Generals Marshals Tacticians is the fifth expansion for GMT s Commands & Colors Napoleonics game system. In my opinion, this expansion will impact your Commands & Colors Napoleonic gaming like no other expansion has done to date.
In this expansion, there are 18 historical battles. A number of these scenarios focus on the engagements of the French army of 1813 against the Russian, Austrian as well as Prussian armies around Leipzig.
Players will also find a few new units including, Russian Lt Lancer Cavalry along with Militia Lancer Cavalry, British Rocket Battery, as well as French Guard Horse Artillery. But what makes this expansion stand out is the introduction of a deck of Napoleonic Tactician cards.
These 50 cards are created to spice up each as well as every player s Napoleonic experience by enhancing the role of leaders on the battlefield, without adding additional complexity or pages of rules. Tactician cards also add an element of suspense and will challenge players to coordinate their use in a timely manner.
In terms of game play, they represent leader actions as well as Napoleonic battlefield happenings or unit abilities. These cards may hinder the opposition army, enhance a player s units or may instantly change the course of a battle.
The number of Tactician cards each player will take at the start of a battle is indicated in the scenario notes. For earlier scenarios, players must refer to the Commander Tactician Rating Reference Card, which is a comprehensive listing of all Commands & Colors Napoleonic scenarios released to date including a commander s tactician rating for each army.
The Tactician cards along including the updated deck of Napoleonic Command cards, will add an exciting new command level to all Napoleonic scenarios. The new deck of 90 Command cards has not gone through any major changes.
For the most part, players will be very familiar including the Command cards. Updates to the deck mainly focus on how the Command cards work in conjunction including the new deck of Tactician cards.
However, the deck does include six new Take Command cards. A couple of new game mechanics are also introduced in this expansion including, Garrison Markers, rules for forming and battling with a Grand Battery along with an update to the Leader Casualty Check rules, where a leader alone in a hex may now be targeted in ranged combat.
So get your P500 order in along with get ready to experience an expansion will impact your Commands & Colors Napoleonic gaming like no other expansion has done to date. Welcome to some enhanced fun!
Vendor: GMT
