Vive le Roi!: Fast Play 18th Century Wargame Rules for the Wars of Frederick the Great, Malborough

Vive le Roi! is a set of fast play 18th century grand tactical wargame rules bringing out the differences in drill and the like throughout the century. The first half of the rules are the game mechanisms, with details on basing units and creating a wargames army in the second half (since during play it is useful to have the rules at the front!).

Each infantry battalion, cavalry squadron, and artillery battery is represented by a single stand with armies organised into brigades, wings and having a baggage trayne. National differences are covered.

The game sequence is basically of the You go – I go type.

Rule sections are as follows:

 Sequence of Play
 Infantry Movement
 Cavalry Movement
 Artillery, baggage, and generals movement
 Moving through other bases
 Cannonades
 Overhead fire
 Howizters and mortars
 Shrinkage, disorder, confusion and routing.
 Combat and musketry
 Close combat
 Pursuit
 Morale
 Generals
 Dragoons
 Command and control
 Disintegration
 Basing your army
 Army organisation
 Army ratios
 Troop quality
 Cuirasses
 Lances and eastern cavalry
 Campaigns
 Lack of supply
 Soft ground
 Deploying for battle
 The pyromaniac bit…

—description from the publisher