The Drive on Metz: - Victory Point Games

10 In Magnificent Style Rules v1.0
[14.0] UNION ACTIVITY
During the Union Activity Phase, draw a
number of Blue Event chits equal to the
number of blue squares in the current Game
Turn’s box. Implement each one immediately
as it is drawn.
<strong>The</strong>re is no Union Activity Phase on Game
Turn 1.
[15.0] LEE & LONGSTREET
Before the beginning of the Union Activity
Phase, you can request and receive assistance
from higher up the chain of command.
[15.1] Lee Bonus: Once per game, you can
take this bonus by placing
the Lee chit on the map. In
so doing, all Confederate
Brigades for the remainder of that turn
ignore all retreat movement (regardless of the
reason). <strong>The</strong> remainder of those
results/Events is still applied normally – only
the rearward movement part is ignored.
[15.2] Longstreet Bonus: Twice per game,
you can take this bonus by placing
one of the Longstreet chits on the
map to symbolize his contribution.
This allows the transfer of no more than half
of the Active Brigade’s SV to any other
Brigade from the same Division (even if the
receiving Brigade was previously eliminated).
Decrease the transferring Brigade’s SV
by the chosen amount, and increase the receiving
Brigade’s SV by the same amount. If the
receiving Brigade is eliminated, it is returned
to the map in its own Brigade Column on the
same horizontal row as the transferring
Brigade. Its Rally marker is also placed in
that space, but place it on its Done side (that
is, its whole turn is spent reforming).
<strong>The</strong> Longstreet bonus cannot be given to,
but can be taken from, a Confederate
Brigade in a Union Position space.
<strong>The</strong> Lee and Longstreet bonuses cannot
both be applied on the same Game Turn.
[15.3] Commander’s Risk: If, at any time
during a turn when the Lee or Longstreet
bonuses are occurring, <strong>The</strong> General is Hit!
event is drawn, that Lee or Longstreet Bonus
is cancelled for the remainder of the turn and
the normal effect of that chit is ignored (i.e.,
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the Brigade General is “safe” and the higher
up General is hit).
Note that loss of a commander engenders a
big penalty when scoring the game (17.0).
[16.0] HOUSEKEEPING
Begin the Housekeeping Phase by refreshing
(flipping) all Division General markers on
their Used sides back to their Ready sides.
<strong>The</strong>n remove all temporary effect Fire!
chits and replace them in the mix (see 11.3).
Next, flip all Done markers back over to their
Rally sides.
Finally, advance the Game Turn marker one
space. If Game Turn 5 was just completed,
score the game (see 17.0) to see how well
you did.
[17.0] SCORING THE GAME
At the end of Game Turn 5, the Confederates
score Victory Points according to the
Victory Point Schedule shown on the Player
Aid sheet. <strong>The</strong> sum of those points earned
determines their level of victory or defeat.
Lee and/or Longstreet is Hit
If the Longstreet Bonus was cancelled due to
a <strong>The</strong> General is Hit! chit, lower the level of
victory by one level.
If the Lee Bonus was cancelled during play
due to a <strong>The</strong> General is Hit! chit, lower the
level of victory by three levels.
Total VPs = Outcome and “History”
181 or more = Incredible Victory!: Lee’s
Army of Northern Virginia sweeps over
Cemetery Ridge and drives the Union
army from the field in utter rout, pursuing
them all the way back to the fortifications
of Washington. Britain and France finally
recognize the Confederacy and negotiate a
peace between the North and South.
161 to 180 = Decisive Victory: <strong>The</strong>
Confederates once again break the Army
of the Potomac, leaving it disorganized as
Philadelphia and Washington are suddenly
both at the Rebels’ mercy. Lee knows that
he at last has his opportunity to bring the
war to a favorable conclusion, but he must
press his exhausted army on to Washington
to force the issue before more Federal
armies arrive by rail from New England