Smoke Attack
When to use: Start of either of players’
turn.
How to use: The owning players states
they have lit a fire and smoke drifts into
one of the enemy’s units. The chosen unit
cannot declare a charge or fire in their
following turn as they cannot see. At the
end of their turn the marker is removed.
How to model: Use small cotton wool
balls to simulate smoke.
Slip Aside
When to use: Start of either of players’
turn.
How to use: The owning player states
that they will attempt to move one unit to
one side to avoid a charge. They move 6”
to one side. If they encounter any terrain
or units they stop.
How to model: This card.
Ditch
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The owning player deploys a
12” length of ditch at the start of their
deployment in their deployment area. The
Ditch reduces movement and charge
movement by 4” for foot and 8” for
cavalry.
How to model: This card and a 2” wide x
12” long strip of modelled ditch.
Desperate Attack
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The player chooses one
cavalry unit that has become battle mad.
The unit becomes subject to the rules for
Hatred for the rest of the game or until
broken in hand to hand (p.52 WECW).
How to model: Place a marker or figure to
represent the unit’s state.
Sudden Rush
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The owing player chooses one
unit and this may move and extra 2x D6” if
it does not shoot his turn. The extra
movement can be used in addition to a
charge move (must contact enemy or it is a
failed charge).
How to model: This card.
Palisade
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The owning player deploys a
12” length of palisades in their deployment
area in front of an artillery or foot unit. The
unit may not move for the remainder of the
game. The palisades count as soft cover and
a defended obstacle for the purpose of game
terms.
How to model: This card and a 12” long
strip of modelled palisades (kebab sticks
and modelling clay).
Small Boats
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The player chooses one
infantry unit of no more than 20 figures
which start the turn embarked in a boat.
The unit may travel 6” along or across a
lake or any river. The unit takes one
turn to disembark or embark whish is
counted as a reform action. The boats
do not convey any cover.
How to model: Small model boat
(Cossack Chaka etc).
Wave Attack
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The player chooses one
unit and deploys another unit behind
this with a 1” gap. The two enemy units
move together. If the front unit charges
an enemy unit, it can be swooped with
the unit behind after combat resolution
provided it doesn’t flee. The rear unit
counts as charging. If the front unit
flees then the unit behind tests as
normal.
Good stratagem to cover that unit of
hussars and smash through a heavily
defended part of the line.
How to model: This card.
Stakes
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The owning player
deploys a 12” length of Stakes in their
deployment area at the start of
deployment. They may not be moved
during the game.
Rules for Stakes are in the additional
rules section of the WECW Deluge
lists.
How to model: This card and a 12”
long strip of modelled palisades (kebab
sticks stuck into ground).
 Trench
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The owning player deploys a
trench next to an infantry unit anywhere
in their deployment area. The trench may
not be moved during the game. Any foot
models behind the trench count as being
in hard cover and add +1 to any
Leadership tests.
How to model: Make an embankment 8”
in length maximum.
Feigned Flank Attack
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The owning player
announces that they are carrying out a
feigned flank attack on either the
defending player’s right or left flank. The
defender then has to pass a Panic test on
the unit nearest that flank’s board edge.
How to model: This card.
Ambush Force
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The owning player may
deploy one unit in any area outside of the
enemy player’s deployment area. They
must be out of line of sight of the enemy
player’s units.
How to model: This card.
Desperate Defence
When to use: Start of either of players’
turn.
How to use: The Raw or Steady becomes
subject to the stubborn rule for 3 turns if it
does not move (WECW p. 53).
How to model: This card.
This card simulates a unit encouraged not to
withdraw or retreat, possibly by religious
character or the threat of harsh punishment.
Flank Attack
When to use: Start of the game.
How to use: The owning player announces
one unit of infantry or cavalry is being sent
on a flank attack. At the start of Turn 2, the
owning player rolls to see if that unit arrives
on the chosen flank:
D6 Result
1 Unit lost, does not turn up.
2 Unit arrives Turn 5.
3 Unit arrives Turn 4
4 Unit arrives Turn 3
5 Unit arrives Turn 2
6 Unit arrive Turn 2 on the other flank.
Unit may not shoot or charge.
How to model: This card.
Flank Scouts
When to use: Start of the game or player’s
turn.
How to use: The owning player may deploy
this if the enemy player deploys a flank
attack. If deployed the enemy player has to
roll at the start of the game before
deployment to see where and when his unit
will enter from (has to tell the opponent).
How to model: This card.
Fascines
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The fascines are allocated
to one foot unit at the start of the game.
They negate the effects of any ditch,
trench or barricade/stakes. The unit
deploys the fascines at the end of their
movement when they come into contact
with the ditch, trench or
barricade/stakes.
How to model: This card or preferably
modelled fascines.
Rear Attack
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The owning player may
deploy a cavalry unit of no more than
10 figures in skirmish formation in the
enemy player’s rear board area on Turn
3. The unit may not charge or shoot that
turn but are treated normally thereafter.
How to model: This card.
Concealed Marsh
When to use: Start of the players’ turn.
How to use: The owning player
secretly marks the position of a marsh
or difficult terrain (8” x 8” max.). The
piece is treated as difficult terrain when
an enemy unit enters the area.
How to model: This card and a record
on tabletop map.
 Ruses

Reasons: These ruses are adapted from those in the WAB supplement “The Art of War”. The
period of warfare in the East during the 17th century saw many armies reach variable
standards of professionalism but generals of all nationalities used all available stratagems to
help fight their battles. These ruses add a Eastern flavour to your tabletop games and attempt
to simulate such events as the use of smoke by Czarnieckis to cover the advance of the Polish
right and crossing of the river in his battle against the Swedes, or the crossing of the San by
the trapped Swedish forces under Karl X.

Player’s agreement: Both gamers need to agree to the use of ruses in their game as they can
sway the battle if used effectively.

How to use: The 18 cards are placed in a stack and shuffled; each player is then dealt 6 cards.
Each player chooses 3 cards that they will attempt to use in the following game; the remaining
cards are discarded ensuring that the opposing player is not aware of what has been thrown
out.

Cards: All cards are self explanatory and are used either at the beginning of the game,
beginning of the players turn or the beginning of either players turn.

Remember: These cards are used to represent stratagems used by different generals
throughout the period, if you don’t agree with anything change them but above all have fun.

Cheers,
Scott Robertson