Armies at Lutzen

Armies at Lutzen

Designer: Ed Mueller
Publisher: Dubious Designs
Type: Wargame
Status: Free (must join the Dubious Designs Yahoo! Group to download)
BGG entry: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/27931
Available from: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Dubious-designs/ -- go to 'Files' section

From the BGG entry:

'This game simulates the Battle of Lutzen during the 30 Years War.

'The main part of the game consists of four decks: German, Imperial, Swede, and Fate. The first three are unit decks and the last is an administrative deck. The Imperial and Swede Decks (and to a lesser extent the German Deck) are composed of various kinds of cards (Unit cards, Tactics cards, Terrain cards, Tactical Leader cards, and Commander cards).'

From the Wikipedia entry on the Battle of Lutzen:

'The Protestant army achieved its main goal of the campaign - to rescue Saxony from the Imperial onslaught. A more long-lasting consequence of the battle was the death of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, leader of the Protestant forces. Without him to unify the German Protestants, their war effort lost direction. The Catholic Habsburgs had time to recoup their losses and regain their balance, and the war continued until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.'