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TITLE: 1812: Dawn’s Early Light

AUTHOR: Fitzhugh McCrae

PUBLISHER: Frontier Miniatures

PUBLICATION DATE: Unknown

WEB SITE/SUPPORT FORUM: None

PRICE (with date): Unknown (My copy has a $5 price tag but date unknown)

REVIEWED BY: Mark “Extra Crispy” Severin

PERIOD COVERED: The War of 1812

THE BOOK:

1812 is a small pamphlet of 48 pages. It is a simple copy-shop job with a green card stock cover. The original text was printed on a dot-matrix printer (!) and the maps are hand drawn. In the center of the book are a number of templates for canister fire etc. The rules cover 40 pages with a brief overview of the armies and a few maps making up the remainder.

SCOPE: 1812 is a game of tactical combat of the War of 1812.

ARMY SIZE: Units in 1812 are on the large side - the examples use unit sizes of 24-40, though battles will require relatively few units. I’d estimate a good army would require approximately 250-350 figures.

BASE UNIT: The base unit in 1812 is the battalion of infantry or cavalry. Artillery units are batteries. A number of exceptions for militia and Amerinds are covered in the rules.

GAME SCALES:

• Ground Scale: 1” = 20 yards (for 15mm figures 1” = 10 yards)
• Time scale 1 turn = 15 minutes
• Figure/Base Ratio 1 figure = 20 men, 1 gun = 1 battery
• Recommended Figure Size: 25mm or 15mm. There are charts for both 25 mm and 15 mm throughout the rules.
• Table Size: Not stated.
• Game Length: Not stated.

BASING SIZES:

Shako uses flexible b

TURN SEQUENCE:

1. The Artillery Phase: Both players simultaneously fire their eligible artillery units. Any units Broken (see below) are removed from play.
2. Command Phase: Orders are issued and sent, units are rallied. Divisions check morale followed by the Army.

GAME MECHANICS:

The Orders System: The primary back.

Movement: As one would ex

Morale Rating: The combat

Artillery Fire: Artillery is a p

Fire Combat: Ranged

Melee: Melee is resolv

ARMY LISTS/SCENARIOS:

The rule book includes one scenario - Waterloo - as well as army lists for several major nations. There are no lists for Spain.

REVIEWER’S COMMENTS:

Shako is

PLAYER’S COMMENTS:

Not played.

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