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Kolin 1757

Kolin 1757 2025

8.7 /10
BGG rating
2.0
Weight
1–4
Players
2
Best at
60–240
Minutes
14
Age

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About the Game

The SYW Battle Series (SYWBS) games are playable grand-tactical studies of battles of the Seven Years War. The series’ intent is to show how command operates on the battlefields, using the weapons and tactics of the period. The system emphasizes command & control and playability.

The games all share the following characteristics: Scale = 200-220 m/hex (219-240 yrd/hex) Time = 30 min/Turn Counter = 1 Brigade, 1 Battalion, 1 to 3 Squadrons, 1 Battery, 1 Leader Each unit's historical flag and uniform are displayed on Counters, Orders/organizational Displays, and Orders of battle (in Playbooks).

Kolin 1757 simulates the battle fought on the 18th of June 1757 in Bohemia, near Prague, during the Seven Years War. F.M. Graf Leopold Daun commanded the Austrian army, with a contingent of cavalry from Saxony: 53,790 men (51 bns, 43 grenadier coys, 158 sqns) and 162 guns in total. King of Prussia Frederick II the Great commanded the Prussian army: 34,000 men (33 bns, 116 sqns) and 94 guns.

—description from the designer

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BGG ratings
7
BGG data
refreshed Sep 25, 2026

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