Reinforcements Have Arrived: Soldier King Lands from Noble Knight Games!

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There is nothing quite like the feeling of an international parcel hitting the doorstep, especially when it contains a classic piece of campaign gaming history you’ve been eagerly anticipating! My boxed copy of GDW’s 1982 classic, Soldier King , officially arrived today—safely shipped over from Noble Knight Games. The components are in fantastic condition. Leafing through those vintage 1982 rulebook pages and unrolling the map sheets in person immediately brings back that great, nostalgic operational gaming aesthetic. The Inspiration Behind the Campaign I have to give a massive tip of the hat to Neil Patterson over at the Aufklarungsabteilung blog. It was reading through Neil’s fantastic posts and seeing how he integrated Soldier King into his own campaign gaming that originally hooked me on the concept. The clean map layout, simple area movement, and multi-faction dynamic make it an ideal engine for driving grand-scale strategic campaigns on the tabletop w...
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Age of Honor

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Age of Honor

Wargames Rules: Age of Honor

Age of Honor is the digital expansion module and scenario book for Age of Eagles II (Napoleonic Fire & Fury), covering the "Lace Wars" from the age of Marlborough and Villars to Frederick the Great and Marshal Saxe. It provides all the necessary rules changes to convert the core Napoleonic system to 18th-century warfare in less than a page.

The system is designed for "big battles" where the player controls divisions rather than individual battalions. It includes eight pages of regimental data concerning all the forces that fought during the period from the War of the Spanish Succession through to the War of the Bavarian Succession. The expansion includes sixteen historical scenarios, including Seven Years' War masterpieces such as Kolin, Leuthen, Zorndorf, Minden, Kunersdorf, and Torgau.

The rules focus on the grand tactical experience, using a "Tempo" and activation system that reflects the friction of command. While originally designed for 15mm, the system is highly adaptable to other scales, making it a viable option for massed 6mm engagements where brigade-level integrity is paramount.

Published by: Age of Eagles / Bill Gray

What do you think?

I would love to hear your opinion on these rules! Do you use them for the Seven Years War? How do you find they handle the 6mm scale? Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Related project hubs for this period:
[The Silesian Wars 1740–1763 Project Hub]  |  [The Seven Years War 1756–1763 Project Hub]

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