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1989 Ranked #12,739

Soldier's Companion

Colonial miniatures game has forces fight land, air, and aquatic actions across nineteenth-century campaigns with fantastical machines. Its adaptable rules support both historical columns and Space 1889 adventures.

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Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3/5

Rating

7.30

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Soldier's Companion is a good, solid set of 19th-century colonial miniatures rules. The basic system mechanics are are an elaboration of those used in Sky Galleons of Mars, giving a solid basis for land, aerial, and aquatic combats.

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Soldier's Companion is a good, solid set of 19th-century colonial miniatures rules. The basic system mechanics are are an elaboration of those used in Sky Galleons of Mars, giving a solid basis for land, aerial, and aquatic combats. While allowing for the addition of land juggernauts, combat tripods, and aerial fliers, the rules work just as well for a rag-tag British column fighting its way through the passes of the Northwest Frontier. Soldier's Companion combines the excitement of the 19th-century colonial wars with the adventure of Space:1889.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
120 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Frank Chadwick

Artists

4
Angela Bostick Tim Bradstreet Steve Bryant Rick Harris

Publishers

2
Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games) Heliograph Incorporated

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