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LET’S PLAY THE SILVER BAYONET

The latest game from the McCullough stable is a wargame of Napoleonic gothic horror. At first, I thought this was a new version of Frostgrave set in a black powder era. Never judge a Victorian-looking book by its cover …! While there are similarities, this is an entirely new game. As the system in Frostgrave can be a little random, the new ideas in this game are most welcome.

The game itself is perhaps best described as and meet and . The format is familiar: a player chooses an officer as

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