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Revision as of 23:57, 3 May 2010
| The Succession Wars | |
|---|---|
| Product information | |
| Type | Board Game |
| Illustrations | * Dana Knutson |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | FASA |
| First published | 1987 |
| MSRP | 25.00 |
| Content | |
The Succession Wars is a board game by FASA. Published in 1987, it allows players to take on the role of one of the five main Successor Lords - Katrina Steiner, Hanse Davion, Theodore Kurita, Maximilian Liao, or Janos Marik. These lords are the heads of their individual houses (or vast interstellar regions) and able to command the forces within their demesne, both regular house troops and mercenaries.
Game Components
The game consists of:
- A map of the Inner Sphere with subdivisions
- Unit pieces including
- BattleMech units (both regular and mercenary units)
- JumpShips
- Manufacturing centers
- Personalities (including house leaders and mercenary unit leaders)
- Event cards
- C-Bills (in 1 million, 5 million, 10 million, and 20 million C-Bill denominations)
Each player receives four event cards at the beginning of the game and at the beginning of their turn, they draw up to a hand of four cards. The cards allow advantages to be played for a player's units and disadvantages to be applied to their opponents.
'Mech Units
BattleMech unit pieces, both regular and mercenary, are emblazoned with the unit crest and a combat value.
House Davion
- Davion Guards
- Avalon Hussars
- Syrtis Fusiliers
- Deneb Light Cavalry
- Crucis Lancers
- Ceti Hussars
- Chisholm's Raiders
- Draconis March Militia
- Crucis March Militia
- Capellan March Militia
- NAlS Training Cadre
- Robinson Rangers
- New Ivaarsen Chasseurs
- Argyle Lancers
- Federated Suns Armored Cavalry
- Kestrel Grenadiers
- Aragon Borderers
- Capellan Dragoons
- Kittery Borderers
Davion Mercenaries
- Eridani Light Horse
- Lindon's Company
- Miller's Marauders
- Team Banzai
- Illician Lancers
- 12th Vegan Rangers
- Redfield Renegades
- Waco Rangers
- Markson's Marauders
- Lexington Combat Group
- Fighting Urakhai
- Screaming Eagles
- Wylie's Coyotes
- Harlock's Warriors
House Kurita
- Sword of Light
- Night Stalkers
- Proserpina Hussars
- Legion of Vega
- Rasalhague Regulars
- Pesht Regulars
- Galedon Regulars
- Dieron Regulars
- Benjamin Regulars
- Sun Zhang Academy Cadre
- An Ting Legion
- Matar Militia
- Kessel Militia
- Arkab Legion
- Samarkand Militia
- Chian Militia
Kuritan Merc's
- Wolf's Dragoons
- McGee's Cutthroats
- Brion's Legion
- Amphigean Light Assault Group
- Lone Star Regulars
- St. Cyr Heavy Assault Group
House Steiner
- Lyran Guards
- Lyran Regulars
- Skye Rangers
- Royal Guards
- Winfield's Brigade
- Donegal Guards
- Arcturan Guards
- Tamar Jagers
- Donegal Regulars
- Hesperus Guards
- York Regulars
- Odessa Regulars
- Sakhalin Regulars
Steiner Merc's
- Hansen's Roughriders
- Barett's Fusiliers
- 12th Star Guards
- Narhal's Raiders
- Little Richard's Panzer Brigade
- Raymond's Redcoats
- Hsien Hotheads
- Greg's Long Striders
- Stealthy Tigers
- Thumpers
- Mobile Fire
- Dragon's Breath
- The Bad Dream
- Grave Walkers
- Black Hearts
- Always Faithful
- Killer Bees
House Marik
- Fusiliers of Oriente
- Defenders of Andurien
- Regulan Hussars
- Marik Militia
- Stewart Dragoons
- Orloff Grenadiers
- Free Worlds Guards
- Protectorate Guard
- Marik Guard
- Oriente Hussars
- Sirian Lancers
- Atrean Dragoons
- Atrean Hussars
- Silver Hawk Irregulars
Marik Merc's
- 21st Centauri Lancers
- Smithson's Chinese Bandits
- Fuchida's Fusiliers
- Martian Cuirassiers
- Langendorf Lancers
- Clifton's Rangers
- Head Hunters
- Carson's Renegades
- Caesar's Cohorts
House Liao
- Capellan Hussars
- Northwind Highlanders
- Chesterton Reserves
- St. lves Armored Cavalry
- Sian Reserves
- Tikonov Reserves
- Sarn Reserves
- Blackwind Lancers
- Liao Reserves
- Capellan Reserves
- Preston Lancers
- McCrimmon's Light Cavalry
- MacGregor's Armored Scouts
- Warrior House Regiments
Liao Merc's
- McCarron's Armored Cavalry
- 15th Dracon
- 4th Tau Ceti Rangers
- Bullard's Armored Cavalry
- Hampton's Hessens
- St. Cyr's Armored Grenadiers
Leaders
Leaders provide each house with bonuses, including the ability to combine units in combat, modify combat rolls, and raise additional tax revenue. They also have a Loyalty rating which can be used by opponents to attempt to lure that leader away from the player. Each house has five leaders (except for House Steiner, which has six). There are also five mercenary unit leaders:
- Jaime Wolf - Wolf's Dragoons (House Kurita)
- Mitch DeChavilier - 12th Star Guards (House Steiner)
- Archie McCarron - McCarron's Armored Cavalry (House Liao)
- Nathan Armstrong - Eridani Light Horse (House Davion)
- Thaddeus Kusaka - 21st Centauri Lancers (House Marik)
Game Play
Each player's turn resolves in a series of seven steps. They may move their units into spaces occupied by hostile forces which results in combat. Combat decisions are made by opposed dice rolls and continues until only one house's forces remain. Leaders engaged in combat on the losing side are not killed but instead captured. They may be killed at the beginning of the capturing player's next turn if so desired.