CUSTER’S LAST STAND

INTRODUCTION
Board & card game for 2 players.
American West: Indians vs Soldiers
Each figure represents a group of cavalry soldiers or Indian braves. 

VICTORY
Destroy your enemies completely.

THE MAP
Use an 8x8 chessboard.

UNITS
Use action figures, chits, or miniatures to represent units.

SETUP
The middle 16 spaces each contain one Soldier unit each.
One of the soldiers in the middle 4 spaces represents General George A. Custer
All spaces on the edge of the board contain one Indian unit each.

THE CARDS
Players share a common deck. 
The deck contains 2 of each card in the card list. 

TURN SEQUENCE
Players take turns. 
Each turn has 3 phases:
Orders Phase
Move Phase
Battle Phase

ORDERS PHASE
Draw 3 cards from your deck. 
If the deck runs out, shuffle the discard and draw from it.
Max hand size = 5 cards.
Discard excess cards.

MOVE PHASE
Play (discard) a Move card to move one of your units. 
The move card has a number. 
This is the number of spaces the unit moves.
Moves are diagonal or orthogonal.
Units may not stack. 

BATTLE PHASE
Play (discard) an Attack card to have a unit attack.
The attack card has a number. 
This is the range of the attack.
Attacks are diagonal or orthogonal. 
The enemy unit that is the target of the attack is killed and removed from the board.

CARD LIST NOTATION
M = Movement
A = Attack
D = Defense
X = Special 
S = Card can only be used by Soldiers
I = Card can only be used by Indians
B = Both Soldiers and Indians may use this card.
K = As a Knight would move in chess
Type = Purpose of card
User = Which player may use the card
# = Number of that type of card in the deck

CARD LIST
Card Name:			Range	Type	User	Notes
Sword				1	A	S	
Tomahawk	          	1	A	I	
Pistol				2	A	S	
Bow & Arrows			2	A	I	
Rifle				3	A	B	
Sharpshooter			4	A	B	
Revolver	          	2	A	S	
Knife				1	A	I	
Spear				1	A	I	
Stalk				1	M	B	
Run				2	M	B	
Ride				3	M	B	
Plains Rider			4	M	I	
Duck				-	D	B	
Dead Horse			-	D	S	
Reload				-	X	S	Draw 3 cards
War Cry				-	X	I	Draw 3 cards



LINKS
GENERAL GEORGE A. CUSTER