The Seven Years War In Europe, 1756-1763 Clash of Monarchs lets two to four players recreate the titantic struggle that raged across Europe and the world, pitting Frederick the Great's Prussia and

Clash of Monarchs

The Seven Years War In Europe, 1756-1763 Clash of Monarchs lets two to four players recreate the titantic struggle that raged across Europe and the world, pitting Frederick the Great's Prussia and its Hanoverian allies against Maria Theresa's Coalition of Austrian, French, Russian, Saxon, Swedish, and Holy Roman Empire forces. Each player directs the effort of one or more of the major powers, plus their minor allies, using the card-driven operations and point-to-point movement system of many of GMT's most highly-regarded games. The cards help players enact Frederick's pre-war invasion planning, Austrian minister Kaunitz's diplomatic triumph in the 2nd Treaty of Versailles, the operational ascendancy of Prussian and Hanoverian light troops, formation of the Austrian General Staff, huge financial loans, court intrigue at Versailles, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, and dozens of other key political, economic, and military events. COM also uses split decks, which foster play of each power's events in two phases -- Early War (usually through mid-1758), and Wider War (1758 to conclusion) - and allow a multi-player game to use exactly the same rules as a 2-player contest. COM augments the CDG system with a Colonial Conflict sub-game, a fully-integrated treatment of light unit operations, and a Fortunes of War chit pull, which varies the occurrence and/or timing of events beyond players' control each year -- severe weather, desertion, attrition, possible deaths of English king George II, Empress Elizabeth of Russia, et al, and Madame Pompadour's political influence over the French commanders, to add further uncertainty and drama to the campaigns. Play time: 1756 learning scenario, 60-90 min; 1757 scenario, 3 hrs; two year scenarios, 6 hrs; campaign game, 16-18 hrs.
Country USA
Binding Toy
Genre entertainment
Label Gale Force Nine LLC
Manufacturer Gale Force Nine LLC
MPN 137425
PartNumber 137425
Publisher Gale Force Nine LLC
Studio Gale Force Nine LLC
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Binding	Toy
Genre	entertainment
Label	Gale Force Nine LLC
Manufacturer	Gale Force Nine LLC
MPN	137425
PartNumber	137425
Publisher	Gale Force Nine LLC
Studio	Gale Force Nine LLC
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Clash of Monarchs

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