An overview of the SYW scenarios.

The SYW scenarios are in their first draft, two have been tested and these will be posted to the blog later this week. The remainder will follow as time permits. The dozen scenarios simulate events or smaller conflicts occurring during the execution of a campaign. The outcome of each scenario will generate a score for each nation involved, at the moment these are France vs. Hannover, Prussia vs. Austria and Prussia vs. Sweden. 

There are several aspects about the system, no maps are needed to play a campaign, though players may find them useful providing context to their games. Secondly, these are played randomly with the scores of each nation influencing how the subsequent scenario if to be played. Lastly, players alternate the command of each army involved in the campaign thereby distributing the advantage of an experienced player to both armies.    

How do the scores accumulated for each nation affect the subsequent scenario? The difference in scores may offer a general access to optional rules for that particular scenario. As the score totals widen, this represents the attrition leading to an exhaustion experienced by combatants, eventually forcing a major battle.  I recommend reading Savory’s “His Britannic Majesty’s Army in Germany” which has proven a source of inspiration for the scenarios. 

Currently, the scenarios are being tested with France in conflict against Hannover. I have added a few photos, a taste of things to come.