The towns of Blenheim, Oberglauheim, and Lutzingen anchored hte Franco-Bavarian army, and they did not expect the enemy to dare an attack. At first, it seemed a folly, but a French blunder created the opening Marlborough needed for a breakthrough and a decisive victory.
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Cutt's Column
6
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Clerambault, Blenheim
1 hit per die (2 hits per die versus Blenheim). 1 self.
Screen
Pair
Clerambault
226B
♦
Ingoldsby
5
( 3 / 4 )
Attack
St. Pierre, Oberglauheim
1 hit per die. 1 self. Take dice from Horn.
Absorb
Horn
Suffers 1 less hit per die.
227B
♦
Horn
5
★
( 1 / 2 )
Attack
Oberglauheim, St. Pierre
1 hit per die. 1 self. Take dice from Ingoldsby.
Counterattack
Pair
Oberglauheim, St. Pierre
1 hit.
228B
♦
Shock Cavalry
4
5 / 6
Attack
d'Humieres
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Screen
Pair
Any Dark Blue formation
French cavalry fought with pistols at a distance, while Marlborough's horsemen charged home with flashes of hot steel.
229B
♦
Alliance Guns
I
Straight 4
Screen
Any enemy attack
230B
♦
Eugene's Horse
4
Doubles
Attack
De Bourg
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Any Blue formation
231B
♥
Anhalt-Dessau
6
★
5 / 6
Attack
Lutzingen, d'Arco
1 hit per die. 1 self. If reduced to one stick, no self hits.
Counterattack
Pair
Lutzingen, d'Arco
1 hit.
232B
♥
Prince Eugene
8
3 / 4
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Any Pink formation
Suffers 1 less hit per die.
As an Action, you can remove all dice on this card to "redeploy" up to one unit stick per die from this card to any Red card, increasing its strength accordingly.
When Marlborough requested troops, Eugene complied without a second thought, even as it left his line vulnerable.
233B
♥
De Bourg
4
Doubles
Attack
Eugene's Horse
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Any Pink formation
234B
♣
Lutzingen
4
★
( 5 / 6 )
Attack
Anhalt-Dessau, Prince Eugene
1 hit per die. 1 self. If reduced to one stick, no self hits.
Counterattack
Pair
Anhalt-Dessau
1 hit.
235B
♣
d'Arco
4
3 / 4
Attack
Anhalt-Dessau, Prince Eugene
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Absorb
Pair, Voluntary
Lutzingen
Suffers hits.
236B
♣
Oberglauheim
4
★
1 / 2
Attack
Horn
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Horn
1 hit. Suffers 1 hit only.
237B
♣
St. Pierre
6
4
Attack
Ingoldsby
1 hit per die. 1 self.
Counterattack
Pair
Ingoldsby
1 hit.
238B
♠
Clerambault
6
5
Attack
Cutt's Column
1 hit per die. 1 self.
At the end of your roll phase, if you do not place any dice on a Dark Blue card, this card Routs. Any unit sticks it has remaining are added to Blenheim.
When the enemy advanced, Clerambault lost his nerve and crammed his troops into Blenheim, where they were slaughtered. As the French retreated in defeat, feeling the weight of his blunder, he drowned himself.
239B
♠
Blenheim
4
★
6
Absorb
Voluntary
Clerambault
Suffers 1 less hit per die.
Counterattack
Pair
Cutt's Column
1 hit.
Dice cannot be removed from this card except as a Reaction.
240B
♠
d'Humieres
4
Doubles
Attack
Shock Cavalry
1 hit.
Screen
Pair
Any Red formation
241B
♠
French Artillery
II
Straight 4
Bombard
Two Cubes
Screen
Any enemy attack
The French had ninety cannon compared to their enemy's sixty, subjecting the Grand Alliance to murderous fire as they slowly marched across the marshy Nebel.