Category Archives: Tricorn Rules Resources

Tricorn SYW Rules: Some Generalship Ideas & Playtest Rules

Posted on 12th July 2022 by jemima_fawr

I’ve recently been writing scenarios for two of the bloodiest battles of the Seven Years War; the Battles of Prague and Kolin.  Prague was particularly notable for the remarkably high attrition-rate among generals on both sides and it started me … Continue reading →

Posted in Eighteenth Century, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules), Tricorn Rules Resources | 2 Comments

‘Tricorn’ QRS Amendments #2

Posted on 16th May 2022 by jemima_fawr

Thanks to Maurizio’s efforts, we’ve found an error in the Tricorn skirmishing rules: Skirmishers hit on a 5 or 6, not on a 6 as it previously stated.  QRS Page 1 has therefore been amended to v1.2. There is also … Continue reading →

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‘Tricorn’ QRS Page 1 Amended to Version 1.1

Posted on 1st May 2022 by jemima_fawr

I knew it wouldn’t take long for people to find the flaws in Tricorn, so my sincere thanks to reader Maurizio for pointing out that we copied over an error in the artillery section of the QRS from Shako 1st … Continue reading →

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‘Tricorn’: My Seven Years War Variant of ‘Shako’ Rules

Posted on 19th April 2022 by jemima_fawr

Well it’s taken a while, but here is the first draft of Tricorn, being my adaptation of Shako Napoleonic rules for the wars of the mid-18th Century.  Tricorn has actually been around since the mid-1990s, when the Wargames Association of … Continue reading →

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