Category Archives: Shako Rules

The Combat of Mehr, 5th August 1758 (The Game)

Posted on 6th October 2026 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in the last thrilling episode, at W.A.S.P. we’ve recently been back to playing Seven Years War battles using our Tricorn rules (Shako adapted for 18th Century battles) and this is the second battle in our current run. I … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Mehr, 5th August 1758 (The Scenario)

Posted on 2nd October 2026 by jemima_fawr

Following last year’s concentration on Napoleonics and a long, fallow period for the first half of the year, we’ve recently had a flurry of Seven Years War games at W.A.S.P., with this being the second of these games.  I’ll post … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 8th September 2026 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, we recently played a cut-down version of my earlier full Battle of Strehla scenario for Tricorn.  In the original scenario, the two main armies basically just sit and glower at each other, with the Prussians being … Continue reading →

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

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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