Cover art for La Garde Veille!

La Garde Veille!

2025 · BGG
Avg rating
7.35
Bayes rating
0.00
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2
Playtime
1 hr 30 min
Ratings count
20

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Description

La Garde Veille! (The Guard is on Watch!) is a Tactical level original module for the Jours de Gloire series, set at battalion scale, inserted in VaeVictis magazine #178. It covers Guard’s actions during the Battle of Eylau. The first scenario cover 1st Battalion of Grenadiers à pied regiment against a Russian column approaching Eylau’s cimetary and village. The second one is dedicated to the charge of the Grenadier à cheval regiment at the end of the famous Murat’s cavalry charge. The scale is 100 m per hexagon and one Strength Point corresponds to about 200 infantry, 150 cavalry or 2 guns. The game includes two maps, one per scenario. The game lenghth is 4 or 5 turns, each covering 15 minutes of real time. A game of La Garde veille! should last around 1 hour. —description from the designer

Mechanics

Chit-Pull System Dice Rolling Grid Movement Hexagon Grid Line of Sight Movement Points Simulation Variable Set-up

Themes

None recorded

Publishers

Cérigo Editions Vae Victis

Designers

Frédéric Bey