Washington's Army: Rules for the AWI

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WA shares the same skeleton as the samurai (BAW) and CWB (ACW) sets. Players each bring a points based army to the game. The game generates the scenario by way of considering player's enthusiasm for being the attacker and his leanings in events. The basic unit is the infantry battalion. All mechanisms use standard 6-sided dice. Usually along the lines of 'three bases shooting, therefore roll 3 dice.' No paper record keeping. Casualties, disorder, etc. is shown by adding markers to the unit. Game usually last about six turns. Played on a 5 x 3-foot table. Measurements in inches. Musket range 10 inches. Units are motivated and then use action points. Victory is based upon objectives, destruction of units and ground taken. WA only covers AWI. Peculiar to this set are off-table flankers, riflemen, Indians, and a lot of scenery. A typical army of about 200 figures might consist of 9 foot units, 1 cavalry unit, 1 field gun and 4 mounted commanders.