Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
High Ground is a Tactical level board-wargame that combines the best elements of skill and luck with the same Strategic and Tactical situations encountered by the Generals and Field Commanders of Frederick the Great, Napoleon and Catherine, Empress of Russia, employing the proven principles of the 18th Century land warfare, the Age of Reason. Each player has a about 15 units in play on a large attractive square grid - with river, ravine, bridges, swamp, and so forth.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Movement Points
Spend a movement allowance across spaces with different costs.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Square Grid
Use an orthogonal grid where position and adjacent spaces shape movement or placement.
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High Ground is a Tactical level board-wargame that combines the best elements of skill and luck with the same Strategic and Tactical situations encountered by the Generals and Field Commanders of Frederick the Great, Napoleon and Catherine, Empress of Russia, employing the proven principles of the 18th Century land warfare, the Age of Reason. Each player has a about 15 units in play on a large attractive square grid - with river, ravine, bridges, swamp, and so forth. The goal of the game is to capture the opponents crown space. The units are infantry, cavalry, artillery and supply. Each turn you can move one type of unit - and attack with one unit (not necessarily a moved unit). Each unit has a plastic base and 2 - 9 pegs in them, depending on what type they are. The pegs are hit points, the last peg is a flag which when removed is worth victory points and indicates the units destruction. If you want - instead of moving a military piece, you can advance your supply wagon. When advanced 3 times you get a reinforcement. This adds some strategy as players can attempt to interrupt their opponents supply line.