From VPG:
Drums & Muskets is a game system designed by Frank Chadwick that recreates battles of the 18th Century, from roughly the adoption of the socket bayonet through the French Revolution. Leuthen is the first game in the series.
The very existence of the Hohenzollern monarchy is in question. Prussia hovers on the brink of collapse after a string of defeats as the winter of 1757/58 approaches. Frederick throws his small army against an Austrian force nearly twice its size with time only for one desperate battle to redeem his fortune before the snows fall.
Designer Frank Chadwick has created an elegant set of simple game mechanics that seemlessly integrate command control, maneuver and morale with the uncertainties of a combat. The battles of The Age of Reason are yours to refight with the Drums & Muskets series!
Game Data:
Number of Players: 2
Ages: 12 and up
Playing Time: approximately 40 minutes
Complexity: 3.5 on a 9 scale
Solitaire Suitability: 5 on a 9 scale
Scale:Each unit represents a division of from 2,000 to 8,000 men. Each space on the map is approxi¬mately one kilometer across. Each turn represents one hour.
Game Components:
• One 11″ x 17″ game map
• 25 Tactical Event cards
• 23 square markers
• One 8.5″ x 11″ full color Player aid mat
