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Heights of Alma, The

By: Hollandspiele

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: War Games (Hollandspiele)


Product Info

Title
Heights of Alma, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Tom russell, Ilya Kudriashov
Publish Year
2019
Dimensions
9x11.5x1.25"
NKG Part #
2148004546
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
120 Minutes

Description

The heights overlooking the Alma River provided a natural defensive advantage for the Russians, who proceeded to utterly squander it with slapdash entrenchments and a left flank that was completely exposed. It didn't help that the commander of that left wing was several sheets to the wind. At least he was on the field; on the opposing side, British commander Lord Raglan snuck behind enemy lines for a better view of the battle without telling his subordinates, leaving his army without any orders. Frontal charges against the Russian heavy guns were as costly as they were pointless. Eventually, a group of men disobeyed orders, choosing to stand and fire instead - discovering, to their delight, that their new MiniƩ rifles outranged the enemy artillery! They would have known that from the beginning if anyone had bothered to listen to their French allies - the only side to acquit themselves competently.