Triomphe à Marengo: Prepare to play

Setup

• Set the time marker to 6:00 AM and place morale tokens as shown, plus three French tokens in the uncommitted area.
• Set up each army’s units and concealed starting pieces as shown; shuffle French starting units face down and reveal them to France.
• Place French reinforcements in the holding areas shown for 5:00 PM, 11:00 AM, and 4:00 PM.
• Austria begins; each hourly round has an Austrian turn, then a French turn.

Turn

1. At turn start, move the active army’s tokens on that time-track space to its uncommitted pool.
2. Clean up blocking pieces when the opposite locale is not enemy-occupied; this is mandatory and costs no command.
3. Take three commands; resolve actions sequentially, with most actions costing one command.
4. March, attack, or organize; defensive off-road marches, main-road marches, and all bombardments cost no command.
5. Eligible reinforcements may enter by road march; entry is optional and subject to crossing limits.
6. At turn end, resolve morale clean-up; advance the clock after both players have taken turns.

Ending

• Demoralization ends play immediately and gives the opponent a decisive victory.
• After the 9:00 PM round, resolve the marginal victory condition if neither army was demoralized.
• A reduction from bombardment, retreat, or losing an assault costs one morale.
• During end-of-turn clean-up, lose or return committed morale tokens according to occupation, adjacency, and timing.