AoR Rules
AoR Rules
Introduction
Introduction
than it was deep. And since most of us dont use individually-mounted figures, most games dont allow us to model
accurate columns, either. Thus, wargame armies tend to
be much more blockish and square than their historical
counterparts. (Taking Might and Reasons weapon ranges
literally, an historical infantry brigade of four battalions, at
our game scale, ought to be represented by a line of miniatures 10 wide and about one-sixteenth of an inch deep.)
Rather than clinging to an illusion of literal scales and
then fudging around it, Might and Reason approaches this
problem somewhat dierently. I concede from the outset
that the scales are all wrong. Infantry formations are too
deep in lines and too broad in columns. Artillery and musketry ranges are much too long. Cavalry is not moving fast
enough, and so on. The net eect of all the scale abstractions has been to make the game play much deeper than
would have been possible had we used actual, historical
scales literally. Thus I created another distortion (units have
Base Width. Rather than using fixed measurements in inches, Might and Reason measures in BWs. This
allows players to base their figures any way they want, without changing the rules or measurements.
CD
Command Dice. Each army commander will obtain a number of command dice and place them in a
cup, for use throughout the turn.
Commander
FF
Fighting formation: lines and/or squares; or unlimbered for artillery. Represented by placing the two
bases of an infantry or cavalry unit abreast, facing forward (or, for an infantry unit deployed in a town,
represented by placing the two bases back-to-back, facing out of the town.)
Force
One of the major sub-groupings of units in an army. Variously called a corps, column, division,
or wing. A major field command of several units. Each Force is led by a sub-commander.
Hits
A unit takes Hits from fire and combat. Each hit reduces its SPs by one. When the SPs are reduced to
zero, the unit has Broken, and is removed from the table.
In-Command
A unit within the radius of its sub-commander is in-command and able to act normally. A unit might
still be in-command, yet out of radius, under certain circumstances.
MF
Marching formation: columns, or limbered artillery. Represented by placing the stands of an infantry
or cavalry unit one behind the other, facing forward. An artillery unit is replaced with a limber, or has
the gun turned around on its base to face the gunners.
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SP
Strength Points. All units have strength points, determined by their nationality, type, or period. Strength
Points measure the units physical and moral strength, as well as its state of good order. Infantry and
cavalry units have varying numbers of SPs, based upon their type, as explained in the Appendices. All
heavy artillery units have 2 SPs, and all horse artillery units have 1 SP.