The 6 Days of Glory
The 6 Days of Glory Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- 2.0 SEQUENCE OF PLAY
- 3.0 STACKING
- 4.0 ZONES OF CONTROL
- 5.0 LEADERS
- 6.0 REORGANIZATION
- 7.0 COMMAND
- 8.0 MOVEMENT
- 9.0 TRAINS & PONTOON BRIDGES
- 10.0 REPULSE
- 11.0 COMBAT
- 12.0 DEMORALIZATION
- 13.0 VEDETTES
- 14.0 SUPPLY
- 15.0 REINFORCEMENTS
- 16.0 SPECIAL UNIT ABILITIES
- 17.0 COMMAND STRUCTURE
- 18.0 WEATHER
- 19.0 TEAM PLAY
- 20.0 COUNTER ADDENDUM
- 21.0 SCENARIOS
- Charts and Tables
- Optional Rule: Shock Combat
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Les 6 Jours de Gloire is a two player simulation of Napoleonic warfare at the divisional level. The map is the playing surface, depicting the area where the battles actually occurred, while the playing pieces (hereafter referred to as units) represent the military formations that fought the campaign. This is a Hidden Movement game, and Vedettes (see 13.0) must be employed to scout enemy positions. The Players take turns moving their units and attacking enemy units in an attempt to fulfill the Victory Conditions.
A hexagonal grid overlaying the map divides the playing surface into discrete locations termed hexes. A unit pays a variable number of Movement Points to move from one hex to another, and must stop moving when it has expended Movement Points equal to its Movement Allowance, or when it enters an Enemy Zone of Control. Combat is resolved by comparing the attacking unit’s strength to the strength of the opposing unit (always in an adjacent hex).
This comparison is expressed in a simple odds ratio. A die is rolled and the result located on the Combat Results Table.
Leader units can “Reorganize” eliminated combat units (at reduced strength) and place them In Command.
1.1 Rules Components
The 6 Days Of Glory revised & expanded rulebook has following components:
Modified Rules
Modified Combat Table
Modified Terrain Chart
Most new things are printed in blue.
See Text Color Key and copyright on page 31 of this booklet
1.12 The Rulebook: This book contains Rules, Scenarios, Historical Commentary, Designer’s Notes, Player’s Notes and the Charts & Tables.
1.2 The Map
A hexagonal grid has been superimposed on the map to standardize the spatial relationship between its geographic features. Each hex is about one mile from side to side (1.700 yards, or 1557 meters). Each hex also has a four - digit code printed within it to facilitate setting up the counters prior to play (see: Scenarios for the actual locations).
1.3 The Playing Pieces
The playing pieces are of four types: Combat Units, Trains, Leaders, and Markers.
1.31 Combat Units: These are color coded to represent the various nations that look part in the battles represented. Essentially French pieces are blue; Prussians are blue/black: Russians are dark green: and mixed Russian and Prussian units are light green. Before punching out the game pieces, first took and see how they are arranged by nationality on the cardboard frame. The numbers and symbols printed on them are significant in that they relate the Combat Strength. Initiative Rating, Movement Allowance. Unit Type. Size and Appellation.
Combat Unit Type Symbols
Combat Unit Size: Interpret the Unit Size Symbols as follows:
II - Battalion or Battery, III - Regiment, X - Brigade, XX – Division.
1.32 Leaders: Also color coded for nationality, the numbers displayed on a Leader counter record his Name, Formation Designation. Movement Allowance, and Initiative or Command Rating. Leaders come in two types; Commanders and Officers. Commanders have Command Ratings; Officers have Initiative Ratings. The different capabilities of Commanders and Officers are thoroughly explained in the Command Rule (see 7.0).
1.33 Trains: Bridge Trains have the unique ability to build Pontoon Bridges (see 9.2); Baggage Trains are important for Supply (see 14.1B). Trains move like cavalry, paying cavalry costs, and have no ZOC.
1.34 Markers: Markers are placed on the map to indicate important information during play; they are depicted in the rules where their use is explained.
1.4 Glossary
The following are important concepts:
Combat Strength: The total manpower of a Combat Unit quantified in Combat Strength Points (SPs). One SP equals between 800 and 1,000 men (for infantry or cavalry) or one battery of guns (for artillery).
Combat Unit: All playing pieces (except Leaders, Trains, and Markers). Only Combat Units may attack or defend against enemy Combat Units.
Combined Arms: An attacking force with infantry, artillery and cavalry gains a combat odds shift of one column to the right. The cavalry may include vedettes (see 16.1) but must have a strength of at least one after all modifications. Combined Arms Attacks are not possible when (a) any cavalry of the force is attacking through a woods hexside; (b) attacking into a fortified town or chateaux, or (c) the defending hex also contains infantry and at least one SP of cavalry, (d) through river bridge.
Commanders: Leaders at the highest level who may place their subordinates (Officers and Combat Units) "In Command" so that they may move automatically during their turn.
Command Designation: The designation (usually a Corps’s Roman Numeral) shared by an Officer and the units of his command. An Officer commands all Combat Units that share his Command Designation.
Command Range: The “radius of command” beyond which the Commander cannot place units and officers “In Command.”
Command Rating: The number of Formations and individual Combat Units that a Commander may place "In Command" at one time.
Engage: The act of entering an Enemy Zone of Control - this requires an attack upon the adjacent Enemy unit.
Force: (a) a single stack, or (b) a Formation, excluding any out of command units.
Formation (generally Corps): A group of Combat Units and an Officer that share the same command designation.
Fortified Town hex: Fortified towns include: La Ferte sous Jouarre, Chateau Thierry, Nogent L`Artaud, Rebais, Coulommiers, La Ferte Gauche.
NOTE: Chateaux (a small castle or walled farm) are not exactly the same as Fortified Towns In Command: Within the Command Range of a Commander, or of an Officer who is in turn In Command.
Initiative Rating: Used to determine whether or not Officers and Combat Units may move when they are not In Command , and for recovery.
Leaders: Commanders and Officers, including their staffs, necessary to link all parts of the army to its Chain of Command.
March Order: A March Order allows a Force to move during the Friendly movement phase (day and night) (not Command Movement Segment) regardless of Command Range (see 7.4).
Movement Allowance: The total of Movement Points a unit may expend during each friendly Movement Phase. Each clear terrain hex costs one Movement Point to enter. Thus, an infantry unit may move up to 5 clear terrain hexes each turn.
Officers: Leaders (of a Corps or 'Formation') who are in charge of all units that share their Command Designation. They are the second link in the chain of command, between Commanders and Combat Units.
Phasing Player: The Player whose Player-Turn is in progress (see 2.11).
Reorganization: To return units previously eliminated in combat back into play. Commanders may Reorganize any Combat Unit in the Night Half Section of the UAR box Section of the UAR box, while Officers may only Reorganize such Combat Units from their Formation.
Repulse: Moving forces may attempt to displace enemy units out of their path. In order for a Repulse to succeed the moving force must have 5-1 odds (see 10.0).
Road March: In order to benefit from road and bridge terrain costs a unit must be in “Road March.” This can be declared freely by the player, but units in Road March may not stack and have other limits on their movement (see 8.22).
Supply Line: A Line of up to 14 connected hexes from a Combat Unit to a Baggage Train, thence up to 27 MPs along road or trail hexes to a printed supply source. The first 14 hexes of the Supply Line are termed the “Forward” Line and the remainder from the Baggage Train to the Supply Source is termed the “Trunk” Line (see 14.1).
Train Units: Bridge Trains and Baggage Trains, which pay cavalry costs, and have no ZOC (see 9.1). Train units (and artillery) pay double the normal terrain movement costs during mud.
Unit I.D.: The name of the Corps or Division General;
Unit Type: The combat arm, either infantry, artillery or cavalry. Cavalry and artillery have separate terrain costs for some types of terrain (see Terrain Effects on Movement.)
Units Awaiting Reorganization box [UAR box]: A holding area on the map for combat units which have been eliminated in combat, including those currently eligible for reorganization.
This box is divided into sections labeled “Day Half” (unrecovered section) and “Night Half” (recovered section).
Vedettes: Vedettes provide your scouting and screening abilities. Light Cavalry units can be broken-down into a number of Vedettes indicated by the small number printed inside its light cavalry symbol.
Woods Hexsides: Cavalry & Artillery pays 3, Infantry 1 additional MP to cross a hexside completely covered by the woods pattern. Cavalry attacking or defending across a woods hexside has its combat value halved (no effect on Infantry Combat Strength, attacking or defending). Combined Arms Attacks are not possible when any portion of the attack goes through a woods hexside.
NOTE: Woods are treated as a HEX type in this game
Zone of Control: (ZOC) All six hexes adjacent to a Combat Unit, unless blocked. A River on the hexside blocks ZOCs - units exert no ZOC across River hexsides (bridged or unbridged) (see 4.0).
1.5 Hidden Forces
At the beginning of each scenario, units are placed on the map as Hidden Forces, flag side up, obscuring the unit’s identity from the opposing player. The owning player may examine his own forces at any time. All units remain obscured until revealed (according to 1.51).
1.51 Revealing Hidden Forces: A Hidden Force is revealed and turned face-up:
At the beginning of any Movement Phase if in an enemy ZOC - both the moving and non-moving force are revealed.
During the Movement Phase if involved in a Repulse - both the moving and target force are revealed. Both players reveal their own Hidden Forces involved.
At the beginning of any Combat Phase if in an enemy ZOC - both the attacker and defender reveal.
At the beginning of any Combat Phase if the weather is not rain and a force on a hilltop has a straight Line of Sight to an enemy force in a slope hex or clear terrain hex that is four (4) or fewer hexes distant, with no terrain, or any occupied hexes, intervening. The observer on the hilltop must be within four hexes of any friendly leader.
NOTE: The dust and smoke from any unit, friendly or enemy, blocks the LOS.
(Optional) Allow a unit with a Line of Sight as defined in 1.51 to discover only the rounded strength of the hex (to nearest 10 SPs)—instead of turning all those units face up.
For Line-of-Sight purposes, a unit is considered to be on a Hilltop if the line of sight goes downhill through a Slope Hex. The Terrain Key on the map shows this.
1.52 Obscuring Hidden Forces: A Force remains revealed as long as it stays in an EZOC. As soon as units are no longer in EZOCs, or the Repulse or Combat Phase has been resolved, they are once again hidden.
1.6 Set-up
Players first select a scenario and carefully punch out the units. The units set up on the map according to the locations in the Set Up & Reinforcement Tables. Units may be reduced (set-up their reduced strength counter). The First Player always sets up his units (Hidden Forces) on the map before the Second Player. The French Player is the First Player in all scenarios (see Scenario Instructions, 21.0).
1.61 Reinforcements: Leaders and Combat Units that are not set up in the scenario arrive later as Reinforcements. These units should be placed directly on the Turn Record Track, as Hidden Forces, in the space corresponding to the turn in which they enter play.
1.62 Eliminated Units: Eliminated units at start are placed in the PEU box (see 6.1). PEU box in 6 Days of Glory is the game box .
1.63 Marker Placement: Once all units have been set up, the Game-Turn marker is placed on the turn in which the scenario starts, and any Damaged Bridges called for in the Scenario Instructions are placed on the map on the hexsides specified. All Casualty Level markers are placed in their appropriate boxes on the Casualty Tracks (also found on the game map).
2.0 SEQUENCE OF PLAY
The 6 Days of Glory is played in a series of sequenced Game - Turns, each of which represents either 6 hours of daylight, or 12 hours of darkness. There are three Game Turns per day, two of daylight and one of night.
2.1 Day Game-Turns
Each Day turn is divided into two Player Turns, each of which is further subdivided into three Phases. The First Player resolves all three Phases of his Player Turn, then the Second Player does the same. After the Second Player has completed his Player Turn, the Game-Turn is complete and a new Game-Turn begins.
NOTE: See also 18.0 for the difference between the first and second day game-turn (morning and afternoon), due to weather conditions.
2.11 First Player Turn: Each of the following Phases must be resolved in the exact order given. Any action that is out of sequence is in violation of the rules.
A. Command and Reorganization Phase: This phase is resolved in two segments as outlined below.
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Reorganization Segment. The Phasing Player may attempt to move any eliminated Combat Units Awaiting Reorganization in Day Section [UAR Box] to the Night section (see 6.13). The Phasing Player may then use eligible Leaders to bring units from the Night section of UAR box back into play. The units are placed in the hex accompanying the Leader who Reorganized them, and the Casualty Tracks (see 12.1) adjusted accordingly. Leaders that Reorganize combat units may not be part of the "chain of command" during the immediately following Command Segment (they may not put units In Command).
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Command Segment:
The Phasing Player removes all "Out of Command’’ markers from his forces.
The player allocates his Command Points, placing Officers and Combat Units "In Command" (they must be within the Commander’s Command Range). If an Officer is placed In Command then any combat units of his Formation within his Command Range are automatically "In Command."
The Phasing Player may attempt to remove Out of Command markers from Officers by rolling against the Officer’s Initiative Rating. If the die-roll is less than or equal to the Officer’s Rating, the marker is removed and the Officer and his units within Command Range are considered In Command for the remainder of the Player Turn. A unit does not require an In Command marker to be in command. (see the Initiative Modifier below) 1809 “In Command” counters are needed.
"Out of Command" markers are placed on all forces not placed In Command during this segment.
Reconfiguration of Pontoon Bridges (see 9.23).
B. Movement Phase:
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Command Movement Segment: The Phasing Player may move all of his forces that are In Command up to the limit of their Movement Allowance. Reinforcements that enter the map at this time are automatically In Command for their turn of entry. As units move across the map, they may attempt to force enemy units out of the way by Repulsing them (see 10.0).
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Individual Unit Movement Segment: The Phasing Player can attempt to move Combat units that are marked "Out of Command." For each Out of Command unit he wishes to move he rolls against its Initiative Rating. A die-roll equal to or less than this rating permits the unit to move up to its full Movement Allowance (see also 7.31); however, the unit is still considered Out of Command and keeps its Out of Command marker. If the die roll is greater than its Initiative Rating, the unit may not move.
Initiative Modifier: The Sound of Guns: If within 5 hexes of any engaged units, subtract one from the Initiative Die roll. The unit that succeeds using this modifier must march by the quickest route possible to engage in the nearest battle or draw as near as possible to the nearest battle.
NOTE: Individual units within the Command Radius of their Officers, whose officer previously this turn failed his Initiative check, may not themselves roll for initiative.
However if you roll first for an officer's initiative, then any of his units that are in command range cannot roll.
EXAMPLE: Two combat units are in range of their Out of Command Officer who failed in his Initiative die roll. These combat units may not roll for Initiative.
NOTE: Officers which successfully roll for Initiative remove their Out of Command markers while individual units which successfully roll for Initiative do not (see 7.12).
C. Combat Phase: Combat is resolved in a series of segments as outlined below:
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Both players simultaneously reveal the identity of all their Combat Units and Leaders that are in an enemy ZOC (see “Zones of Control,” 4.0).
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Defending cavalry (including Vedettes) retreat before combat as desired by the owning player (see 16.2).
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The Phasing Player conducts a series of Attacks using the procedures outlined in the Combat Rules (see 11.3). He must attack all enemy Combat Units in whose Zones of Control his units find themselves, and every Friendly unit in an enemy ZOC must attack.
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If opposing forces remain engaged after the combat, they remain revealed - otherwise forces are again hidden.
2.12 Second Player Turn: The Second Player Turn is identical to the First Player Turn except the Phasing Player’s identity. Command, Movement and Combat Phases are resolved exactly as described for the First Player.
A. Command and Reorganization Phase
B. Movement Phase
C. Combat Phase
D. Game-Turn Marker Advancement Phase
The Game-Turn Marker is moved into the next space on the Turn Record Track, and a new Game-Turn begins.
2.2 Night Game-Turns
The third Game-Turn of each 24-hour period is Night. Night Turns are resolved exactly like Day Turns except that 1) there is no Combat Phase; 2) there is an additional Supply Segment; 3) there is a limited Reorganization segment; 4) the Second Player Turn is resolved before the First Player Turn; 5) and, the only movement permissible is restricted to Force Marching and March orders.
2.21 Second Player Night Turn
NOTE: Night Game Turn Spaces on the Turn Record Track are shaded in black.
A. Command & Reorganization Phase
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Reorganization Segment: No Reorganization takes place during Night Turns. However, all friendly units in the Day half of the Units Available for Reorganization box are shifted to the Night half.
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Command Segment: All Combat Units and Leaders are “out of command” except those that can trace their “chain of command” directly to a Commander. In other words, for Combat Unit to be able to be “in command” it must have received a Command Point from a Commander, or be “in command” from its Officer who in turn is “in command” from Command Point from its Commander.
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March Order Dispatch Segment: During night turns only, any one friendly Force may be sent a March Order. This March Order takes effect on the upcoming day.
B. Supply Phase
The Phasing Player removes all Out of Command markers that are stacked on Friendly Combat Units and Leaders. He then determines the Supply and Demoralization status of each of his units.
C. Movement Phase / Forced March
Forced March Segment: Only Combat units and Leaders that may Forced March may move in this segment. No Combat Unit or Leader may enter an enemy ZOC.
The only other units which may move during night are those which have a current March Order in effect (not those who were just sent them in the Command & Reorganization Phase). They have to move according to the rules on March Orders (see 7.4)
D. Night Disengagement Phase
The Phasing Player moves all of his units that are in an enemy ZOC out of the enemy ZOC one or two hexes, but may not enter another enemy ZOC. If no hex is available, the units remain in place, engaged (see 4.2).
NOTE: The only other time when units may voluntarily exit an EZOC is when Cavalry retreats before combat.
If there is no hex available for disengagement the unit remains engaged. If an in-command unit starts the Movement Phase in an EZOC, it can move out of that EZOC as its first movement (not directly into another ZOC).
2.22 First Player Night Turn: The First Player Night Turn is comprised of the same four phases as the Second Player Night Turn, A–D.
E. Game-Turn Marker Phase
The Game-Turn Marker is moved into the next space on the Turn Record Track indicating the beginning of the morning turn.
3.0 STACKING
Players may Stack more than one Friendly Combat unit in a hex at the end of the Movement Phase. It costs no additional Movement Points to stack one combat unit with another. You can move through a unit’s hex at no extra cost. Units in 6 Days of Glory are generally smaller than in 7 Days of 1809 – from Kevin Zucker post on ConsimWorld.
3.1 Stacking Limits
The maximum number of Combat Units permitted in a hex is limited as follows:
3.11 Leader in Hex: A hex with a Leader may contain any or all parts of that Officer’s formation plus trains.
In other word up to an entire corps my stack in a single hex if the corps Leader is there to keep things organized. If he is not there, then only two Combat Units, regardless of their size may occupy the space.
3.12 No Leader in Hex: If no Leader is in the hex, any two Combat Units may stack, regardless of their size or type.
They may be part of any formation, but may not include Trains.
3.13 Free Stacking Units: Leaders, Vedettes, Deployed Pontoon Bridges and all other Markers do not count against the stacking limit.
3.15 Vedettes: Limit each hex to 3 vedettes.
3.2 Road March
Units in Road March may not stack (see 8.22C). Units not in Road March may move through other Friendly units not in Road March, and vice-versa. There is no extra MP cost to move through a friendly-occupied hex.
4.0 ZONES OF CONTROL
Each ZOC hex represents a battalion of infantry or a regiment of cavalry detached to harass the approaching enemy. The six hexes immediately surrounding a Combat Unit are its Zone of Control.
EXCEPTION: If a River hexside intervenes, or if the adjacent hex is a fortified town hex or a Chateau, then it is not in a unit’s ZOC. ZOCs do not extend across river bridges.
All combat units exert a ZOC at all times regardless of the Phase or Player Turn, even if the hex is occupied by an enemy unit, or in the ZOC of an enemy unit (EZOC). Train Units do not have ZOCs.
If a Friendly Combat Unit is in an EZOC, the opposing units are equally and mutually affected by the other’s ZOC.
The presence of a Friendly unit in an EZOC does not negate the effect of the EZOC (see 7.22B).
4.1 Engagement
Entering an EZOC is termed “Engagement.”
4.11 Combat Units may freely enter EZOCs but may not continue moving until (1) they Retreat Before or After Combat, (2) the enemy retreats or is eliminated, (3) they Disengage during a Night Turn, or (4) after a successful Repulse (see 10.0).
4.12 Leaders and Trains may not enter EZOCs voluntarily unless a Friendly Combat Unit also occupies the hex (see 8.14F).
4.2 Night Disengagement
Units must exit EZOCs during their Friendly Night Disengagement Phase, but may only move a maximum of two hexes upon disengaging, and cannot enter another EZOC at Night. If there is no such hex available the unit remains engaged.
(This is not the same as Retreat After Combat, 11.4.)
4.3 ZOCs in the Combat Phase
4.31 Engaged Units Must Attack: During the Combat Phase every Phasing Combat Unit that is in an enemy ZOC must attack. Every enemy Combat Unit that is in a Phasing Combat Unit’s ZOC must be attacked.
EXCEPTION: Attacking or Defending Cavalry or Vedettes may retreat before combat, as long as they are not in the ZOC of a cavalry unit with equal or greater Movement Allowance (see 16.2).
4.32 Retreat and Advance into ZOCs: Upon a Combat result of “Dr” (or “Dr2,” etc.) Combat Units must retreat out of an enemy ZOC. However, they may never retreat into an EZOC (even if there is a Friendly unit occupying the hex). EXCEPTION: (See 4.4.) They are eliminated if no hex free of EZOCs is available for their retreat. Victorious Combat Units may advance into the vacated enemy hex even if that hex is in an EZOC, and may even advance from one EZOC to another.
4.4 Vedettes’ ZOCs
Vedettes have flexible ZOCs through which enemy combat units may retreat. (See 10.0 and 13.0.) Combat Units may retreat into the ZOC of an enemy Vedette, but not if making a retreat before combat.
EXAMPLE: Two French units surround the Russian unit - the latter may retreat - only as a result of combat - through the ZOC of either French unit only if the French unit retreated past is a Vedette.
5.0 LEADERS
Each Leader unit represents the named person as well as his accompanying staff and escort. Leaders perform five important functions:
A. They place Combat Units In Command (see 7.0) so that they may be moved as a formation and not individually.
B. They Reorganize eliminated Combat Units (see 6.0)
C. They facilitate the Advance After Combat of more than one victorious Combat Unit (see 11.46).
D. They facilitate stacking (see 3.11)
E. they enable uncovering hidden forces by units in range (see 1.51.4)
5.1 Types of Leaders
Leaders come in two distinct types: Commanders and Officers.
5.11 Commanders: Commanders stand at the top of the "chain of command." A Commander may Reorganize or place In Command any Officers and Combat Units that belong to his Army regardless of Formation. Each Commander has a Command Rating which is the number of Command Points he may execute in a given Command Phase. With each Command Point he can place In Command one Officer plus one Combat Unit.
EXAMPLE: A Commander with a Command Rating of 3 may place three Officers and three Combat Units In Command that turn.
5.12 Officers: Officers are the second link in the "chain of command." They are in charge of specific Formations. An Officer commands all Combat Units that share his Command Designation.
EXAMPLE: Marmont commands the VI Corps of the French Army. All Combat Units that bear the VIth Corps designation are part of Marmont’s Formation, and may be placed In Command only by him or by a Commander. No other Corps Officer may place these Combat Units In Command.
5.13 Officer Initiative: Each Officer has his own Initiative Rating which is used to determine if he will move if not linked to the “chain of command.” If the Officer obtains a die roll equal to or less than his Initiative Rating, he is In Command (see 2.11A2).
5.14 Replacement Officers:
Every Leader counter (except Napoleon) has printed on the reverse side the Replacement Leader who will come into play in the event he is captured. When a Leader is captured his replacement automatically enters play at the beginning of the next friendly Command Phase in Command Segment (so he can’t make reorganization in this turn) stacked with any friendly Combat Unit of his Formation (if an Officer) or Army (if a Commander other than Napoleon). If no part of his formation exist, he enters during the next movement phase as a reinforcement.
5.15 Special Leaders: The following Leaders have special abilities that are exceptions to the preceding rules:
A: Napoleon: “His hat alone is worth an odds shift…” If Napoleon is stacked with an attacking or defending force or bombarding artillery, the odds column for the ensuing combat is shifted one column in his favor.
EXAMPLE: If Napoleon is part of a one - to - one attack, the odds are shifted to one and half - to - one. If Napoleon is defending and the odds are three to one, reduce it to two - to - one.
NOTE: Napoleon's early training was in the artillery and he paid special attention to the deployment of that arm.
B: Blücher: If Blücher is with an attacking or defending stack then any one non - artillery Combat - Unit of that stack may double its Combat Strength.
C: Ney & Grouchy: These two French Commanders are also officers of their particular formations (Ney – Young Guard, Grouchy – Cav. Corps). Their corps are thus always in command as long as the various units are within command range of their leader. Like other Commanders Ney and Grouchy may also put in command one unit that does not belong to their corps. In the event Ney or Grouchy are eliminated their replacement is not a Commander, but an Officer. Thus, a replacement leader of Ney would need a command point from Napoleon to place Young Guard in command, or in the case of Grouchy, the cavalry corps.
5.16 Officer Initiative (optional rule – basing on 1x system)
Each Officer has his own Initiative Rating which is used to determine if he will move if not linked to the “chain of command.” If the Officer obtains a die roll equal to or less than his Initiative Rating, he is In Command (see 2.11A2).
If the die roll exactly equals the Force Leader’s Initiative Rating, subtract 1 MP from the maximum Movement Allowance of his force for the current march.
If the die roll exceeds the Initiative Rating by one or two, the force can still expend one MP. If the next hex costs more than one MP, the force will not be able to move.
If the die roll exceeds the Initiative Rating by more than Two the officer is not In Command.
5.2 Leader Escorts
When Leader not stacked with a friendly combat unit (and only then), a Leader is considered a Vedette with a Combat Strength of 1/2 and all abilities of Vedettes (see 13.0) - except as follows:
5.21 ZOCs: A Leader may move and retreat from EZOC to EZOC if each hex is occupied by Friendly Combat Units.
5.22 Capture: A leader may be captured in a retreat after Combat or Repulse (see 11.42 and 5.32). If the enemy Player rolls a 6 the leader (and his escort) is captured and removed from play. On a 1–5 the leader may retreat with his stack. (See 5.14, Replacement Officers.)
5.23 Capture May Occur After Ae or De Result
A Leader may be captured in a "De" (if defending) or "Ae" (if attacking) Combat Result, using the same procedure as defined in 5.22. If he is not captured, the leader must displace to the nearest friendly unit. If there is no friendly unit within the Leader's Movement Allowance, he may move to any hex within his MA (according to 8.0, Movement).
5.3 Advance and Retreat
Leaders stacked with friendly combat units can always engage and advance with their stack.
5.31 Leaders and Advance After Combat: Leaders along with all (undemoralized) units of their stack may advance one hex into a hex vacated by the enemy as a result of combat. EXCEPTION : Non-Horse Artillery units cannot advance after combat.
5.32 Leaders and Retreat After Combat: Before Leaders may accompany Combat Units they are stacked with in a retreat after Combat or Repulse, every Leader in the retreating stack is subject to a separate die-roll to determine capture.
6.0 REORGANIZATION
Reorganization allows combat units that have been eliminated in combat to return to play. Officers perform Reorganization for the units of their Formation.
6.1 Eligibility for Reorganization
6.11 Permanently Eliminated Units
HISTORICAL NOTE: Units termed “Permanently Eliminated” would have been able to reorganize, it is true, but not within the time-span of this game.
Permanently Eliminated Units may not be Reorganized. The following Combat Units are ineligible for Reorganization, and are placed in the Permanently Eliminated Units box [“PEU box”] when lost in combat.
A. Already Reduced: A unit already at its Reduced Strength when it was eliminated.
B. Surrounded: A unit eliminated in combat by an Ae, A1/2, De, D1/2, or Ex result while surrounded by any combination of enemy Combat Units, EZOCs, or River Hexsides.
C. Unable to Retreat: A unit unable to retreat the full distance specified in its “Retreat” Result is liable to be placed in the PEU box on a die roll of 4,5 or 6 (see 11.44).
Vedettes are also PEU if unable to retreat.
D. No Reduced Strength: A unit with no reduced strength counter. EXCEPTION: Vedettes (see 6.3).
E. Retreat Across Bridges: Each unit retreating across the same River bridge in the same Combat Phase risks elimination and must roll the die (see 11.43).
6.12 Combat Units Eligible for Reorganization: Eliminated Combat units that are eligible for Reorganization are placed directly in the Reorganization box [UAR box] on the map, in the Day Section (unrecovered section).
6.13 Recovery: At the beginning of each Friendly Reorganization Segment, the Phasing Player may make an Initiative die roll for each unit in the Day Section of the UAR Box (unrecovered section). On a successful die roll (equal or less), the unit (in the reduced strength version) is moved into the Night Section of the UAR (recovered section).
Initiative conversions for 1814
The following modifiers apply to the Initiative Ratings printed on the unit counters when recovering units during daylight turns:
French Guard Infantry +2 Initiative
All Other Units (No Modifier)
6.14 Recovery Unsuccessful: If the unit fails its Initiative check it remains in the Day Section of the UAR box (unrecovered section). At the beginning of each Friendly Reorganization Segment of the Night Turn, the Phasing Player transfers all Combat Units still remaining in the Unrecovered Section to the Full Strength Holding Box and places their reduced strength version in the Recovered Section.
6.15 Leader Requirements: To reorganize, Leaders must be at least 4 hexes away from the nearest enemy Combat Unit, Vedettes included (3 intervening hexes without an enemy Combat Unit). An Officer does not have to be In Command in order to Reorganize Combat Units. Officers may only Reorganize Combat Units that belong to their Formation. A Commander may Reorganize Combat Units that belong to any Friendly Formation. Officers that reorganize may not be part of the Chain of Command for the remainder or that turn.
EXCEPTIONS: Reorganization of vedettes does not affect a Leader’s command abilities; and there is no minimum distance to the enemy (see 6.3 and 13.13).
6.2 Reorganization Procedure
6.21 Reorganizing Undemoralized Units: An eligible Officer may automatically Reorganize up to two Combat Units per Friendly Reorganization Segment. The Phasing Player simply removes the Combat Units from the Night section of the UAR box (recovered section) and places their reduced strength counter beneath the Leader who Reorganized them. (For Demoralized units, see 12.24)
6.22 Reorganizing Leader’s Hex: Reorganization can take place in any type of terrain. If placing reorganized Combat Units in the Leader’s hex would violate the Stacking Limit, the Combat Units already there may be Displaced.
EXCEPTION: See 12.24, “Reorganizing Units of a Demoralized Formation.”
6.23 Out of Command Markers: Each Leader that attempted Reorganization this Segment (successful or not) is marked with an Out of Command marker.
EXCEPTION: Reorganizing vedettes does not require an Out of Command Marker.
Officers so marked may not be placed In Command during the immediately following Command Segment.
6.3 Reorganizing Vedettes
Unlike regular Combat Units, a reorganized Vedette may be returned to play at full strength.
6.31 Surrounded Vedettes: A vedette surrounded at the time of its elimination may not be reorganized and is placed immediately in the PEU box.
6.32 Elimination Results: A Vedette eliminated in combat result goes immediately into the Night Half section, unless surrounded when eliminated.
6.33 Who can Reorganize: Vedettes belong to specific Formations and must be Reorganized by that Formation’s Officer (or by commanders). Vedettes that belong to a Formation without an Officer may only be Reorganized by a Commander.
7.0 COMMAND
Each army has a "chain of command" that represents how orders are passed down through the headquarters echelons. The lowest links in the chain are the individual Combat Units. The middle links in the chain are the Formation (Corps) Officers. At the top are the Commanders. In The 6 Days Of Glory these are Napoleon for the French, Blücher for the Prussians and Sacken for the Russian.
HISTORICAL NOTE: A good argument can be made that Sacken was subordinate to Blücher at this time. The allied foes of Napoleon made a conscious effort to internationalize their various army commands so that no one nation’s particular agenda could hurt their common cause. Thus we find Russians serving under Blücher, as well as Prussians subordinating themselves to Sacken.
During each Command Segment, the Phasing Player determines which of his forces are within the chain of command and which are Out of Command. Out of Command Units have to check for Initiative before they can move, and cannot Advance After Combat.
7.1 Command Sequence
During the Friendly Command Segment, the Phasing Player uses the following procedure to determine which of his Officers (and Forces) are In Command.
7.11 Command Point Allocation: Commanders possess a number of Command Points equal to their Command Rating. The Command Rating is the number of Officers and individual units the Commander may place In Command.
The Phasing Player allocates these to Forces (Officers and individual units) within the Command Range of the Commander (see 7.2). Napoleon with a 3 rating, may place three officers plus three combat units in command. If a Command Point is allocated to place an Officer In Command, then all Combat Units of his Formation within his Command Range are automatically In Command.
7.12 Out of Command Markers: After all Command Points have been allocated, the Phasing Player places Out of Command (OOC) markers on top of each Officer (or stack) not In Command. If an entire corps is out of command, place the OOC marker on the corps officer. If individual units of a corps are in command, while the rest of the corps is OOC, place In Command Markers on the units in command, and place the OOC marker on the corps officer.
7.13 Individual Unit Command: Each commander may use his Command Rating to place individual units In Command (see 7.11). In order to be placed In Command a unit must be within the Command Range of the Commander (see 7.2).
7.14 Officer Initiative Checks: The Phasing Player conducts an Initiative check for each of his Officers that has an Out of Command marker: Roll the die and compare the result to the Officer’s Initiative Rating. If the die is equal to or less than this rating, the Out of Command marker is removed from the Officer. Any Combat Units in his Formation that are within his Command Range are In Command. If the die roll was greater than the Initiative Rating then his Out of Command marker remains in place.
7.15 Combat Unit Initiative Checks: During the Individual Movement Segment Initiative checks may be performed for all Out of Command Combat Units except those within the command range of their Officer. If the Combat Unit passes this check it may move, but its Out of Command marker is not removed and, therefore, it may not advance after combat. 7.16. Combat Unit Initiative Checks (optional rule – basing on 1x system) Same as 5.16 for Officer Initiative Check.
7.17 Demoralization Effects: If the Formation is Demoralized add one (+1) to the Initiative check die-rolls of the Officer and Combat Units.
7.2 Command Range
An Officer or Combat Unit may only be placed In Command by a Commander within Command Range. Command Range varies depending on whether it is traced through roads or trails. Command Range is the same for Officers and Commanders.
Command Range is:
A. 2 Hexes if neither hex (or only one) is road or trail.
B. 3 Hexes if the first two or last two hexes are connected by roads or trails.
C. 4 Hexes if traced exclusively through road or trail.
7.21 Road March Command Range: Units of a single formation in a Road March column can be a part of the “chain of command.” A unit is considered In Command if it is:
A. in Road March and
B. within two hexes of another unit of its formation, on a connected road, that is itself already in command.
7.22 Command Range Restrictions: Command Range may not be traced through:
A. A hex occupied by an enemy Combat Unit.
B. A hexside that a Combat Unit may not cross.
NOTE: Command range can be traced through ZOC.
7.3 Out of Command
If an Officer or Combat Unit is Out of Command at the end of a Friendly Command and Reorganization Phase, it remains so until the next Friendly Command Segment, when all Out of Command markers are removed. An Officer or Combat Unit that is In Command at the end of the Friendly Command and Reorganization Phase is In Command until the next Friendly Command Segment.
7.31 Out of Command Effects on Movement: Combat Units that are Out of Command may expend their full Movement Allowance during the Individual Movement Segment, only if they pass an individual Initiative check (see 7.15).
7.32 Out of Command Effects on Combat: Combat Units that are Out of Command may not Advance After Combat.
Combat Units do not have to be In Command in order to attack. (Any unit in an enemy ZOC at the start of the Combat Phase must attack.)
7.4 March Orders
A March Order allows a Force to move during each Friendly Command Movement Segment that the order is in effect (and also during Night Turns) regardless of Command Range (see 7.2). A Force (see Glossary) may receive a March Order if it is a Reinforcement, or if it is the one force selected under 7.42. A March Order persists from turn to turn until the first unit in the Force reaches its destination (EXCEPTION: see 7.45).
7.41 Reinforcements: A Reinforcement Force may only be placed under a March Order on the turn of its map entry, though its arrival may be delayed indefinitely by the Player.
The number of reinforcement units or reinforcement formations that may be placed under a march order on any given turn is limited only by the number of reinforcement forces arriving on that turn.
7.42 Any One Force: Any one on-map Force (see Glossary) within 27 MPs of road (traced like a Trunk Line—see 14.1) of the on-map Army Commander, Blucher, Sacken or Napoleon), may be placed under a March Order during each Night Command Phase, and prior to the Start of Play (see 19.5), regardless of command (see the Sequence of Play, 2.2).
7.43 Specify Objective Hex: The Player must secretly specify the Objective Hex on an Orders Slip when the March Order is issued. This objective must be revealed to the Enemy Player at the end of the game. The objective may be any village, town, Chateau or fortified town on the map. For each Force under a March Order, the Player must write down the name of the Officer or the designation of the individual unit(s) in question. A force may be assigned only one objective at a time.
7.44 Movement of Forces under a March Order:
The force must move in each subsequent turn, starting with the next morning turn, as quickly as possible, until it reaches its objective. The units under a March Order must take the shortest possible route (in terms of Movement Points) toward their Objective Hex. A Force may not enter an EZOC while under a March Order. If its path would bring it into an EZOC, the Force must stop outside the EZOC. A Force given the March Order must move at its maximum Movement Allowance each turn. The Force is not required to use road march.
7.45 Forces Removed from March Orders: When the Force reaches its objective, the March Order is removed and is no longer in effect. For the remainder of that turn, the force is Demoralized (see 12.0). A Force is removed from the March Order at the end of any phase in which:
A. an infantry (or mixed) unit in the force reaches its objective hex.
B. it moves adjacent to an EZOC, or
C. at the Player’s option, if it is in command during the friendly Command Phase.
D. If the force bumps into a friendly Road March column (see 8.22D).
NOTE: The march order ends the TURN that the first infantry/mixed unit reaches the destination hex (or enters an EZOC, etc.) All of the units of the Force (if multi unit Force) yet to move may move freely for the remainder of the turn.
7.46 March Orders at Night: A Force under a March Order may expend its full Movement Allowance at Night (subject to provisions of 7.43 and 7.44). At the Player’s option, during his Night Command Phase the objective hex in the March Order of any of his forces in command may be changed. This changed objective counts as the “one” March Order issued.
8.0 MOVEMENT
During the Movement Phase, the Phasing Player may move all, some, or none of his Units and Leaders up to their full Movement Allowance in any direction, subject to their Command status, Initiative, terrain restrictions, and the presence of Enemy units and EZOCs. A unit must be In Command, or must pass an Initiative check, to be able to move (see 7.1 and 7.31).
8.1 Movement Procedure
The Phasing Player may move units individually or as a stack (EXCEPTION: see Road March, 8.2). Whether moving individually or by stack, the move must be completed prior to moving the next individual unit or stack.
Units may only move from hex to contiguous hex paying MPs for each hex along the way.
8.11 Terrain and Movement: Each hex costs a number of Movement Points. This number of Movement Points varies depending on the terrain in the hex and on the hexside crossed to enter the hex. A “Woods Hexside” is one completely covered by the woods pattern.
8.12 Movement Point Costs: The MP costs are deducted from the Movement Allowance of the unit as it moves from hex to hex. All Movement Point costs are cumulative. When the unit has insufficient Movement Points left to pay the cost of the next hex, that unit must cease moving (see 8.14).
EXAMPLE: Moving from one clear hex to another costs one Movement Point. If a stream hexside intervened between the hexes the stream hexside would add an additional one MP. An Infantry Combat Unit moving across a woods hexside pays one additional Movement Point. Crossing a hexside which is surrounded by woods on both sides of the stream costs an additional Movement Point for a total of four.
8.13 Cavalry Costs: Trains, Leaders, Cavalry, Artillery and Vedettes pay the cavalry costs for all terrain types.
8.14 Movement Restrictions:
A. A unit may never expend more Movement Points than its Movement Allowance in a single Movement Phase.
EXCEPTION: If the cost of terrain in the hex and hexside exceeds the printed Movement Allowance of the unit, the unit may move one hex per turn.
B. Unused Movement Points may not be saved up from turn to turn. When a unit ceases movement, all unused Movement Points are forfeit. Movement Points may not be given or loaned to other units that have not yet moved.
C. Once the Phasing Player has removed his hand from the playing piece he is moving he may not return to moving that piece without the consent of his opponent.
D. A maximum of two Combat Units may end a Movement Phase stacked in a single hex, unless a Leader is present (see 3.11).
E. A Combat Unit must stop the moment it enters an EZOC.
EXCEPTION: See 10.0, Repulse.
F. A Unit cannot enter a hex occupied by an opposing combat unit (see 5.32 and 14.3). A Leader or train may enter an enemy ZOC only if the hex is also occupied by a Friendly Combat Unit. A Leader (but not a unit) may move from enemy ZOC to enemy ZOC if each of these hexes are occupied by Friendly Combat Units.
G. Units must be In Command or pass an Initiative check to be able to move (see 2.11B) or under a March Order (see 7.4).
8.2 Road March
Europeans introduced the first paved post roads only during the half-century between the Seven Years War and the Napoleonic wars. The Grande Armée knew how to take advantage of the greater mobility they afforded. In order to benefit fully from the road, a unit would have to make a long narrow column: transport in the middle, infantrymen marching on the shoulder.
All units (including Trains) may use road march.
8.21 Road March Procedure: As the Phasing Player begins to move a unit on the road, he declares that it will use the road advantage and is marked with a "Road March" marker. Such a unit is “In Road March” until declared otherwise.
NOTE: There is no cost to declare Road March, and no cost to rotate the directional arrow on the Marker.
The player may declare the unit in Road March at any point in the unit’s movement, but does not pay Road March movement rates until it is declared. Each hex from Road to contiguous Road (not trail) costs one-half (1/2) Movement Point in Road March, and there is no extra cost for bridges (a cavalry unit with 6 Movement Points could move a maximum of 12 hexes along a road). A unit in Road March need not remain on road hexes, but is in Road March until the Road March marker is removed (see 8.23).
8.22 Restrictions: The restrictions (A-J below) apply to combat units and trains. (Vedettes and Leaders ignore Road March restrictions and are ignored by units in Road March.)
A unit in Road March:
A. May not make a regular attack during the Combat Phase.
If a unit enters an EZOC, it must attempt a repulse (except against a Fortified Town). If the repulse is successful, it is no longer in the EZOC and therefore has no attack in the following Combat Phase. It may not then execute a Repulse, but it must then attack in the following Combat Phase (see 10.22).
B. Must attempt a repulse if it enters an EZOC.
Unit is not allowed to enter the EZOC if they do not have enough MPs left to enter the hex occupied by the other.
C. May not stack or move as part of a stack.
D. May not move through a hex containing other units in Road March.
E. May not enter a hex connected by road to an adjacent Friendly unit which is in Road March.
F. May end the Movement Phase adjacent to Friendly units which are not in Road March.
G. May move through units that are not in Road March; however, the latter may not move through a unit in Road March.
H. Is not penalized for being in Road March if attacked, but immediately removes its Road March marker.
I. May leave the road and remain under a Road March Marker.
J. Is In Command if within two hexes of another unit of its formation that is already In Command.
DESIGN VIEWPOINT: A unit in Road March is considered to be marching for five hours, and resting for one hour out of six. A unit in Road March must Repulse (in ’B’ above), because only its avant garde (probably a reinforced light infantry regiment) would be able to attack from the march. However, should that repulse fail, the unit would begin to concentrate and change to a battle formation. It’s unusual for an enemy attack to catch a unit in Road March because it would have time to pull back into linear formation.
8.23 Removing Road March Markers: You may not remove a Road March Marker from a unit in an EZOC. It costs one Movement Point to remove a Road March marker from a Train or Combat Unit voluntarily during the Movement Phase. Unaccompanied Leaders and vedettes do not need Road March Markers - they always pay road movement rates.
(see also 8.22.H and 10.22)
EXAMPLE: A Combat Unit with a Movement Allowance of 5 could move onto a road hex (1 MP), declare Road March and move two hexes along a road (1 MP), leave the road hex and move into a clear hex (1 MP), expend a Movement Point to remove the Road March marker (1 MP), and then move one more hex into an enemy ZOC (attacking the enemy Combat unit in the following Combat Phase).
8.24 Paying Trail Costs on Roads: A unit that is moving along a road (or trail) pays one Movement Point per hex if moving from trail or road to connected trail/road hexes, whether in Road March or not. A unit needn’t be in Road March to obtain the Trail benefit.
8.3 Bridges
Only River Bridges are depicted on the map. There is no special bridge symbol to denote stream bridges. Bridges are considered to exist wherever a Road or Trail crosses a River or Stream hexside. Fords exist wherever trail cross a stream or river hexside unless indicated by a bridge on the map. Bridges can be destroyed, Fords cannot. The Allied Player also has limited ability to build temporary Bridges (Pontoons).
8.31 Bridges and Movement: Units may only cross a River hexside by moving over a bridge. It costs an extra Movement Point (+ 1 MP) to cross a bridge. It costs two extra Movement Points (+2 MPs) to cross a Pontoon Bridge.
EXCEPTION: Units in Road March, Leaders, and Vedettes never pay extra MPs to cross a Bridge. Train Units and Artillery must use Bridges to cross a River or Stream hexside (at no extra MP cost) (but see 9.2).
NOTE: Baggage Trains may not cross pontoon.
8.32 River Bridges and Combat: Combat Units may only attack across Rivers at undamaged Bridges. If all Combat Units are attacking across a River Bridge, the Combat Strength of the defending unit is doubled (see the TEC). Zones of Control do not extend across River Bridges. Units are never required to attack across River Bridges.
8.33 Damaging and Repairing Bridges: Bridges can be damaged. Bridges may be repaired by Combat Units of either side. (Pontoon Bridges may be destroyed or captured - see 9.17.)
8.34 Damaging Stream Bridges: Any Combat Unit (excluding Vedettes) in Command may attempt to damage a stream bridge by expending one Movement Point in either hex adjoining the bridged hexside. The player must declare why this point is being expended
NOTE: Units in an enemy ZOC may not expend the Movement Point necessary to cause the damage.
After expending the Movement Point the Phasing Player rolls a die. The attempt succeeds on a 4 or less (mark it with a "Damaged (burnt) Bridge" marker). The number of damage attempts a Combat Unit may make in a single turn is limited only by its remaining Movement Points. (A unit with a movement allowance of 5 could make up to five damage attempts in a single turn.)
Damaged Stream Bridges do not exist for purposes of movement or tracing supply.
8.35 Damaging River Bridges: Except where specified below, the procedure for damaging River Bridges is identical to damaging Stream Bridges.
A. Infantry/Artillery Units in Command, only, may damage River Bridges.
B. It costs 2 Movement Points for each attempt to damage a River Bridge.
C. An attempt to damage a River Bridge succeeds on a roll of 3 or less.
8.36 Repairing Bridges: Repairing a damaged bridge is almost the opposite of the procedure for damaging it. It costs 1 Movement Point to repair a Stream Bridge; and 2 MPs to repair a River Bridge. Infantry/Artillery units in command, only, may repair a River Bridge. However, players must also observe the following:
A. If either end of the bridge is occupied by an enemy Combat Unit, the repair die roll is increased by +2.
B. The player must roll a 4 or less.
C. If either end of the bridge is in an EZOC, the repair die roll is increased by +1.
D. If Napoleon is with the Combat Unit attempting to repair the bridge the repair die-roll is decreased by -2.
8.37 Crossing a Repaired Bridge: A bridge may be used the moment it is repaired. However, the cost to cross this bridge, for this Movement Phase only, is equal to the cost in Movement Points that were required to repair it. Every Combat Unit that crosses the bridge this movement phase must pay this movement penalty.
8.38 Tracing Supply on a Repaired Bridge: A bridge may be used for tracing Supply starting on the turn following its repair.
8.4 Forced march (Night March)
Only certain Leaders and Combat Units may move during a Night Turn. EXCEPTION: Units or Leaders that were given March Orders in previous Night Turn. Those that are permitted to move are said to be making a “Forced March”. Only the following may make a Forced March:
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All Commanders (Napoleon, Blücher, Sacken, Ney and Grouchy).
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All Officers that are “in command” by a Command Point. (In other words, linked to the “chain of command.”)
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All Combat Units that are linked by the “chain of command”. (Their Officer has been given a Command Point.)
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All Combat Units that have been linked the “chain of command” by a Commander. (They were given a Command Point directly.)
EXCEPTION: Demoralized units.
- Ney and Grouchy may Force March, as well as all Combat Units of their respective Formations that are within their Command Range.
9.0 TRAINS & PONTOON BRIDGES
Only the Allied Player(s) may construct Pontoon Bridges.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Napoleon sorely felt the lack of a Bridge Train through the 1814 Campaign; his correspondences are full of remonstrations to that effect. One was not extemporized and delivered to the front, however, until mid-march, fully a month after the events simulated in this game.
9.1 Train Units
Pontoon Trains have the unique ability to build Bridges (see 9.2); Baggage Trains are important for Supply (see 14.1B ).
Train Units have restrictions on their movement.
9.11 Movement: All trains have a Movement Allowance of 5 MPs. Train units pay cavalry costs for movement. They may use Road March like any other unit. During Mud Turns, their Movement Costs are doubled for all types of terrain.
9.12 Restricted Terrain: Trains may not enter Slope hexes or cross streams except via roads and trails (see also 9.23).
9.13 Trains and EZOCs: Trains may not enter an enemy ZOC unless the hex is occupied by a Friendly Combat Unit.
9.14 Combat Restrictions: Trains do not have a Combat Strength and cannot defend or attack.
9.15 Eliminated Trains: Trains that are removed from play are placed in the Permanently Eliminated Units box [PEU box]. They may not be reorganized.
9.16 Retreat of Pontoon Trains: Pontoon Trains must roll prior to retreating if the Combat Result calls for their retreat. On a 5 or 6, the Pontoon Train is abandoned and the owning player rolls again (see 9.17). Any other result and the Pontoon Train must retreat to the same hex that the accompanying Combat Unit retreated to.
9.17 Destruction of Pontoon Trains: A Pontoon Train may be captured intact on a 1, 2 or 3, and is destroyed on a 4, 5 or 6. The owning Player must roll if it is in an enemy ZOC and not accompanied by a Friendly Combat Unit. (Baggage Trains can also be captured - see 14.3)
Apply this procedure whether the pontoon train is deployed or not.
9.18 Initiative of Pontoon Trains: Pontoon Trains have an Initiative Rating of 3. To move Pontoon Trains you must either roll for Initiative or spend a Command Point.
(Baggage Trains move automatically, see 14.32).
9.19 Formations: Unlike Baggage Trains, Pontoon Trains do not belong to a Formation.
9.2 Pontoon Bridges
Combat Units must pay 2 Movement Points additional (see also 8.31 and TEC) to cross a Pontoon Bridge, unless the units are using Road March, (or unless another bridge is on the same hexside). Pontoon Bridges may be deployed across Rivers or streams. A Pontoon Bridge can be built on a hexside containing an existing bridge. In this case the normal cost of +1 MP for the existing bridge no longer applies, nor would the +2 MP cost for crossing the Pontoon Bridge.
9.21 Deploying Pontoon Bridges: If the Pontoon Train is adjacent to a River hexside during the Friendly Movement Phase, the Phasing Player may deploy a Pontoon Bridge there by simply sliding the counter onto the hexside so that it is no longer in either hex. It costs no Movement Points to deploy a Pontoon Bridge; however, Pontoon Trains that have a "Road March" marker on them may not deploy a Pontoon Bridge.
9.22 Deployment Restrictions: If the hex into which the Pontoon Bridge is to extend is occupied by an enemy Combat Unit, the Pontoon Bridge may not be deployed. Pontoon Bridges may be deployed into an EZOC. For either end to be in a slope hex there must be a road or trail (see 9.12) in the hex.
9.23 Reconfiguring a Pontoon Train: A Pontoon Bridge may be reconfigured into a Pontoon Train during the Friendly Movement Phase simply by flipping the unit over to its Flag side. The Pontoon Train can be reconfigured in either of the two hexes adjacent (you can reform a pontoon at one end if the other end is in an EZOC). Pontoon Trains must be reconfigured at the start of the Movement Phase. (Nothing may cross a Pontoon Bridge in the turn it is reconfigured into a Pontoon Train.) A Pontoon Train may move in the same turn that it is reconfigured but may not deploy into a Pontoon Bridge.
9.24 Turn of Deployment: If the Phasing Player wishes to cross Combat Units over a Pontoon Bridge in the same turn it is deployed he rolls a die immediately prior to the first unit’s crossing (it must move up to the Bridge before rolling the die). The result indicates the number of Movement Points that it will cost any unit to cross the bridge this turn. Die roll of 1, 2 = 2 MPs; 3, 4 = 3 MPs; 5, 6= 4 MPs.
EXCEPTION: see 8.14 A. If on an existing bridge there is no extra cost (see 9.2)
Modifier: If Napoleon is adjacent to the pontoon bridge Subtract - 2 from the die roll.
9.25 Combat Effects of Pontoon Bridges: Pontoon Bridges do not have a Combat Strength, Movement Allowance, or a ZOC. Once deployed they are fixed in position like all other bridges. (See 11.31F.)
9.26 Crossing an Enemy Pontoon Bridge: Leaders and Combat Units may freely Move, Advance After Combat, and Retreat across enemy Pontoon Bridges. A Pontoon Bridge may be reconfigured into a Pontoon Train by the enemy Player and may be captured or destroyed (see 9.17). The enemy can deploy a captured bridge. An enemy pontoon bridge may be captured or destroyed (see 9.17). The enemy may reconfigure or deploy a captured pontoon bridge.
10.0 REPULSE
During the Movement Phase (only) the Phasing Player may attempt to displace enemy units out of way of his units. This process is called Repulse. In order for a Repulse to succeed the units must have 5-1 odds.
NOTE: A Repulse is not Combat - it is part of Movement.
10.1 Repulse Procedure
Combat Units that start in (or enter) an enemy ZOC may Repulse the enemy unit projecting it. The Combat Units attempting Repulse must first expend the Movement Points to enter the contested hex.
10.11 Resolving a Repulse Attempt: The Phasing player reveals the identity of the Combat Units attempting Repulse as well as the enemy unit. The Repulse succeeds if the odds are five-to-one (5:1) or greater. Combat Strengths on both sides may be modified by Terrain (see Terrain Effects on Combat); other Combat modifiers do not apply.
10.12 Terrain Effects on Repulse
A. Combat Strengths on both sides may be modified by Terrain (see Terrain Effects on Combat); other Combat modifiers do not apply. The Repulsing stack pays the highest Movement Point cost of all the hexes occupied by the enemy units.
B. A Repulse against a Fortified Town and a Chateau is not allowed.
C. Retreating units may not enter or pass through River Hexsides (see 11.43)
10.2 Repulse Effects
10.21 Effects of a Successful Repulse: If the Repulse succeeds then the Repulsed enemy units immediately retreat two (2) hexes. The Repulsing stack must enter the vacated hex (it has already paid the Movement Point cost). If there is more than one vacated hex, the Repulsing Player chooses one. After a successful Repulse the units may continue moving to the limit of their Movement Allowance, and may even attempt subsequent Repulses. There is no limit to the number of times a Combat Unit could be Repulsed in a single turn.
10.22 Effects of a Failed Repulse: If the Repulse attempt is unsuccessful, the Repulsing unit immediately ceases movement. This unit must attack the unit it attempted to Repulse in the following Combat Phase. Other Friendly units may join this attack. This attack is conducted at two odds columns less than the actual odds. NO other column shifts apply.
NOTE: If in Road March the Repulsing stack immediately removes its Road March marker.
EXAMPLE: 14 Strength Points attacking 3 would normally resolve at (4:1); after a two column shift, the combat is resolved at (2:1).
10.23 Repulse of Vedettes. Vedettes are Repulsed as any other combat units (Leader Repulse, see 5.22).
11.0 COMBAT
All Combat between opposing units occurs during the Combat Phase. Only adjacent Combat Units may be attacked.
11.1 Combat Phase Sequence
A Combat Phase is resolved in a series of steps which must be played through in their exact order. Throughout the following sequence the Phasing Player is referred to as the Attacker, the non-Phasing Player is the Defender.
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Both the attacker and defender reveal their Hidden Forces in enemy ZOC.
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Designate which units are to attack which defending units.
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The defender may have any or all of his cavalry (including Vedettes) make a Retreat Before Combat at his option (see 13.22 and 16.2). If stacked with infantry they may not Retreat Before Combat.
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The attacker may have any or all of his cavalry (including Vedettes) make a Retreat Before Combat.
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The attacker conducts a series of Bombardments and Attacks. Each is resolved separately, and in the order the attacker desires. Attacks are resolved one at a time, and their results fully applied before proceeding with the next attack. This ends the Combat Phase.
EXCEPTION: If a hex is to be bombarded and attacked, the bombardment must take place first.
- Adjust Casualty Level Markers to reflect results. After all attacks are resolved, all stacks that are not in EZOCs are once again hidden
NOTE: Bombardment is not an a regular attack (but see 11.52).
11.2 Defining Combat
The Phasing Player must define all his attacks before resolving them. OR [optional rule] reveal only one combat at a time. This increase uncertainty and reduces attacker control over allocating his resources once his forces are engaged.
11.21 All Engaged Units Must Attack: The attacker may define his attacks freely - provided all enemy units in his ZOCs are attacked, and all of his engaged Combat Units attack (exception 11.52 diversionary attack). All of the defending Combat Units in a stack must be attacked as a single combined combat strength. They may not be attacked separately. All attacking Combat Units in a single stack must attack as one combined Combat strength.
Attacks conducted solely by vedettes must be resolved before all other attacks. If the vedettes cannot make an attack at least at 1:5 odds (after all modifications) they must retreat before combat. If unable to retreat before combat the vedettes are eliminated.
NOTE: Phasing Cavalry that retreats before combat does not count as attacking that unit.
11.22 Adjacent units not in ZOCs: Adjacent units that are not in a Zone of Control (because of Primary River or Fortified Town or Chateau) may be attacked so long as there isn’t a River hexside between the opposing units. However, all of the enemy units that exert a ZOC into the attacking unit’s hex must be attacked in the same Combat Phase by this unit or some other unit.
11.23 Multi-Hex Defense: A defending stack may be attacked by up to six enemy stacks (one in each adjacent hex). However, a single stack may only be attacked once per Combat Phase. All attackers must combine their various attacks into one single attack strength if they are to attack the same enemy stack.
11.24 Multi-Hex Attack: An attacking stack may attack up to six adjacent stacks (assuming it is surrounded). If an attacking stack is located in the ZOC of several enemy stacks, and no other Friendly stack is adjacent to the enemy stacks, it must attack all of the enemy stacks as one attack (and the defender may choose the one applicable terrain modifier that is most beneficial to him).
11.3 Resolving Combat
To resolve each attack the attacking Player divides the total Combat Strength of his Combat Units by the total Combat Strength of the defending stack. This is expressed as an odds ratio.
EXAMPLE: 14 Attacking Strength Points divided by 6 defending Strength Points reduces to two and one-third to one (2 1/3 to 1). The remaining fraction is rounded off in the favor of the defender, to two-to-one (2:1). 15 SPs attacking 10 would be resolved at 1.5-to-1 odds.
Having calculated the combat odds ratio, the attacking player locates the appropriate column on the Combat Results Table and rolls the die. Cross referencing the die roll with the odds column gives the Combat Result, which is applied immediately (before another combat may be resolved).
NOTE. The combat odds column may be modified by terrain and other factors (see 10.22, 16.0) or by Napoleon (see 5.15).
11.31 Terrain Effects on Combat: The terrain in the defending force’s hex, or the hexside separating the defending force from the attacker, may affect their respective Combat Strengths.
A. Towns: Defending Combat Units have their Combat
Strengths increased by 50%.
B. Slopes, Streams & Stream Bridges: If all of the attacking stacks are attacking across Streams, and/or uphill across Slope hexsides, the defending force has its combat strength increased by 50%. A defender only gets the slope benefit if defending in a hilltop and attacked from the slope hex (see Terrain Key on the map).
C. Fortified Town and Chateaux: (see 11.6 and 11.7)
D. Woods Hexsides: Cavalry attacking or defending across a woods hexside has its combat value halved.
E. River Bridges: If all Combat Units are attacking across a bridged river hexside, the defender is doubled.
NOTE: Combat modifiers for one side are not cumulative.
In other words, a Combat Unit defending in a town, and being attacked from across a stream is not doubled and then increased by half. Always use the one best modifier available to the defender.
EXAMPLE: Cavalry attacking across a Woods Hexside into a town occupied by the enemy is halved while the defender (in the town) is increased by 50%.
11.32. Odds Determination (optional)
At odds less than 1 to 5 add one to the die roll for each ratio less than 1 to 5. At odds greater than 6 to 1 subtract one from the die roll for each ratio greater than 6 to 1. No die roll result, however, can be greater than 6 or less than one.
11.4 Applying Combat Results
Combat Results are applied as follows:
Ae (De): All attacking (defending) Combat Units are eliminated.
A1/2 (D1/2): At least 1/2 of the attacking (defending)
Combat Strength Points are eliminated (owning player’s choice of units). Other remains engaged, which means they remain in EZOCs at the end of turn.
Ex (Exchange): All Combat units on the weaker side are eliminated; the stronger side eliminates units which total at least 50% of the Combat Strength of the weaker side. EXCEPTION: If one side (not both) is an all-vedette force, the other side loses 0%.
If both sides are exactly equal in strength points then both sides lose at least 50% of their Combat Strength.
Compare (unmodified) face-value SPs of all units.
Ar (Ar2, 3, 4): All attacking Combat Units must retreat 1 (2, 3, or 4) hexes.
Dr (Dr2, 3, 4): All Defending Units must retreat 1 (2, 3, or 4) hexes.
HISTORICAL NOTE: EXAMPLE: Ex (Exchange). The weaker side has 11SPs and the other side has four units, with 2, 3, 8, and 10 SPs. Half of 11 is 5.5 and he must lose more, so he removes the ‘8.’ If the weaker side had 16 SPs instead, the other force would still lose the 8.
Napoleonic battles often swung back and forth -one side then the other gaining a temporary advantage. After six hours of this constant swing both sides are bloodied to very little effect. That is why there are so many Exchange results. In play with Hidden Forces - which is recommended once the basics are mastered - both sides can make the Exchange work to their advantage. Large units need small units to protect their flanks. In general deploy small and large forces side by side, and use your Vedettes to prevent surprises. The changes to the Combat Results Table (new with Seven Days of 1809), are designed to remove some imbalance in Exchange losses.
When a unit is eliminated, that means it has lost its cohesion and is disordered. In Napoleonic battles, a disordered unit has no combat value. This usually means the unit has sustained 30% to 40% casualties. If the unit’s formation is disordered it loses its capacity to attack and defend. Units relied for their effectiveness upon hundreds of muskets firing in the same direction, or the physical presence of a line of men to receive a charge.
11.41 Reorganization Eligibility: If a full-strength Combat Unit is eliminated the owning Player must determine if it could have retreated 1 hex. If able to retreat (even though the result does not specify a retreat), it is placed in the Day Half Section of the UAR box (unrecovered section). If not, the unit will be placed in the PEU box (see 11.44). Combat Units that are already at their reduced strength, or do not have a reduced strength counter, are automatically placed in the Permanently Eliminated Units box. EXCEPTION. Eliminated Vedettes (see 13.2).
11.42 Retreat After Combat: On a Result of “Retreat,” the owning Player must move his units 1 or more hexes (as specified by the result) from the hex they occupied at the moment of combat. A retreating Combat Unit may not cross a prohibited hexside, enter an enemy ZOC, enter hexes occupied by enemy Combat Units, or exceed stacking limits.
A leader or train unit that is stacked with Combat Units that are forced to retreat must roll for capture.
EXCEPTION: Combat Units may retreat into the ZOCs of an enemy Vedette, or even into a hex currently occupied by an enemy Vedette if no other path of retreat is available (the enemy Vedette is Displaced; see 11.45).
11.43 Retreat Across Bridges: If units or stacks must retreat across a River Bridge, each unit retreating across the same River bridge in the same Combat Phase risks elimination and must roll the die: the first unit to cross is permanently eliminated on a 6; the second is eliminated on a roll of 5 or 6, etc. The owning player chooses the order of retreat. Such units are not eligible for reorganization.
11.44 Units Unable to Retreat: Units which are forced to retreat off the map are eliminated and placed in the Day section of the UAR box (unrecovered section). If a Combat Unit cannot retreat the specified number of hexes because of a prohibited hexside, EZOC and/or enemy Combat Units, it is eliminated and is liable to be placed in the PEU box whether it was at its reduced strength or not. Roll one die. On a roll of 1, 2 or 3 place the unit in the Day Half section of the UAR Box. It will enter the PEU box on a result of 4, 5 or 6.
Modifiers:
A. For each odds column below 1:1 in the combat which caused the unit’s elimination, add one to the die roll above. If the unit was defending, add one to the die roll for each odds column above 1:1.
EXAMPLE: A unit attacking at 1:1.5 (or defending at 1.5:1) will add one when determining whether to enter the PEU.
B. Subtract the unit’s Initiative.
11.45 Displacement: If the only path available to a retreating force would cause it to exceed the stacking limits for the hex, then one or more Combat Units in the hex must be displaced to make room for it. Displaced Combat Units retreat one hex, observing all restrictions governing retreat after combat. However, if the Combat Units to be Displaced cannot themselves retreat, the originally retreated force is eliminated instead (see 11.44).
NOTE: A force that is displaced may displace other Combat Units if no other path of retreat is available. Displaced units may not enter Enemy ZOCs.
Enemy Vedettes may be Displaced if no other legal path of retreat is available to the retreating force, and if the Vedettes are not accompanied by other Combat Units.
11.46 Advance After Combat:
Whenever an enemy stack is eliminated or forced to retreat after combat, one or more friendly units that participated in the combat - whether as attacker or defender - may advance and occupy the vacated hex.
A. One (1) Infantry Unit plus all cavalry in a given stack may advance if no leader is present (or he doesn’t advance).
B. All Combat Units may advance if a leader is in the stack and advances along with them.
EXCEPTIONS: No Demoralized or Out of Command units may advance after Combat or Non-Horse artillery.
If the enemy force occupied two or more hexes before retreating, the attacking units may advance into only one of the vacated hexes. Combat Units may choose not to advance. The option to advance must be exercised immediately. A unit may never be attacked, or attack again, after it has Advanced After Combat (even if it advances into an EZOC that has yet to have its Combat resolved).
11.47 Optional Cavalry Impetus and Control
In any Advance After Combat, where cavalry is included in the advancing force (not demoralized), and there is no leader in the stack, roll the die. On a roll of “1” or “2,” no advance of any kind may take place by any unit type. On a roll of “3” or “4,” the Player maintains control and may advance any unit type, or not advance, freely. On a “5” or “6,” all cavalry must advance after combat.
11.48 French Guard and the Ex Result: Attacking and Defending French Guard Infantry never suffer an Exchange result. If all parts of an attacking or defending force are exclusively French Guard Infantry (not YG) then the combat result is automatically changed to a De if the Guard is attacking, or an Ae if the Guard is defending. If the attacking or defending force contains Combat Units that are both Guard Infantry and other Combat Units of the French Army, then the Ex result only applies to the non - Guard - Infantry portion of the force (that portion of the force that is not Guard Infantry is removed to satisfy the result, any further losses required to satisfy the result are ignored). In other words, if a stack of Guard Infantry and one other Combat Unit are defending a hex and the attacker rolled an Ex result, the defending non Guard Infantry Combat unit would be removed from the defending stack, while all attacking Combat Units would be removed also. NOTE: "The Guard dies but does not Exchange."
11.5 Artillery Bombardment
Artillery Combat Units perform a special kind of attack called Bombardment. Artillery may only perform Bombardment upon enemy Combat Units in an adjacent hex.
11.51 Bombardment Procedure: The following procedure is used to resolve bombardment attacks.
A. Artillery may Bombard or it may make a regular in a given combat round. It may not do both.
B. Any number of artillery units may bombard a single hex as long as all artillery units are adjacent to the target hex.
C. If stacked with a friendly infantry or cavalry combat unit the artillery unit may bombard a hex different from the one the other units attack. Artillery stacked together that bombard, however, must bombard the same hex.
D. An Artillery unit may not bombard several enemy occupied hexes. It may not split its strength.
E. All enemy units in a hex that are bombarded are bombarded as one target. All bombardment of a hex must occur as one bombardment attack (a hex may not be subject to bombardment more than once in a combat phase).
F. Enemy Combat Units on the far side of an unbridged river hexside may be bombarded.
G. If the bombarding artillery unit’s hex is a woods hex, then the artillery unit in question may not bombard. [from LDGA]
H. If the target unit’s hex is a woods hex; or if the hexside between it and the artillery is a woods hexside, then the attack in question may not be a bombardment. [from LDGA]
11.52 Bombardment Requirements: When an Artillery unit conducts a bombardment and the target Combat Unit is adjacent to other units friendly to the artillery, it satisfies the obligation that all units in an enemy ZOC must attack, or be attacked. In other words, for all intents and purposes, Bombardments are considered attacks.
NOTE: These attacks, conducted at whatever the odds, may save the Phasing Player the risk of attacking at very low odds, in that Bombardment attacks do not incur any type of loss to the bombarding unit regardless of the combat result. Such bombardments are called Diversionary Attacks.
11.53 Combining Bombardment and Attack: An enemy force may be the subject of a bombardment and a regular attack during the same combat phase. Bombardments, however, must be resolved and their results applied prior to the force being regularly attacked. Also: See Combined Arms 16.1.
11.54 Resolving Bombardments: A Bombardment is resolved by computing the combat odds ratio just as it would be in the case of a regular attack (a SP vs. SP comparison) except for the effect of terrain, see below. However, Bombarding Artillery are never effected by a combat result. Thus, Bombarding Artillery are never subject to the ill effects Ae, Ar or Ex result.
11.55 Horse Artillery Options: Bombarding Horse Artillery only, have the option to advance as a result of successful bombardment, or retreat as the result of an Ae, Ar or Ex. This option to advance or retreat must be exercised immediately after the target units of the bombardment have applied the effects of the bombardment (a target unit may never advance as the result of an unsuccessful bombardment).
Horse artillery can advance after battle combat, if it has participated in battle the combat and there is a leader present.
11.56 Artillery in Combat: Artillery that have not attacked or bombarded, but are stacked with infantry or cavalry that have been forced to retreat, or are eliminated as a result of combat, must conform to the result suffered by those other units stacked with them. If the units they are stacked with suffer an Ex result they may be used to satisfy the required losses.
11.57 Artillery Bombardment Modifiers: (optional rule) If the target hex contains fewer than 10 SPs, shift one to the left; if more than 18 SPs shift one to the right; if something in between, no shift.
Note: This has been taken from Last Days of La Grande Armee rules.
11.58 Artillery in Combat during mud turns. [optional] During mud turns, use negative bonus +1 for artillery bombardment.
11.59 Terrain effect and bombardment
A. Towns : defending combat units have their combat strength increased by 50%
B. Woods : may not bombard into
C. Fortified towns and chateaux : (see 11.6 and 11.7)
D. Everything else : no modifier
Note: This has been taken from Last Days of La Grande Armee rules.
11.6 Fortified Towns
Fortified Towns include: La Ferte sous Jouarre, Chateau Thierry, Nogent L`Artaud, Rebais, Coulommiers, La Ferte Gauche. The defender in fortified town hexes is considered to be “a Garrison” inside the fortification. The defensive benefits apply to all Infantry (only).
11.61 Stacking in Fortified Towns: There are no additional stacking limits in Fortified towns.
11.62 ZOCs and Fortified Towns: The ZOCs of enemy units do not project into Fortified Towns. Fortified Towns do exert a ZOC at all times and must be attacked if enemy combat units are in their ZOC.
11.63 Attacks by Units in Fortified Towns: Units inside a Fortified Town are not forced to attack. If they choose to attack out of the Fortified Town hex, all of the enemy units in their ZOC must be attacked
11.64 Attacks upon Units in Fortified Towns: When Infantry unit(s) in a Fortified Town are attacked:
A. Regardless of the number of attacking SPs involved, the combat odds may not be higher than 1 to 1.
B. All Dr (and Dr2, etc.) results are ignored, unless the defender wishes to accept them.
C. D1/2 results are treated as Ex results.
D. The attacker may not receive a Combined Arms odds shift, but may receive one for Napoleon (5.15).
11.65 Supply in Fortified Towns: French Combat units occupying a Fortress hex are not demoralized for being Out of Supply (see 14.0). However, Out of Supply Garrisons may run out of ammunition (see 11.66).
This Rule is compilation of 6DoG rules and 6D09. Fighting on “French soil”, French Combat units should have some advantage.
11.66 Surrender of Units in Fortified Towns:
Troops carried 50 rounds—enough for 2 or 3 turns of combat. Without ammunition they had to surrender.
On any turn after a Night they are judged Out of Supply, friendly units in a Fortified Town may not attack; and when defending, must enter the PEU box on a Combat Result of “S” (Surrender).
NOTE: All units other than Out of Supply units in Fortified Towns ignore “S” results.
11.67 Repulse Against Fortified Towns: Repulsing a Garrison is not permitted.
11.7 Chateaux
Chateaux can be any large, walled farm; a walled or fortified village; a manor house or true castle. Fortresses are essentially fortified towns mostly dating from the time of Vauban, defended by a system of walls, ramparts and ditches.
11.71 Chateaux: There are no special stacking restrictions regarding theses hexes. However, if a player wishes to receive the defensive benefits of occupying a Chateau hex then no more than one infantry unit counter may be in the hex at a time. If more than one Combat Unit occupies a Chateau hex, or if just one, then an artillery or cavalry Combat Unit, the defensive benefit given to these units by occupying the hex is that of the terrain in the hex other than its Chateau. In other words, if two Combat Units occupy a Chateau hex that is also a woods hex, and the hex is attacked or bombarded, the defending units receive the benefit of the woods and not the Chateau.
11.72 ZOCs and Chateaux Hexes: A single infantry unit may ignore the ZOCs of enemy units that project into the chateau hex it occupies. It is not forced to attack these units. If, however, it chooses to attack out of the chateau hex, then all of the enemy units that exert a ZOC into the chateau hex must be attacked (by this unit or some other as per the rules governing Zones of Control and Combat). Contrarily, Chateau hexes occupied by a single infantry unit do exert a ZOC at all times. Thus, they must be attacked if enemy combat units are in these effected hexes.
11.73 Chateaux and Combat: When a single infantry unit in a Chateau hex is attacked:
A. Regardless of the number of attacking SPs involved, the combat odds may not be higher than 2 to 1.
B. All Dr (and Dr2, etc.) results are ignored, unless the defender wishes to accept them.
C. D1/2 results are treated as Ex results.
D. The attacker may not receive a Combined Arms odds shift, but may receive one for Napoleon (5.15).
12.0 DEMORALIZATION
Units become demoralized either of two ways - if their formation reaches its Demoralization Level due to Combat losses (12.11), or if the unit is out of supply (14.0). Demoralized units may not Advance After Combat; they may end up in the PEU box as they attempt to Reorganize; and their Initiative Die Rolls are increased by one (see 12.2).
12.1 Demoralization Levels
Each player has a Casualty Track which he uses to record Friendly losses. The Scenario Information (21.0) and/or the March Tables will indicate which units (if any) have been lost prior to the start date. When the first Friendly Combat Unit of a Formation is eliminated, this unit becomes the “Casualty Level Marker” for its Formation. Individual units which have been eliminated prior to the start date must be placed on the Casualty Track to record the strength already lost. As further units are eliminated, the Owning Player adjusts this marker to reflect strength points lost by moving it a number of spaces on the track equal to the unit’s full Combat Strength.
NOTE: Vedettes, train, Independent Units (see 17.2) and Leaders do not count toward Demoralization.
12.11 Becoming Demoralized: A Formation becomes Demoralized at the instant its Casualty Level marker reaches or exceeds its Demoralization Level (where its Command Designation is printed on the Casualty Track). Place a "Demoralized" marker on the Officer commanding the formation.
EXAMPLE: The French VI Corps Demoralization Level is 6. When the Casualty Level marker reaches or passes the “VI,” the VI Corps becomes Demoralized.
12.12 Rallying From Demoralization: When an eliminated Combat Unit is Reorganized, that Formation’s Casualty Level marker is reduced by an amount equal to the unit’s full (not reduced) Combat Strength. The moment the casualty Marker for that Formation moves below its Demoralization Level, the Formation is rallied from Demoralization and the Demoralized Marker is removed.
If an eliminated unit is reorganized, the Casualty Level Marker of that Formation should be reduced by an amount equal to the unit's full Combat Strength. If the reduced Strength Counter will be eliminated later then the Casualty Level Marker should be reduced by an amount equal to the reduced Combat Strength.
12.13 Demoralization of Individual Combat Units: Combat Units can also become Demoralized if out of supply (see 14.0). However, in this case the out-of-supply Combat Unit receives the Out of Supply Marker, and the unit rallies from Demoralization during the next Supply Phase in which its Supply Line is reestablished.
12.2 Demoralization Effects
12.21 Initiative: One is added (+ 1) to all Initiative die rolls checked by Demoralized Officers and Combat Units.
12.22 Road March: Demoralized Leaders and Combat Units may Road March normally. They may be given March Orders.
12.23 Advance After Combat: Demoralized Combat Units may not Advance after Combat.
12.24 Reorganization: Reorganization of a Combat Unit that belongs to a Demoralized Formation does not automatically succeed (per 6.21). Instead, the Phasing Player must roll a die for each Combat Unit of that Formation he attempts to Reorganize. If this die-roll is a "5" or "6" the reorganization attempt fails and the unit is permanently eliminated and placed in the PEU box.
13.0 VEDETTES
Light Cavalry have the ability to generate a number of Vedette units (each Vedette is roughly a regiment in size - between 250 and 500 men). These fast-moving patrols were used to screen an army against enemy reconnaissance, to perform reconnaissance themselves, and to protect the flanks of the larger units. Vedettes function exactly like other cavalry units except as explained below.
13.1 Vedette Breakdown and Reassembly
Each unit with vedettes has a number printed on its counter, to indicate the number of Vedette units provided for that unit.
EXAMPLE: Colbert’s light cavalry division of the French Guard Corps has “2” printed within its light cavalry pelisse. There are two Vedettes counters in the French counter mix with "Colbert" printed on them.
13.11 Creating Vedettes: Prior to moving, any light cavalry unit may break-down into its corresponding Vedette units. It may only do this during its own Movement Phase. The Phasing Player simply removes the unit from the map and replaces it with the Vedettes. The unit is then placed in the Vedette Box. Vedettes may move in the same turn in which they are deployed.
13.12 Reassembling the Unit: The light cavalry unit may return to the map. To Reassemble the unit, all of the Vedettes from that unit still on the map must end their movement phase in the same hex, and they must arrive with one MP remaining to expend as the cost of Reassembling. Then, simply remove the Vedette units and replace them with the parent unit. All the remaining Vedettes belonging to the parent unit must be present in order for Reassembly to occur.
NOTE: Vedettes may not reassemble in an enemy ZOC (see 6.3).
Vedettes can`t breakdown and reform in the same turn.
13.13 Vedettes and Reorganization: Vedettes that are eliminated as a result of combat are placed immediately in the Night Section (recovered section) (instead of rolling for Initiative) unless they were surrounded by enemy units and/or EZOCs and River Hexsides at the moment of combat. In this case they are placed in the PEU Box (see 6.3).
Reorganized (reduced-strength) parent units may not put their Vedettes into play for the remainder of the game.
13.14 Vedettes and Stacking: Vedettes do not count against the stacking limit. However, no more than 3 vedettes may occupy the same hex at any one time.
13.2 Vedettes in Combat
Vedettes that suffer an adverse combat result are automatically eliminated (not retreated). Vedettes are placed immediately in the Recovered box (instead of rolling for Initiative) unless they were surrounded by units and/or ZOCs and River Hexsides at the moment of combat. In this case they are permanently eliminated.
13.21 Vedettes and Retreat: Vedettes’s ZOCs do not block enemy retreats. Enemy Combat Units may retreat into the ZOC of a Friendly Vedette. Vedettes may be displaced (see 11.45).
Exception see 4.4.
13.22 Retreat Before Combat: Vedettes may voluntarily Retreat Before Combat. (Cavalry can also retreat before combat - see 16.2.) After an attack has been declared and the Hidden Forces of both sides have been revealed, some or all of the Vedettes, on both sides, may retreat up to two (2) hexes prior to the odds calculation. The defending player executes this retreat before the attacking player. Vedettes may not retreat if they are stacked with Friendly infantry units. Vedettes stacked with Friendly cavalry may retreat before combat if the cavalry also retreat. Attacking units may advance into the hex vacated by Vedettes that retreat before combat.
13.23 Vedettes and Combined Arms: Vedettes do count as cavalry for Combined Arms (see 16.1) if the combined strength of the Vedettes is at least one SP after all modifications.
13.24 Vedettes and Supply: Supply Lines may not be traced through hexes containing enemy Vedettes, but may be traced through any EZOCs.
13.25 Vedettes and Movement: Vedettes, with their Movement Allowance of 9, move like Leaders.
Vedettes ignore road march restrictions and are ignored by other units in road march.
13.26 Vedettes and Exchange: In any Exchange result involving an all-vedette force, all the vedettes are eliminated and the stronger side is not affected (no units are lost by the stronger side). EXCEPTION: This does not apply if both sides comprise only vedettes.
13.3 Vedette Scouting (Repulse)
When Vedettes attempt a “Repulse,” this is not an attempt to push through an enemy concentration. Rather, it is merely an attempt to “scout.” This “Scouting attempt“ is executed exactly like a Repulse, with the exception that there is no enemy retreat. Instead, information may be obtained by the owner of the Scouting Vedette (Step 3 below).
13.31 In order to declare a scouting attempt, the vedette must be in an EZOC at the end of its Movement, and within 4 hexes of any friendly leader (counted without regard to prohibited terrain and/or EZOCs). A Vedette may declare one hex as its target. Additional vedettes may not make separate scouting attempts on that same hex this turn.
13.32 Procedure:
Both sides will check Initiative to determine whether the vedette gets through the enemy screen to catch a good look at other units there. If the scout doesn't get through the screen he finds no information; on the other hand the Scout may find out the unit types in the target hex (i.e., specifying infantry, artillery, cavalry, vedette, and train) and leaving the units themselves hidden; or, the scout may discover the units and leaders (face-up). (To discover leaders they would have to capture an enemy soldier.)
Step 1: The target player reveals whether he has at least one light cavalry or vedette unit in the target hex. If he has none, he will not check Initiative in Step 2.
Step 2: Each Player may make an Initiative check (exception: see step 1) by rolling the die —success means rolling equal or less than its Initiative Rating. Check Initiative for the scouting vedette and the highest-rated vedette or light cavalry target.
Step 3: Scouting Results
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Target (only) passes Initiative Check— Scouts Driven Off (no information).
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Both sides fail their Initiative check— (no information)
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Both sides pass their Initiative check— Scouts Have a View (reveal unit types).
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Scout (only) passes initiative check—Scout Gets Through (actual units are shown, face-up).
Step 4: Displace the Scouting Vedette two hexes. It cannot participate in combat (its mission for the turn is to scout and report back). The Vedette may not attack in the Combat Phase, unless it has no displacement hex free of EZOCs.
13.33 Vedette Loss: Any die roll result of “one” in the initiative check eliminates one opposing Vedette.
14.0 SUPPLY
The Phasing Player must determine the supply status of each Friendly Combat Unit during the Supply Segment of each Friendly Night Player Turn. Out-of-supply units are marked “Out of Supply” and suffer the effects of Demoralization (12.0). When a unit is judged to be out of supply in a night turn it stays out of supply until the next night turn. The marker is removed at the next Supply Phase if its Supply Line is reestablished. If already Demoralized, there is no further effect for being out of supply (see 12.12).
14.1 Tracing Supply Lines
A Combat Unit is in supply if it can trace a Forward Supply Line, no more than 14 hexes long (not counting the unit’s hex), through any type of terrain, either:
A. Directly to a Friendly Supply Source, or
B. To its Baggage Train. If the Baggage Train is not on a road hex, with a “Trunk” Line of 27MPs or less to a Friendly Supply Source, units may not trace a Supply Line to it. A Trunk Line may comprise up to 27MPs of connected road and/or trail hexes including the Baggage Train and a Friendly Supply Source (inclusive).
Use the Road March movement costs when tracing a trunk supply line.
14.11 Passable Terrain: The Forward Supply Line (only) may traverse any type of passable terrain. Each counts as one hex.
14.12 Impassible Terrain: Supply Lines may not run across Pontoon Bridges nor through unbridged River Hexsides, Stream Hexsides nor through a hex occupied by an enemy Combat Unit or Vedette. Supply Lines are blocked by the physical presence of enemy units. EZOCs do not block Supply Lines.
NOTE: Supply Lines may not run across Pontoon Bridges cause Baggage Trains may not cross pontoon bridge.
14.2 Supply Sources
14.21 Supply Source Hexes: Each side has Supply Source hexes which are indicated on the map by the half-circle.
French: (in blue) 1007 and 4825.
Allied: (in red) 3000 and 6510.
14.22 Baggage Train units: Each nationality has its own baggage train. Each Baggage Train can provide supply to all units within range (see 14.3). Prussian can trace supply line to Russian Baggage Train and vice versa.
14.3 Baggage Trains
There are 3 Baggage Trains in the game; one for each nationality. A Baggage Train serves to extend a unit’s supply line (see 14.1).
14.31 How Baggage Trains Move: Baggage Trains move like trains (see 9.1). However, Baggage Trains may not cross a pontoon bridge.
14.32 Automatic: Baggage Trains move automatically without requiring command, nor do they have to roll for Initiative. Their Movement Allowance is 5. In Mud they double their Movement Point costs.
14.33 Capturing Baggage Trains: In Combat, Baggage trains retreat like trains (see 9.14). A Baggage Train is captured when an enemy Combat Unit comes adjacent to it, if the Baggage Train is not accompanied in its hex by a friendly Combat Unit. Captured Baggage Trains are removed from play and do not reorganize. One Victory Point is awarded to the side that captures a Baggage Train (see 20.14). Captured Baggage Trains may not be used by the capturing player.
14.34 Out of Supply: If an out of supply unit captures an enemy baggage train the unit's OOS marker is removed.
If the enemy baggage is captured by a larger force, all friendly out-of-supply forces which participated in the capture remove their OOS Markers.
14.4 Fortified Towns
French Units defending in a Fortified Town are never considered demoralized; however, if Out of Supply they will surrender on an “S” Combat Result (see 11.56).
15.0 REINFORCEMENTS
Both sides receive reinforcement Leaders and Combat Units through the course of play. Reinforcements enter play on the turn and hex specified on the Reinforcement Track and on the March Tables. Reinforcements always enter during the Friendly Command Movement Segment of the indicated Game-Turn (unless delayed, see 15.22).
15.1 How Reinforcements Enter the Map
Reinforcements may move (In Command) and attack freely on their turn of entry. Reinforcements may be placed under a “March Order” on the turn of entry at the Player’s discretion (see 7.41).
If entering forces have commander to put those forces under command, they are consider to be in command.
15.11 Stacking: When more than one Combat Unit is scheduled to arrive at the same entry hex in the same turn, they may arrive stacked as long as they do not violate the stacking limit.
15.12 Additional Stacks: Each subsequent stack to enter at the same hex that turn pays one more Movement Point. EXAMPLE: The second stack to enter will pay one extra Movement Point; the third stack enters at two additional Movement Points.
15.13 Road March: Reinforcements may enter the map using Road March (unstacked). In this case the first unit pays only the road value of the first hex, and each subsequent unit to enter pays one additional MP.
15.2 Changing Reinforcement Entry
15.21 Blocked Entry Hexes: If the entry hex is occupied by an enemy combat unit, or EZOC (except Vedette ZOC), the Reinforcement may instead enter along that map-edge in the nearest hex to the entry hex clear of enemy units and EZOCs.
15.22 Delayed Entry: Players may delay the entry of Reinforcements indefinitely. However, no other scheduled Reinforcement may enter at this entry hex until the delayed Reinforcements have been brought onto the map (the follow-on reinforcements may enter in the same or subsequent turns). No one portion of a Reinforcement force may be delayed. Either all the units scheduled to arrive at that hex are brought onto the map, or none.
16.0 SPECIAL UNIT ABILITIES
16.1 Combined Arms
If an attacking force includes infantry, artillery and at least one SP of cavalry, or had Bombarded the hex immediately prior to the attack (see 11.5), the combat odds for the attack are shifted one column to the right before the dice are rolled (a 1 to 1 attack becomes a 1.5 to 1).
NOTE: The cavalry in this attack must have a strength of at least one after all modifications.
EXCEPTION: If the defending hex also contains infantry and cavalry the Combined Arms is negated.
NOTE: There is never an odds shift because of defender's Combined Arms.
16.11 Woods Hexside: Combined Arms Attacks are not possible when the cavalry portion of the attack goes through a woods hexside.
16.12 Fortified Towns: Combined Arms Attacks are not possible against Fortified Towns, Chateaux.
16.13 Bridge: Combined Arms Attacks are not possible through Bridges.
NOTE: Combined Arms are permitted against Stream Bridges.
16.2 Cavalry Retreat Before Combat
Attacking or Defending Cavalry and Vedettes (plus any accompanying leaders) may elect to retreat one or two hexes out of an EZOC prior to combat, as long as they are not in the EZOC of a unit with equal or greater Movement Allowance. During this retreat units may not enter an EZOC.
EXCEPTION: Vedette EZOCs. The enemy units may not advance into the hex vacated by cavalry retreating before combat. A unit can take only one retreat before combat per turn.
NOTE: Cavalry and Vedettes may not retreat before combat if stacked with infantry or non-retreating cavalry, or if they are surrounded.
16.21 Vedette Reconnaissance: Vedettes and regular cavalry can engage without any intention of attacking, just to discover the enemy force during the Combat Phase and then retreat before combat (see 11.1.)
16.22 Supply and Morale: Supply and Morale do not affect a cavalry unit’s ability to retreat before combat.
16.23 Leaders: Leaders retreating before combat must roll for capture (see 5.22).
16.3 French Guard Infantry
Imperial Guard Infantry were elite troops who were thrown into battle very rarely. Only in the 1814 campaign, after the disasters in Russia and Germany had depleted Napoleon's available manpower to a desperate few, were these veterans used with any frequency. But, though their impact on the battlefield remained profound, their use also entailed a certain degree of risk. Because they were believed unstoppable by their comrades in the line regiments any untoward result they experienced could be interpreted with calamitous effects for the army's morale as a whole.
16.31 Le Garde Recule: If either division Friant or Michel are involved in an attack resulting in an Ae or Ar, the Demoralization Levels of all French formations are immediately reduced by one-third (1/3) until end of turn.
16.32 Le Garde Irresistible: If either of the Combat Units mentioned above are in an attacking force, the combat odds for that attack will shift one to the right (a two to one attack becoming a three to one attack).
NOTE: See also 11.48 Guard Infantry and the Ex Result.
16.4 Heavy Cavalry
Heavy cavalry units (“HC” any cavalry unit with a Movement Allowance of 6 MPs) may subtract one from the die when attacking Light Cavalry (Movement Allowance of 7 MPs). This effect is cancelled if there is any other type of unit in the defending force besides Light Cavalry. Remember that all cavalry may retreat before combat if attacked by slower units.
16.41 Combined Arms: Light Cavalry does not negate a Combined Arms that includes Heavy Cavalry. Heavy Cavalry attacking a bridge may achieve a Combined Arms.
17.0 COMMAND STRUCTURE
17.1 Coalition Army Command Structure
The Coalition Player controls both Prussian (blue) and Russian (green) Armies. There is, however, a difference in the way the Blücher and Sacken army commanders may be employed. Sacken may only place in command Russian (dark green) Combat Units and their Officers while Blücher may place in command Prussian (blue) and Mixed (light green) Combat Units and their officers.
NOTE: York may thus, not be placed in command by Sacken.
17.2 French Independent Combat Units
Unlike Coalition Independent Units (see 17.1 above), French Independent Combat Units may rely on their own initiative to move; etc., or may be placed "in command" directly by Napoleon, Ney, or Grouchy.
17.3 Independent Units and Casualties
Casualties incurred by Independent Units are not tallied on the Casualty Track as if they are a part of some formation. They are tallied, however, in the Overall Casualty Level for that Army and must be kept track of therein. Independent Combat Units do not have a "Corps" morale. As such their losses do not effect the morale of other Independent Combat Units but will effect the overall morale of the army to which they belong.
18.0 WEATHER
Narratives of this campaign are full of talk about frozen nights, in which the trails became rock-hard, and the gradual warming as morning wore into afternoon; in which a thaw occurred turning these same trails into ribbons of deep, glue-like mud. Napoleon, himself, writes of canon up to their axles in the stuff which sometimes got six feet deep and swallowed whole wagons! And then the onset of night which, once again, froze this mud into ruts causing many horses in the dark to lose their footing and break their legs. Needless to say, this shifting from frost to thaw and back again has found its way into the game.
18.1 Mud
Each day is broken into three turns: These being a Morning (AM) turn, an Afternoon (PM) turn, and a Night turn. Frost occurs in the Night and Morning turns. Frost does not effect the play of the game. Mud is in effect during each Afternoon (PM) turn. Mud only effects the movement of wheeled units (all types of Artillery, Bridge Trains and Baggage Trains). During Afternoon (Mud) Turns the movement cost per non road hex for all wheeled units is doubled.
NOTE: Movement along a trail hex thus costs the same as a clear hex.
19.0 TEAM PLAY
Command of the Coaltion forces may be split between two players. One player controls Yorks Corps along with Sackens army, while the other commands Olsufiefs Corps and Blüchers army. Even the French may be split up between a Napoleon player who then delegates which of the various French Leaders and their formations the second player controls.
19.1 Communication Among Players
Players on the same side may not discuss the game with one another unless the leaders they represent are in the same or adjacent hexes. Players may exchange written messages carried by aides de camp.
19.11 Aide -de-Camp Messengers
Originating in the hex of the commander sending them, written notes may be passed among team players. They are carried by aides-de-camp who have a Movement Allowance of 14 MPs per turn.
19.12 Messengers move paying cavalry Movement Point costs for all terrain. Messengers may not cross Prohibited Terrain. Messengers do not physically appear on the map; their route is plotted on the Orders Slip instead. (Have your opponent(s) step away from the map while this is figured.)
19.13 Content: A written message may be of any length but may not reference hex numbers. A message may reference geographic locations such as, "Move York to guard the bridge over the Marne at Chateau Thierry". With the exception of hex numbers, subject matter in these messages is unrestricted.
19.14 Reading Messages: A message may be read during the Command Phase in the turn it arrives. Opposing players may not examine these messages.
EXCEPTION: If a Leader is captured, the capturing player may examine all messages so far received. At the end of the game opposing players may examine all messages.
20.0 COUNTER ADDENDUM
Note that the Coalition Corps change color once they are deployed on their reduced strength sides. Also note that in Lieven's XI Russian Corps, the Sass Infantry unit should have a reduced strength of 1 (not 3 as it is shown on the counter).
21.0 SCENARIOS
The 6 Days Of Glory includes three Battle Scenarios and one Campaign Game. Players must first decide what they intend to play. Once their choice is made all Exclusive Rules unique to that scenario are assumed to be in effect.
21.1 Set-Up and Reinforcement Tables
Each Player has a Set-Up and Reinforcement Table that is organized in a series of vertical columns. Each vertical column corresponds to a particular Game Turn. The horizontal rows intersecting these columns list hex numbers where units and leaders (listed along the left) are located at the start of that particular Game Turn, or will enter the game map as a Reinforcement. If this space is blank the unit or leader in question is not available in the theater of operations represented by the , game at that time (if exited or eliminated, it will be so noted).
21.11 Start Time: Each Scenario has a Start Time listed in this section of the rulebook (See 25.0). Players must start a particular scenario in the Game Turn corresponding to this Start Time, and will find the starting locations of all units and leaders involved in the scenario by locating the Game Turn on their Set-Up and Reinforcement Table. Players have the option of varying the Start Time of the Campaign Game. Each Scenario also has an End Turn. Any units and leaders that appear on their Set-Up and Reinforcement Table between the Start Turn and the End Turn that do not start the scenario on the map will enter the game as Reinforcements.
21.12 Reinforcements: If the 4-digit number is preceded by the letter "R" on the Set-Up and Reinforcement Table, then that combat unit or leader will enter the game at that hex as if it is arriving from off the map edge.
NOTE: In order to ease play, while setting up a scenario players may wish to set up units and leaders that will arrive as reinforcements stacked on the Turn Record Track (printed on the game map) in the box of the turn in which they enter.
21.13 Reduced Strength Units: If the 4-digit hex code for a combat unit or leader is in parentheses (4221), they begin the scenario or enter the map as a reinforcement in a reduced state (flipped to their weaker side). This indicates that the unit got clobbered in some previous misadventure and is currently in a very brittle condition.
21.14 Supply in scenarios: Ignore Supply in Scenarios 1,2&3.
21.15 March Order: One March Order per player may be issued prior to the start of any scenario, to any friendly force in play on the map (ignore the requirements of 7.47).
21.2 Overall Demoralization
The rules for Demoralization require players to keep track of the separate demoralization levels of each Formation. Players may forgo this in the Battle Scenarios and just keep track of the Overall Demoralization Level for each side.
21.21 General Rule: Whenever a combat unit is eliminated or Reorganized, the value of the Overall Casualty Level Marker for the side to which it belongs is increased or decreased by the number of SPs represented by the unit counter. The moment a side's Overall Demoralization Level is reached or surpassed, every unit on that side becomes Demoralized. Likewise, if through Reorganization this number drops beneath the Overall Demoralization Level for that side, every unit ceases to be Demoralized.
21.3 Victory Conditions
Each Scenario has its own Victory Conditions. At the end of a scenario consult these to determine who has won, or if the game will result in a draw. In the Campaign Game there is also the possibility of an Automatic Victory which may occur prior to the end of that scenario.
21.31 Victory Points: Victory is defined as the side that has accumulated the highest number of Victory Points. Each Scenario details the totals needed to win. Players keep track of Victory Points as they are earned on the Victory Point Track printed on the game map. As the total is adjusted beyond ten (10) accumulated Victory Points for a side place the Victory Point marker "xl0" in the one box to indicate that there are, in addition to the number indicated by the "xl" marker, ten more victory points. If more than twenty Victory Points have been accumulated then place the "xl0" marker in the two box, and so forth for all increments of 10.
21.32 How Victory Points are Awarded: 1/2 Victory Point is awarded for each enemy Strength Point eliminated. These must be awarded the moment the loss is incurred. Victory Points are not deducted from the accumulated victory point total when enemy units return to play through Reorganization.
21.33 Capturing Baggage Trains: The amount of Victory Points awarded for capturing an enemy Baggage Train varies according to when it occurs:
February 9-11........11 VPs
February 12............8 VPs
February 13............5 VPs
February 14............2 VPs
21.34 Victory Points for Hex Occupation: Sometimes Victory Points will be awarded for occupying strategically important hexes. To be considered as "occupying" one of these hexes the player's Combat Unit must physically occupy the hex, or, have been the last Combat Unit to have occupied it (or just moved through it).
21.35 Victory Points for Exiting the Map: Sometimes the Coalition Player(s) will receive Victory Points for exiting friendly Combat Units off the map at his Depot/Supply Source hex.
A coalition unit which was on its depot/supply source hex and was attacked and forced to retreat off-map is not eliminated. The coalition player receives VP like for exiting off the map.
21.4 Automatic Victory
A Scenario immediately ends in a Coalition Victory the moment the Napoleon counter is captured.
21.5 Scenario 1: La Bataille de Champaubert
This Scenario is here primarily for historical interest. Playing it will take roughly one-half an hour.
First Player: The French move first.
Start Turn: February 9, Night
End Turn: February 10, Night
Set-Up: Only the following units and leaders are in play:
French: Set up according to the Start Turn on the Set-Up and Reinforcement Table.
Prussian: Set up only Olsufief's IX Corps. Russian: Set up only the Independent Units.
Reinforcements: There are no Reinforcements in this scenario. Demoralization Level: French: 16 Coalition: 5
Victory Conditions: End the Scenario with the most Victory Points.
In addition to the usual method of receiving Victory Points, the Coalition Player receives 8 Victory Points for holding Baye at the end of the Scenario and/or 5 Victory Points for holding Champaubert.
NOTE: Olsufief had been given orders to hold Baye. Players will note early in the scenario that this is virtually impossible. What the Russian should have done was conduct a fighting withdrawal, causing as much delay as possible to the French.
21.6 Scenario 2: La Bataille de Montmirail
This is one of the least known of Napoleon's most famous victories, and ranks right in there with Castiglione, Rivoli and Arcole. Unfortunately for the Emperor its result was indecisive, and only bought him a little time. It should take you less than an hour to play.
First Player: The French move first.
Start Turn: February 11, A.M.
End Turn: February 12, Night
Set-Up: Only the following units and leaders are in play:
French: Napoleon, and the Corps of Nansouty, Mortier and Ney; and division Ricard from VI Corps.
Russian: All Units of Sacken's army +Independent unit Wassil. Prussian: York's I Korps.
Demoralization Level: French: 32 Coalition: 21
Automatic French Victory: The French win an automatic victory if at any time they occupy Fontenelle (hex 3509) and the Coalition accumulated casualty total is at 13 SPs or more.
Damaged Bridges: The scenario begins with Damaged Bridge markers between the following hexes: 1506/1507; 1408/1508; and 3000/3100.
Victory Conditions: The French Player must force the Coalition Army to reach its Demoralization Level without suffering two-thirds as many losses himself (or 14 SPs). The Coalition Player wins by depriving the French Player of Victory. Regardless of losses to himself, the Coalition Player wins decisively if the French reach their Demoralization level. Anything that can be construed as a draw is considered a Coalition Victory.
NOTE: Aside for the pounding each army took in the course of this battle, Napoleon's real margin of victory occurred during the pursuit of the Coalition forces to Chateau Thierry. But that is a matter for the Campaign Game.
21.7 Scenario 3: La Bataille de Vauchamps
This is by far the shortest of the battle scenarios and should take experienced players less than half an hour to complete.
First Player: The French move first.
Start Turn: February 13, P.M.
End Turn: February 14, P.M.
Set Up: As per the Set-Up and Reinforcement Tables (note that there are many units missing as a result of the battle of Montmirail).
Demoralization Levels: French: 28 Coalition: 13
Damaged Bridges: In between hexes 1506/1507
Victory Conditions: The French win if the Coalition forces are Demoralized at the end of the scenario without suffering 18 SPs of loss themselves. They can win decisively if they cause twice the number of SP losses required to demoralize the Coalition forces, or, if they win and cause Blücher to become a casualty. The Coalition wins decisively if the French are demoralized at the end of the scenario. Anything that can be construed as a draw is a Coalition win.
NOTE: Napoleon could have bought very favorable terms at the negotiating table if the battle of Vauchamps had ended decisively in his favor. He could even have brought the campaign of 1814 to a successful conclusion (won the war) had Blücher been crushed at this time. Using Vauchamps as a springboard and driving down from the north Napoleon would have most certainly caused Schwarzenburg to panic resulting in the abandonment of France by the remaining Coalition armies. As it turned out, however, a few solid Russian battalions sacrificed themselves and held the road open for the rest to escape.
21.8 The Campaign Game: Les Six Jours de Gloire
Napoleon is about to catch Blücher and Sacken completely off their guard... alea jacta est!
First Player: The French move first.
Start Turn: February 9, Night (Players have the option to begin the campaign game on any turn they choose, however.) End Turn: February 14, P.M.
Set Up:
As per the Set-Up and Reinforcement Tables. However, for the Coalition only set up Olsufief's Corps, Blücher, and the three Independent Units.
Coalition Special Activation: Starting with the Coalition Command Phase of the February 10, A.M. Turn, the Coalition Player rolls the die twice. The first die roll will attempt to activate Sacken, his Baggage and Bridge Trains, and the Corps of Tscherbatov and Lieven. The second die roll will attempt to activate Blücher's Baggage and Bridge Trains, and the Korps of Kleist and Kapzevitch. On a modified result of six (6) these forces are deployed on the map according to the set up for the turn in question. If either Sacken or Blücher's army are not activated on the first attempt, they may be rolled for again at the start of the next Coalition Command Phase, and so on. Each successive attempt to activate these leaders is modified by the number printed on the Turn Record Track in the box particular to that turn (in other words, rolling on the February 10 Night Turn will see the die modified by a +2).
The forces of Blücher and Sacken, as defined above, may not enter the game on the same turn. Blücher's forces may only be rolled for if the attempt to activate Sacken has failed that turn.
Vedettes at Start: Vedettes may be deployed at the beginning of a scenario, at the owning player's option. The first player deploys all his Vedettes first, then the second player deploys his. They may be deployed only within two hexes of the parent unit.
Coalition Reinforcements: Regardless of the outcome of these activation rolls, York will enter with his I Korps as a scheduled Reinforcement.
Automatic Activation: The moment a French Combat Unit or Vedette moves east of the 5800 hex row (inclusive) and Blücher's force has yet to be activated, play immediately ceases while all of Blücher's force is deployed on the map in the hexes appropriate to that turn. Once this deployment has been completed the French player resumes his Movement Phase. Or, west of the 3900 hex row inclusive, prior to Sacken's activation, automatically activates Sacken's force.
If French attacks (but do not move) into hexrow 3900/5800 there is no activation.
On 11, A.M. Blücher and Sacken forces are activated automatically.
French Reinforcements: All French Reinforcements enter the game according to the French Set-Up and Reinforcement Tables with the exception of Marshal MacDonald's ersatz corps.
The Uncertain Arrival of Marshal MacDonald: The French Player may attempt to bring Marshal MacDonald into the game prior to his scheduled time of arrival. The French Player may roll once per game turn to effect this lucky happenstance, but may not roll prior to the French Command Phase of the February 10 PM turn. A die roll result of 2 or less will see this Marshal of France and his battered Corps arrive in hex 1015 or 1002 (French Player option).
Demoralization Levels: French: 34 Coalition: 34
NOTE: If an alternate starting time is chosen for the Campaign Game Players must adjust their Casualty tracks according to the casualties already incurred by their units if their arrival slot on the Set- Up and Reinforcement Track indicates they arrive reduced or eliminated.
Exiting The Map: The Coalition Player receives Victory Points for exiting Combat Units including his Bridge and Baggage Trains (not Vedettes) off the map. For each such counter exited he receives one-half (1/2) a Victory Point. Units may only exit the map at a Coalition Depot/Supply Source hex.
The VP award for exit may not exceed Coalition total VPs gained per Rule 21.3.
Damaged Bridges: Bridges spanning the following hexsides begin with a "Damaged Bridge" marker: 1506/1507; 3000/3100; 1408/1508 Prior to Feb. 11 the status of the bridge at 3000/3100 on alternate start is unbroken.
At the start, there are three Russian independent units out of supply. Their supply should be checked from Sacken's baggage train which is on 2711 hex.
Victory Conditions:
Victory: The player with the greatest number of Victory Points at the end of the Campaign Game is the winner.
Critical Victory: Either side may win a Critical Victory if the ratio of Victory Points is two-to-one in their favor, and there are at least 20 casualties en toto currently recorded on the combined French and Coalition Casualty Tracks.
Decisive Victory: Either side may achieve a Decisive Victory if the other side reaches its Overall Demoralization Level yet has not recorded 17 casualties of its own.
Draws: All Draws go to the Coalition Player(s) as Victories.
Charts and Tables
Terrain Effects Chart
The basic cost to enter a Hex is one Movement Point (MP). The actual cost to enter a given Hex may be more or less, depending upon the terrain in the Hex, on the Hexside being crossed, and the unit type. For units in Road March the cost of connected Road hexes is one-half Movement Point.
Defending units may have their strength doubled, increased by 50% or halved, depending on the character of the terrain. Attacking units may have their strength halved, depending on the terrain of the Hex under attack or of the Hexside through which they are attacking.
| Terrain Type | Terrain Effects: Movement (MPs to Enter or Cross) | Terrain Effects: Combat |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Hex | 1 MP | No Effect |
| Slope Hex | No additional MPs to enter. Trains may enter Slope Hexes only via Roads or Trails | No Effect |
| Slope Hexside | 1 additional MP to cross moving up hill | Defender's strength increased by 50% when attacked exclusively through Slope Hexsides |
| Chateau | 1 MP. No Repulse Allowed (see 10.12 B) | Against a single infantry unit, the combat odds may not be higher than 2-1 - no Combined Arms odds shift. All Dr and Dr2 results are ignored, and D1/2 results are treated as Ex results (see 11.6) |
| Fortified Town | 1 MP. No Repulse Allowed (see 10.12 B) | The combat odds may not be higher than 1 to 1 - no Combined Arms odds shift. All Dr and Dr2 results are ignored, and D1/2 results are treated as Ex results (see 11.5) |
| Woods Hex | Cav. & Art.: 4 MPs; Inf.: 2 MPs | Cav. Strength Halved when attacking into or being attacked in Woods Hex |
Combat Results Table
Odds are Attacker : Defender.
| Die Roll | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1½ | 1-1 | 1½-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 6-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ar2 | Ar | Dr | Dr | Dr/S | Dr/S | Dr2/S | D1/2 | De | De | De | De |
| 2 | Ar3 | Ar2 | Ex | Dr | Dr |
Explanation of Combat Results (chart version of 11.4)
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Ae (De): All attacking (defending) Combat Units are eliminated.
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A1/2 (D1/2): At least half of the attacking (defending) Combat Strength Points are eliminated (owning player's choice of units). Other remains engaged, which means they remain in EZOCs at the end of turn.
Example: The French Player's unit Deroy (8SP) is defending against 24 Austrians SPs. Austrian rolls a 2 (D1/2). Deroy is eliminated. If Deroy had been stacked with Wrede (8SP) a result D1/2 would mean that just one division would have been eliminated.
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Ex (Exchange): All Combat units on the weaker side are eliminated; the stronger side eliminates units which total at least half of the Combat Strength of the weaker side. Compare (unmodified) face-value SPs of all units.
Example: The weaker side has 11 SPs and the friendly side has four units, with 2, 3, 8, and 10 SPs. Half of 11 is 5.5 and he must lose more, so he removes the '8.' If the weaker side had 16 SPs instead, the friendly force would still lose the 8 (16 x 0.5 = 8).
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Ar (Ar2, 3, 4): All attacking Combat Units must retreat 1 (2, 3, or 4) hexes.
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Dr (Dr2, 3, 4): All Defending Units must retreat 1 (2, 3, or 4) hexes.
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S (Surrender): Applies only to Out of Supply units in Fortified Towns (see 11.56).
Combat Ratio Shifts and Die Roll Modifiers
- Napoleon: If Napoleon is stacked with an attacking or defending force or bombarding artillery, the odds column for the ensuing combat is shifted one column in his favor.
- Blücher: If Blücher is with an attacking or defending stack then any one non-artillery Combat Unit of that stack may double its Combat Strength.
- Combined Arms: If an attacking (not bombarding) force includes both infantry and at least one SP of cavalry, the combat odds for the attack are shifted one column to the right before the dice are rolled (a 1 to 1 attack becomes a 1.5 to 1).
- Odds: At odds less than 1 to 5 add one to the die roll for each ratio less than 1 to 5. At odds greater than 6 to 1 subtract one from the die roll for each ratio greater than 6 to 1. No die roll result, however, can be greater than 6 or less than one.
Capture of Leaders
| Die Roll | Result |
|---|---|
| 1-5 | Retreat O.K. |
| 6 | Leader Captured |
Die Roll Modifiers:
- Add 1 to the die roll for each odds column on the 'bad' side of 1:1.
- Subtract any Command Rating from the die roll.
Command Range Summary
- Command Range for Commanders and Officers: 2 Hexes.
- Cost of Terrain When Tracing Command in Hexes: Road / Trail 1/2 Hex; All Other Terrain except (unpassable) 1 Hex.
- Road March Command Range (see 7.21): a unit is considered in Command if it is in Road March and within 2 hexes of another unit of its formation, on a connected road, that is itself already in Command.
Optional Rule: Shock Combat
The table below introduces the impact of individual unit Initiative on Combat.
11.4 Applying Combat Results (Optional Replacement)
Re-define "Exchange" results as follows:
Ex (Exchange): Compare the Initiative Ratings of the best units on either side on the Matrix below, and apply the Combat Result. The combat result is interpreted according to (existing) 11.4.
Highest Initiative Unit of the Attacker (columns) against the Defender (rows):
| Defender \ Attacker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ex | D1/2 | D1/2 | De | De |
| 2 | A1/2 | Ex | Dr2 | D1/2 | D1/2 |
| 3 | A1/2 | Ar2 | Ex | Dr2 | D1/2 |
| 4 | Ae | A1/2 | Ar2 | Ex | Dr2 |
| 5 |
Woods Hexside: Inf: Change "Dr" and "Ar" results (not Ar2/Dr2 etc) to "Ex" and implement as above.
Initiative conversions for 1814: The following modifiers apply to the Initiative Ratings printed on the unit counters when using the optional Exchange table. French Guard Infantry +2 Initiative; All Other Units: No Modifier.