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Whether you are new to the Look, Sarge, No Charts<\/span><\/em> rule system or a fan, whether you are an aficionado of the period or a newcomer, when you play Fate of Battle<\/span>, you will be challenged and excited.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Buck\u2019s first real wargaming love was the Napoleonic Wars.\u00a0 This is his third set of published Napoleonic rules.\u00a0 Battles for Empire<\/span> <\/em>was designed for those Empire<\/span>-sized games.\u00a0 Wellington Rules<\/span><\/em> was designed for much smaller games, in which players commanded brigade.\u00a0 Fate of Battle<\/span> <\/em>is designed for larger games in which which players command one or more divisions.\u00a0 Like all the Look, Sarge<\/span><\/em> family of rules, this game moves!<\/p>\n

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Some nice eye candy of 10mm figures in a game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fate of Battle<\/span><\/em> is the most complex of the Look, Sarge<\/span> family.\u00a0 We\u2019ve worked hard to remain true to the fell of the series, but we\u2019ve incorporated formations, skirmishing, and other period feel.\u00a0 You\u2019ll get the paper, scissors, rock of infantry, cavalry, and artillery in columns, lines, and squares.<\/p>\n

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Many gamers are turned off by the Napoleonic Wars.\u00a0 Years of pedantic, plodding, overly complex rules and the angry rules lawyers those systems seem to attract have convinced many gamers we know that the Napoleonic Wars cannot be fun to game.\u00a0 Members of our gaming club who have sworn off the period enjoy these rules and play them regularly.<\/p>\n

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A 10mm game hosted at Cold Wars 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fate of Battle<\/span><\/em> features the Look, Sarge<\/span><\/em> double-random (TM) activation mechanism that ensures unpredictability and friction without everyone standing around watching one person act, like most card activation schemes.<\/p>\n

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In Fate of Battle<\/span><\/em>, infantry battalions and cavalry battle groups are represented by a pair of bases, so that columns, lines, and squares can be easily depicted on the table. \u00a0Green dice used for activation are placed near the brigade, division, and corps commanders. There are no large pink rectangles (chart cards) to spoil the aesthetics. (The rectangle you see in the picture on the left is a notebook someone was using to plan his next game.) To play the game you need to make some special dice from wooden cubes or blank dice. The bases have small labels on the backs of them with information on them. With the labels and the special dice, you have all the information you need to play the game, right where you need it. The systems are elegant and smooth. For the Napoleonic version of LSNC we\u2019ve added formations (column, line, and square) so that you get that paper-scissors-rock feel. We\u2019ve also added a skirmish phase at the beginning of each turn. This provides an elegant mechanism to reflect the effect of skirmishers without gunking up the game.<\/p>\n

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Battle of Craon, 1814 at Cold Wars 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the information needed to play the game is written on small labels on the backs of the bases.\u00a0 Movement, defense, melee, morale, and firepower information is all depicted.\u00a0 Along with these labels, small special dice are used for morale checks, rolling to stand, and rolling to close with the enemy.\u00a0\u00a0 All these mechanics work seamlessly together to create and elegant gaming experience, free of large chart cards cluttering the aesthetics of the table.\u00a0 All the information you need is right where you are looking — at the figures.\u00a0 If, however, players don\u2019t want to use the base labels, you can download a roster to record all the important information instead.<\/p>\n

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The Battle of Vouchamps, 1814<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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The Battle of Monereau, 1814<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Players command one or more divisions, each consisting of two or more brigades.<\/p>\n

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Above are images of the Battle of Laon, 1814, from Cold Wars 2013.<\/p>\n

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Click here to see a thorough review<\/a> of the rules posed by the IronMarshal on The Miniatures Page<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This is a picture from a recent play test game at a club gaming night. The scenario was a meeting engagement from Charles Grant\u2019s Scenarios for All Ages. In this scenario, advanced guards from both the French and the Russians (in this case a corps from each) each were trying to capture the three bridges across the river. The side with two out of three bridges would be the winner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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With Look, Sarge, No Charts, this is what a gaming table looks like during a game. These pictures were not prettied up for the photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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You can purchase a PDF version of A Union So Tested<\/em> at Wargames Vault.<\/a><\/span>
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You can purchase a soft cover book from On Military Matters.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Useful Downloads:<\/h2>\n