VAE VICTIS # 174: Munchengratz and Gitschin, June 28th-29th 1866.

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Content:

NEWS: Eylau 1807; NA'41; France '40; C31 37; Rebel Fury; The Enemy is at the Gate; The Fate of All; ATO 58; Panzer NA

BOARDGAMES: Winter's Victory; Mare Nostrum; Save South VN; Death in the Trenches; Norman Sword; Plantagenet; Banish all their Fear; Beginning of a Tragedy; Battles in the East

HOBBY: Des etudiants s'invitent au combat, Saison 2 - nouvelle formule; Les jeux de roles (quasi)historiques; Comment ecrire une campagne

FIGURINES: TPillage; Extension 7TV; 1807, le desastre de la seconde expedition d'Alexandrie; Construire un village africain; Bataille sur le Mincio 1815; Team Yankee NATO 2ND part

ART OF WAR: Munchengratz and Gitschin, June 28th-29th 1866.

WARGAME: New module in the Battles in the Time of Napoleon III series, Muchengratz and Gitschin is the third and final game in the series of preliminary battles of the Bohemian campaign of 1866 leading to the major confrontation between the two German powers: the battle of Sadowa/Koniggr?tz which will be the subject of a big game later. The The Great Battles of Napoleon III series (VaeVictis n? 55, 73, 138, 157 and 165), offers a simple and dynamic system, emphasizing troop engagement in the face of deadly defensive fire. While the bulk of the imperial army begins its movement from Olmutz to reach the heart of Bohemia, the I Austrian Corp of Count Clam-Gallas is ordered to guard the border and collect the retreating Saxon divisions in accordance with the plan drawn up by the general staffs of the two countries. He will then be able to begin his withdrawal to join the rest of the Austrian corps concentrated for the decisive battle envisaged in the purest Napoleonic tradition, but this is without taking into account the energetic Prussian advances of the Elbe Army and the First Army which, during the battles of Muchengratz and Gitschin, jostled and disorganized the imperial troops in their retreat.


Difficulty: 5/10
Solitaire: ??7/10
Playing time: 2 to 4 hours depending on the scenario