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Cavalry Engagement

October 2025·pp. 12–16

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A variant game mode pits 500-point armies composed of Mounted units against one another on a compact battlefield. It replaces normal Enhancements and Stratagems with a bespoke selection focused on mobile firepower, manoeuvre, reserve arrivals and replenishment, while allowing a force without a Character to select a Warlord.

The rules support quick standalone skirmishes or preliminary clashes that influence a larger battle. A defined mission sequence and three scenarios make speed, objective access and the choice of when to withdraw or reinforce central to play.

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