Category Archives: Shako Rules

The Defence of the Dürren-Berg (The Battle of Strehla, 20th August 1760)

Posted on 4th September 2026 by jemima_fawr

It’s been well over a year since the last one, but I recently decided to break out the tricorn hats and put on a small Seven Years War Tricorn game during a W.A.S.P. club-night with Al and our new chum … Continue reading →

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‘Tricorn’ Rules Amendments v1.5

Posted on 4th March 2026 by jemima_fawr

It suddenly occurred to me, while responding to a request for a high-resolution version of the Tricorn Quick-Reference Sheets (QRS), that I hadn’t yet posted Tricorn Version 1.5 on the site.  This is the version we’ve been playing since late … Continue reading →

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The Battle of ‘Wanneminden’ 1759 (The Scenario)

Posted on 31st January 2025 by jemima_fawr

Last time I posted my after-action report for our 2024 Christmas game, the Battle of ‘Wanneminden’, which was a half-scale or ‘bathtubbed’ version of the Battle of Minden, fought on 1st August 1759.  So by popular demand, here’s the scenario!  … Continue reading →

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The Battle of ‘Wanneminden’ 1759 (Our 2024 Christmas Game)

Posted on 26th January 2025 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in the last few articles, our 2024 Christmas Game at W.A.S.P. was a ‘bath-tubbed’, half-scale version of the Battle of Minden, 1st August 1759.  I’m not normally a fan of ‘bath-tubbed’ scenarios.  I like to see the actual … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Corbach, 10th July 1760 (The Refight)

Posted on 7th November 2024 by jemima_fawr

A few weeks ago, our old mate and W.A.S.P. club-deserter Jase Evans was over from New Zealand for a couple of weeks, so of course we had to put on a game.  He’s a huge fan of 18th Century French … Continue reading →

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Sanderhausen Revisited (Another Refight of Sanderhausen 1758)

Posted on 13th October 2024 by jemima_fawr

A couple of weeks ago Andy, Kirk and I wandered down to the Haverfordwest Gaming Club’s annual open day.  Last year we put on a small historical SYW refight, the Battle of Clostercamp and this year we decided to do … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Corbach, 10th July 1760 (A Scenario for ‘Tricorn’)

Posted on 12th September 2024 by jemima_fawr

Here’s yet another Seven Years War scenario to add to the collection.  You’ve gotta catch ’em all! 🙂 Corbach is an interesting battle, which is actually classified as a ‘combat’ in most sources, as the two armies were only lightly … Continue reading →

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‘Tricorn’ Rules Amendments v1.4

Posted on 9th September 2024 by jemima_fawr

Well it’s about time I posted an update to Tricorn, our Seven Years War/mid-18th Century variant of Shako rules.  We’ve actually been playing a slightly different version to the one posted on this website for around a year now and … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Sanderhausen 1758 (The Refight)

Posted on 4th July 2024 by jemima_fawr

Last time I posted a scenario for the Combat of Sanderhausen, which was fought on 23rd July 1758, between the French corps of the Duc de Broglie and the Hessian corps of Prince Ysenburg.  I covered all the history, orders … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Sanderhausen, 23rd July 1758 (A Scenario for ‘Tricorn’)

Posted on 23rd June 2024 by jemima_fawr

Well I’ve actually got a game coming up at WASP this week! 🙂  Wargaming has been just a little thin on the ground this year, so this will be only my second game of 2024! 🙁 My oppo is interested … Continue reading →

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