Strategy & Tactics #101
Cromwell's Victory
The Cromwell's Victory game is a tactical two-player game of the English Civil War battle at Long Marston on 2 July 1644. The combined Royalist armies of Newcastle and Prince Rupert met and fought the Allied Parliamentarian and Scottish armies of Fairfax, Manchester and Leven.
Contains:
- Rules (pp 27-38)
- 22" X 16" full color map
- 100 die cut counters
- Full counter inventory image included with rules
- Each hex map represents an area 200 yards across.
- Each game turn represents approximately 30 minutes of real time
- Units in the game represent brigades and regiments of Foot, Light Horse, and Heavy Horse
- Leaders represent the named officers and their staffs that were actually present at the battle
- Artillery Pieces represent groups of 3 to 5 guns
- Game Design & Development by: David James Ritchie
Magazine Contents
The English Civil War - Triumph of British Democracy (Historical article by Brenda Ralph Lewis. British Democracy was born in the era of the divine rights of kings, as Cromwell's Parliamentarian New Model Army settled the issue with Prince Rupert's Royalist forces. Includes: Scots Invasion; Beginnings of Conflict; Edgehill (with map); Battle at Newbury; Cromwell's Victory; The New Model Army; Naseby (with map); Map of the 1645 Campaign)
Appointment at Long Marston - The Battle of Marston Moor (Historical article by David James Ritchie. Includes A Gathering of Armies; Map of Marston Moor 2, July, 1644; Arrival at Long Marston; Thunder at Marston Moor Victory and Defeat; Aftermath; The Gunner's Glasse: Ordinance of the Civil Wars Chart; The Rival Armies: Organization and Equipment (sub-article with charts of Swedish-style Brigade Formation and Foot Regiment in Battle Line.))
Simulation: Cromwell's Victory (David James Ritchie)
The Hidden War (Profiling TSR's New Twilight War game by Nicholas Palmer.)
Superpowers at War (Game Errata and Charts. Include Combat Results Table and Nuclear Consequences Table)
Moves Gaming Section (Features include: Forward Observer: (The Player in the Game: From Gamer to Role Expectations, the Action Element in Game Play); Previews (Monty's D-Day; Rebel Waterloo; Julius Caesar; World War II); Replays (The Central Command Game: Designer's Notes, Errata, and Optional Rules and Counters))
For Your Information (A Wide Ranging Survey of Historical Data and Analysis, edited by A.A. Nofi. Includes: Did you know? (Interesting bits of Historical trivia); Footnotes: A well-Spoken Soldier; Employment of Swiss Mercenaries 1480-1985; A General by any Other Name (Nicknames). Data Files: Napoleon's 1809 Campaign: The Conqueror's First Reverse (with map))
Berg's Review of Games (Reviews by Richard Berg. Featured: The year in Review (1984), the Second Annual "Little Mac" awards and expanded Reviews. Includes: Axis & Allies (Milton Bradley); 1809 and Panzer Command (Victory Games); Hitler Turns Against Russia (Task Force Games); Khyber Rifles (3W))
Books in Review (Reviews of Books of interest to Gamers. Featuring: Operation Barbarossa: Strategy and Tactics on the Eastern Front, 1941 by Bryan I. Fugate; The Pursuit of Power by William H. McNeil; Suicide Squads by Richard O'Neill; Battle for Hue: Tet, 1968 by Keith William Nolan; Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga))
This is good shape play copy that may have a bit of shelf wear or staple rust. The cover has very light wear and discoloration. The inside paper stock is slightly discolored from age. The rules are detached. It is clean, unmarked and guaranteed complete. The counters are carefully sorted and bagged. Special note on “play copies”: We take great care to sort, bag components and insure that every game is complete. We always guarantee everything we sell. Please contact us immediately if you discover a problem or omission and we will take care of you promptly. Thank you - Egor.
SPIS&T101 May-June 1985 64pp, map, 1 counter sheet
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This item would weigh just under 0.94 pounds (0.43 kg) when packaged for shipping.
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