Solo Play General Rules If its melee rating will be at least three better than the defenders.
three better than the defenders. Time Events
Outline
Playing solo the opposing forces are controlled by an ‘AI’ which has
scripted responses based on the game position and cards drawn.
On the opponents turn the AI draws cards and activates units
following a fixed procedure. On your turn a certain number of face
up action cards will be played at the first opportunity and
otherwise the randomly takes opportunity fire.
The AIs Turn in Detail
The Ais turn is played in the following order.
Draw a card for each officer (rank order)
Check for use as action (then pass to next officer)
Complete order procedure
Replace if no activations
Pass to next officer
Check for Wild Card
So in Scenario 5 first draw a card for Lt v Karsties if he is on the
table. Check to see if this is a desired action. The AI sheet will have
one or more action spaces. If a space is empty and it lists the drawn
action place the card there. In this case the officer issues no order
for the round and you pass to the next order.
If an officers drawn order is not used as an action place it in the
officers space and then check the procedure for that order type.
Order Procedures
The order procedure is a list of simple checks, go through in order
until you find one that can be done. The play sheet contains a
reminder of the order procedure. As an example let’s take the
procedure for Advance orders.
Ignore for VP spaces
Assault responsible enemy held VP space
Assault responsible enemy if +3 advantage
Treat as move order if atttacking
The first line simply tells us that we ignore this for units holding
objective spaces that are worth VPs (the AI doesn’t abandon
victory points to launch assaults). Before explaining the second
step I will need to explain responsibility
Responsibility
When you draw a card usually it is for a particular officer, who will
concentrate on their bit of the battle field. The officer has
responsibility for all hexes, victory point spaces, friendly and
enemy units that are closer to them than any other officer. If
something is equidistant it is the responsibility of the officer
further to the left on the AI sheet (the more senior officer).
So the second line asks you to check all the objectives worth VPs
that are closer to that officer than any other. If there are units
capable of assaulting next to those they will go ahead and do the
assault (responsibility is only checked for the space so the units
used can be someone elses responsibility).
If there are no opportunities to assault a VP space you repeat the
procedure for enemy units. This time the AI will only consider an
Once you have checked for chances to assault objectives and
enemy units if you haven’t found any then the order is redundant
for a defender. For an attacker you then run through the move
procedure and use it for that.
Tie Break
What if you can assault multiple targets. The AI has a tie break,
(which varies by mission) and can specify priority for untis and as a
last resort a preference for particular rows and columns to isolate
a particular hex.
Redundant Orders
Sometimes an order is redundant and the officer in question just
can’t use it. The AI may be allowed to reject one or two such
orders in turn. In which case leave them in the officer slot for now
and draw another one.
Wild Cards
Where-as the officer order procedures are the same (with some
variation for attacking and defending AIs) wild card procedures
can be completely different from scenario to scenario. A wild card
is checked for after all officer orders have been resolved. There will
be triggers - such as ‘no fire orders drawn’. If that trigger is met
you draw a card and place it in the wild card space. Sometimes
these are treated like regular orders but can be applied to any unit.
Sometimes they will have a totally different procedure listed on
the AI sheet.
Opportunity Fire & Actions
Some of the action cards the AI holds on to are played in your turn.
They are always played at the first opportunity (so if you want to
you can force their play by your actions).
If an AI does not have a fire action when you make a move it may
take opportunity fire. If the hex you moved a unit into was in range
and LOS of enemy units capable of at least a +1 fire attack then
draw a card from the top of the deck.
If the card is a fire action you immediately resolve opportunity fire.
The AI takes the best short available and may activate units an
unlimited number of times for opportunity fire. Sometimes the AI
will also play suitable actions (if so this is indicated in the
opportunity fire box on the AI).
Any actions used in this way go in the discard pile. Other cards are
stacked up by the opportunity fire box. At the end of your turn
shuffle these up and place them at the bottom of the Ais draw
deck.
The AI is generally pretty dumb by human standards. So it gains an
advantage in numbers which kicks in on any time trigger. First
gather up all cards (including in the opportunity fire stack and
orders) and reshuffle. Then turn over the top card. Take the two
dies seperately and count that many spaces in from the left of the
Ais casualty track. If there is unit on this space it will be returned to
play. If two units were identified in this way draw another card. If
one of the numbers turned up a blank space (which by definition
always happens for a double) then stop checking. Shuffle any units
to the left to fill up blanks spaces.
You know have a set of units to return to the table. Each AI will
have a set of rules for returning units to the board in its
reinforcement box, which will involve drawing some cards.
The cards drawn in this procedure are not reshuffled.
This gives the AI a significant edge in troops , it means it is very
hard to force an AI to surrender – you need to get all of your hits in
one time period. And casualties don’t mean quite the same thing,
you get no points at the end of the game for AI casualties. You
might get points during the game depending on the AI.
Casualty Insensitive Ais
Ussualy attacking Ais don’t care about casualties, you just don’t get
any points for destroying enemy units, though you can still force a
surrender.
Conservative Ais
If an AI is conservative you gain points for casualities inflicted.
Before checking for units to return to the table at any time interval
count up the casualty points. The divide by 3 and round down (so if
2 or less that is 0). You get this many points.
 Lt v Kartiss Sgt. Ganz Wild Card
If 1 or fewer units have
been activated this turn.

Order AI Procedure Fire Redundant Orders

Artillery Denied/Request replace the present action. No effect Shot is taken with the maximum possible attack bonus, including
May reject one unusable
Draw Deck Command Confusion: Officer takes no responsibility this turn. using non-commanded troops. Preferences for target areL
order per turn (discard)
When active draw Advance 1 Closest to officer.
2 Hexes with the greates number of enemy units in them. and draw a replacement.
one order for each 1 Ignore if holding a VP space.
2 Commanded troops assault an enemy objective. 3 Greatest number of commanded troops have range.
officer on the
table and resolve 3 Commanded troops assault an enemy hex if a +3advantage. Rerolls
Rout is played if there are broken enemy. Wild Procedure Reroll any fire order of 5 or
immediately. Artillery, Command Confusion, Rout, Recover, Advance as for regular
Recover is played if there are broken friendly troops.
orders but complete responsibility. less, and any defense roll
Move (Defensive Posture)
1 Ignore if holding a VP space Move that would be succesful if a
2 Commanded troops occupy an unoccupied VP space. Unit closest to enemy base edge if closer than unbroken enemy 7 or higher were achieved.
3 Commanded troops move adjacent to any held VP space. moves maximum rows towards own edge, prioritising LOS to enemy
4 Commanded troops move to within one move of a VP space. and cover.
5 Commanded troops not in LOS and range of enemy units move into Fire Tiebreak
LOS and range of enemy troops if this does not reduce their cover. Target unbroken enemy closest to own base edge. Closes to row O, then
closest to 5.

Reinforcement Opportunity Fire

Random Setup Officers are assigned with teams to make If a fire order available use immediately.
Divide the German forces into four groups, two
groups. Otherwise draw for each move with LOS and
with officers and each with a weapon. Draw two
Draw one card for each group. And then place: range of units and fire if fire order drawn.
cards for each. Replace any indicating a hex not
In the closest unoccupied foxhole that is closer Units may activate multiple times.
in the deployment zone. Preferences are:
to AI base edge than at least one unbroken AI
LOS to enemy unit.
Discard Pile Not in a row or column containing a friendly
unit.
On a time event In the specified column no. in the first row that
unit.
complete the is closer to own base edge than unbroken
As close to the enemy as possible.
reinforcement enemy and has LOS to enemy.
If the hex has a cover of 2 or less place a fox
procedure. Otherwise in the hex specified.
hole. Draw two cards for any remaining fox
holes, place in the space closest to O5

Scenario 5 Cold Front (1941) Actions Actions

Start with 1 squad and LMG on the casualty track If empty allocate the If empty allocate the next Ambush,
The AI is Conservative, score 1/3 casualty VPs next Fire action Crossfire, Concealment, Hidden Unit,
drawn in the Ais turn. Marksmanship
Use when the first
target presents itself.