget: 483
Allied
Free-Free-Building-Free-Free
Free-Free-Building-Free-Free
French