![]() Highland Charge comes with five battles: Sheriffmuir, Glen Shiel, Prestonpans, Falkirk, and Culloden. The rulebook for HtL-HC is also brief and concise, consisting of scenarios’ set-up and special rules. The British unit counters are primarily red (naturally), while Jacobite units are primarily blue. The ability to design your own scenarios is rare in a boardgame and greatly enhances the game system.Īll of the above can be said for Highland Charge as well. Also, with the moveable terrain tiles, a player could quickly and easily build his own scenarios with just a bit of research. The Battle of Soor is offered for free on-line from the Worthington games site. The game comes with eight battles: Mollwitz, Choutusitz, Hohenfriedburg, Kesselsdorf, Kolin, Leuthen, Hockkirk, and Liegnitz. To avoid this situation, I placed the unit next to the swamp, but no closer to the enemy.) (The only error I spotted was in the “Battle of Leuthen” scenario which places two units in swamp terrain swamps are impassible, so there is no way to move the units out of the swamp. It is a true pleasure to read a set of rules once and be able to go straight to playing the game without having to puzzle things out. The rulebook is short (16 pages including scenarios’ set-ups), concise, well-written and replete with good examples of play. They are also easily movable and stackable. These unit counters are large, very readable. They represent units of infantry, artillery, cavalry and leaders of the various armies. The unit markers are also sturdy, colorful (Prussians are blue, Austrians are red and Saxons are gray) and easily identifiable. Further, these tiles are colorful and clearly delineate the terrain type they represent. The maps for each scenario are built using these terrain tiles. Unlike most board games there are not multiple maps instead HtL-FW has a board with plain hexagons that represent open terrain, and several separate tiles that represent other land features such as towns, rivers, forest, hills and so on. The board and the pieces are heavy board stock. Right out of the box the game components look and feel nice and sturdy. Highland Charge is not a stand-alone it requires owning HtL-FW to play. These battles feature the fearsome Scots Highlanders using the Highland charge tactic against the British regulars or Scots militia using linear battle tactics. From 1714 to 1745 no fewer than four major rebellions broke out in the Scottish highlands, sometimes with support from France or Spain, all trying to put James’ successors back on the throne. In 1689, Catholic King James II lost the British throne to the Protestant William of Orange. Meanwhile, Highland Charge centers on the battles of the Jacobite Rebellions from 1714 to 1745 in the British Isles. ![]() In fact, the army was the dominating institution of Prussia, so much so that one government minister stated, “Prussia was not a country with an army, but an army with a country.” The Prussian army that Frederick led was highly disciplined and well-trained, with a highly efficient officer corps. Coming to the throne of Prussia in 1740, Frederick determined to connect all his scattered holdings into one unified Prussian state and also to make Prussia one of the great powers of Europe, joining France, Austria, Britain and Russia in the great power “club.” In 1741, he attacked Silesia, kicking off the wars variously called the Silesian Wars or the War of Austrian Succession and considered to be the precursor war to the Seven Years’ War. HtL-FW is focused on the wars of Frederick II of Prussia, usually referred to as Frederick the Great. ![]() Frederick’s War is the follow-up game to Worthington Games: Hold the Line, which focused on the American War of Independence. Hold the Line: Frederick’s War ( HtL-FW) and the expansion pack Hold the Line: Highland Charge ( HtL-HC) are great-looking, fun and quick-playing, light tactical war games. Passed Inspection: Beautiful map design large, sturdy and easy-to-read counters innovative and quick playing.įailed Basic: Small number of units in each scenario, high price. ![]() Frederick’s War is $65.00 and Highland Charge is $20.00. Artists: Brandon Pennington and Sean Cooke. Hold the Line: Frederick’s War and Hold the Line: Highland Charge. Hold the Line: Frederick’s War and Highland Charge – Boardgame Review By Patrick Baker
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