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Chosen Men

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Osprey Wargames (Osprey)


Product Info

Title
Chosen Men
Publisher
Author
Mark Latham
Publish Year
2016
Pages
64
Dimensions
7x9.5x.125"
NKG Part #
2147651230
MFG. Part #
OPSOWG18
Type
Softcover
Series
OWG018

Description

Chosen Men is a set of fast-action skirmish rules detailing the bloody skirmishes between light troops in the Napoleonic Wars. The primary focus of the game is on soldiers and NCOs in light 'flank' companies, as they scout ahead of larger forces and take part in man-to-man actions against enemy skirmishers.

Although the game allows for the formation of accurately sized companies of light infantry and cavalry if you wish, these formations are broken down into small groups of up to a dozen men. For the most part, officers are not swashbuckling super-heroes, but staunch commanders who rally and direct their men to achieve the battlefield objectives. Although the game uses an alternating action turn sequence, officers can use their influence on multiple units at the same time in an effort to steal the initiative. With all rolls resolved using standard 6-sided dice, this game combines a classic wargaming feel with modern wargame mechanics.