Soldier's Companion
BGG rank
BGG #15,608
BGG rating
7.3

Soldier's Companion

1989

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  • 2 players
  • 120 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 2.7/5

For 2 players

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Soldier's Companion is a board game released in 1989 for 2 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Frank Chadwick and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Role Playing.

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About the game

Soldier's Companion is a good, solid set of 19th-century colonial miniatures rules. The basic system mechanics are are an elaboration of those used in Sky Galleons of Mars, giving a solid basis for land, aerial, and aquatic combats. While allowing for the addition of land juggernauts, combat tripods, and aerial fliers, the rules work just as well for a rag-tag British column fighting its way through the passes of the Northwest Frontier. Soldier's Companion combines the excitement of the 19th-century colonial wars with the adventure of Space:1889.

Publishers

  • Game Designers' Workshop (GDW Games)
  • Heliograph Incorporated

Questions and answers

Soldier's Companion supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.