A simple campaign system (Part 3): Some initial rules

Before I even began to draft some rules, I decided to enhance the colours I had used on my campaign grid as the original looked rather anaemic!

The draft (and incomplete) rules that I have written are intended for solo use, but should be easy to amend so that they can be used by several players operating in cooperation or in opposition.

Rules

• Movement:
• Infantry and Artillery move 1D6 grid areas per turn.
• Cavalry move 1D6+1 grid areas per turn (but 1D6 grid areas per turn if accompanying Infantry and/or Artillery).
• River Boats move at 1D6+2 grid areas per turn.
• All movement is made through the face a grid area unless the grid areas only touch at a corner, in which case the movement is made through the corner of the grid area.

Two examples of Permitted Movement.

Two examples of Prohibited Movement.

• Any unit that ends its move in an Event grid area must throw a D6 and read the result from the appropriate Event Table.
• Any unit that passes through an Event grid area treats the grid area as if there was nothing in it.
• No unit may enter or pass through a Location grid area as part of a normal move. It must stop an adjacent grid area, throw a D6, and read the result from the appropriate Location Table.
• River Boats that enters a Cataract grid area must stop and throw a D6.
  • If the D6 die score is 1 or 2, it may not move next turn.
  • If the D6 die score is 3 or 4, it may not move for two turns.
  • If the D6 die score is 5 or 6, it may not move for three turns.

• Event Table:
• 1 = Grid area is empty. Proceed unhindered.
• 2 = Supply problems. Do not move next turn.
• 3 = Supply problems. Do not move for two turns.
• 4 = Supply problems. Do not move for three turns.
• 5 = Enemy forces are in an adjacent grid area. You may fight them next turn or try to avoid them.
• 6 = Enemy forces have ambushed you. You must fight or retreat one grid area.

• Location Table:
• 1 or 2 = The location is empty. It may be occupied next turn.
• 3 = A small enemy force occupies the location. You may fight them next turn or try to avoid them.
• 4 = A large enemy force occupies the location. You may fight them next turn or try to avoid them.
• 5 = A small enemy force occupies the location. You must fight or retreat one grid area.
• 6 = A large enemy force occupies the location. You must fight or retreat one grid area.

As I was drafting these rules, I realised that I will also have to develop some terrain generation rules for when battles take place, but initially I wanted to see if the movement system will work, and if the Event and Location Tables concept is worth pursuing for solo games.