Cover art for Song of Drums and Shakos

Song of Drums and Shakos

2008 · BGG
Avg rating
7.53
Bayes rating
5.55
Weight
2.00 (Medium Light)
Players
2-8
Playtime
45 min
Ratings count
56

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Description

"Keep your musket loaded!"

Song of Drums and Shakos is a fast play Napoleonic skirmish game based on the popular *Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition* mechanics. This is a stand-alone product - you do not need Song of Blades and Heroes: Revised Edition to play this game.

Muster your squad. Deploy your soldiers and fire volleys at the enemy...and when the moment of truth comes, fix bayonets and charge!

- Three scenarios included
- Simple, elegant system where your tactical decisions matter
- playable in any scale with single based models
- All major troop types represented: 160+ profiles (French, British,
Prussian, Russian, and Austrian)
- Easy measuring system
- No bookkeeping
- Point system for building up your Squad
- Play with as little as 5-6 elite to 20 inexperienced soldiers in a
standard game
- Playable on a small table (60x60 cm for 15mm)
- Simple yet subtle command system, with Officers and NCO
- Two or more players, 30-45 minutes for a full game
- Ideal introductory rule set to small actions in the Napoleonic Era.



Mechanics

Action Points Dice Rolling

Themes

Napoleonic

Publishers

Ganesha Games lulu.com

Designers

Sergio Laliscia