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2 Napoleonic 20 Standard Game Rules v3.0Game Charts, Tables, and Tracks:These appear on both the map and theseparate Player Aid Mat.● The Game Turn Track shows timepassing, measured in Game Turns.● The Morale Track indicates the currentnumber of Morale Points available toeach army.● You use the Combat Results Tablewhen resolving Battles.● The Terrain Effects Chart explainshow the map features impact movementand combat during play.*Some slight soot and discoloration can occurduring the laser cutting process. If any ofthese pieces are missing or damaged, pleaseemail us at info@victorypointgames.com[3.0] SETTING UP THE GAMEPlayers determine what side they will play.The French Player controls all of theFrench units, the Anti-French Player(a.k.a., the “Allied Player”) controls theother (i.e., opposing) units.Before shuffling the cards to form theDraw Pile, remove from the deck any cardswith their titles in red. Place them, faceup,next to the Draw Pile, forming theinitial Discard Pile.These red-titled cards will be added to theDraw Pile after the first reshuffle.Shuffle the remaining cards to form theDraw Pile, and then follow the game’sExclusive Rules (at the end of this book)for the remainder of the set up instructions.[4.0] SEQUENCE OF PLAYGeneral RulePlay proceeds in successive Game Turns,composed of alternating Player Turns.During each Game Turn, players maneuvertheir units and resolve Battles strictly inaccording with this Sequence of Play andwithin the limits provided by these Rules.At the conclusion of the last Game Turn,consult the Victory Conditions anddetermine the winner.THE GAME TURNEach Game Turn consists of two PlayerTurns, a First Player Turn and a SecondPlayer Turn, with the Exclusive Rulesspecifying who the First Player is). PlayerTurns consist of segments called ‘Phases.’The term ‘Phasing Player’ describes theplayer who is currently the protagonistconducting activities during that Phase.The First Player Turn1. First Player Random Events Phase:The First Player reveals and enacts thetop card’s single event for that playeronly (5.0).2. First Player Movement Phase: TheFirst Player may move all, some or noneof his units as desired within the limitsof the Rules for Movement (6.0), Zonesof Control (7.0), and Terrain Effects.That side’s reinforcements might alsoenter the map, if available (11.0).3. Second Player Reaction Phase: TheSecond Player may have some, none orall of his Cavalry units conductReaction Maneuvers (8.0).4. First Player Combat Phase: In anyorder the First Player desires, his unitscan attack enemy units (9.0).Afterward, all eligible units recoverfrom Rout (9.6.3) and Fatigue (16.8).If he did not Force March during hisMovement Phase, and was not involvedin any Battles during the Reaction orCombat Phases, the First Player can, ifeligible, receive a Morale Point fromresting this Turn during a “Lull” (13.0).5. First Player Night Operations: Only ifit is a Night Game Turn, the First Playermay Rally eliminated units (10.0), adjusthis side’s Morale based upon capturedLine of Communication (‘LOC’) andObjective hexes; recover one MoralePoint (14.0), then reconceal all of hisunits and add his Dummy unitsto the map when using the Fog ofWar Optional Rule (16.1).Systems Development by Alan Emrich and Lance McMillan
Napoleonic 20 Standard Game Rules v3.0 3The Second Player Turn6. Repeat Phases 1 through 5, reversing theroles of the First and Second Players. Ifit is a Night Turn, afterward, reshuffleall the Random Event cards to form anew Draw Pile.Sudden Death Turns7. Certain Game Turns, indicated on theGame Turn Track by a red die-face,present the possibility for an earlyconclusion to the Battle. At the end ofthese Turns, the Second Player rolls adie and, if the result is less than orequal to (≤) the number shown on thedie-face, the game ends immediately andthe winner is determined. If the die rollis greater than the number shown, playcontinues on to the next Game Turn.[5.0] RANDOM EVENTSGeneral RuleRandom events are the imponderables ofwar-affecting campaigns.At the beginning of eachPlayer Turn, the PhasingPlayer reveals the topRandom Event card fromthe Draw Pile and immediatelyapplies that side’sevent (only, when there aretwo different events on the same card).When there are two evens on a card, thetop (blue-shaded) event is the FrenchPlayer’s and the bottom (non-blue shaded)event is the Anti-French Player’s.ProcedureIn addition to specific event instructions,reshuffle the deck at the end of each NightGame Turn. Unless otherwise specified onthe event itself, a specific event can occurmultiple times per game.[6.0] MOVEMENTGeneral RuleDuring your Movement Phase, you maymove as many or as few of your units asyou desire. You can move units in anydirection or combination of directions.ProcedureMove units one at a time, tracing a path ofcontiguous spaces along the map. As eachunit enters a space (called a “hex”), theunit pays one or more Movement Pointsfrom its Movement Allowance to do so.Restrictions and Prohibitions[6.1] Strict Sequence: Movement nevertakes place out of sequence. You can onlyvoluntarily move your units during yourown (i.e., your ‘friendly’) Movement orReaction Phases (see 8.0 for the latter).[6.2] Speed Limit: A unit cannot exceedits Movement Allowance during a friendlyMovement Phase, with the exception thata unit can always move 1 hex per friendlyMovement Phase (as long as it is not intoprohibited terrain or across a prohibitedhexside), even if it does not have sufficientMovement Points to pay the entire cost toenter that hex. A unit can expend all, someor none of its Movement Points during itsfriendly Movement Phase. Unused MovementPoints do not accumulate from Turnto Turn, nor are they transferable from unitto unit. Unused Movement Points are lost.[6.3] Enemies: A friendly unit cannotenter a hex containing an enemy unit.[6.4] No ‘Take Backs:’ All movement isfinal once a player’s hand is withdrawnfrom the unit he is moving. Players maynot change their minds and retrace a unit’smovement after releasing it.Strictly enforce this Rule!During these campaigns,units often went in thewrong direction at decisivemoments with disastrous results.Terrain EffectsNormally, units pay one (1) MovementPoint to enter each hex, regardless of itsterrain type. However, the following Casesapply to define this further:© 1999 Joe Miranda and © 2013 Victory Point Games
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