Make Way For The Glory of Prussia!

[Annette]

News Release For Immediate Release


Make Way For The Glory of Prussia!
The Horse and Musket 2 Series Title, Prussia's Glory, Makes Gold!


Hampstead, NC, 24 October 2005

Noted strategy publisher Shrapnel Games, and the award-winning development team of
Boku Strategy Games, would like to announce that the second title in the Horse and
Musket 2 series, Prussia's Glory, has now reached gold status. Production will now
begin, with copies projected to ship on November 18, 2005.

Prussia's Glory (no relationship to the GMT boardgame of the same name) continues
what began in Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine, that being bringing the military
genius of Frederick the Great to your personal computer. As the title implies, Prussia's
Glory focuses on five of Frederick's most glorious battles, including the most famous of
his career, Leuthen, where 35,000 Prussians took on 65,000 Austrians and beat the
stuffing out of them. The five battles featured include Soor (1745), Lobositz (1756),
Leuthen (1757), Hochkirch (1758), and Torgau (1760). While there are five battles
featured there are a total of seventeen scenarios found within the game.

Prussia's Glory also advances the Horse and Musket 2 game engine, featuring several
new features that help further immerse the player into the realm of 18th century warfare,
all from the comfort of their desk. There are new, more historically accurate graphics for
several of the regiments found within the game, and even a personal graphic for Hans von
Zieten, the great Prussian Hussar general. Some cool new animation has been added,
with new animations for units loading their muskets, and new animations for officers and
drummers (who now beat a tattoo as the units advance).

Fans of the Horse and Musket 2 series will of course still find everything they cherish
about Dave Erickson's excellent design in Prussia's Glory. The game system, which is
turn and hex based, uses a command activation system that keeps players constantly
thinking two moves ahead. A wide range of unit types, from light infantry and
grenadiers, to hussars and three types of artillery, are present. Plenty of chrome, both in
the presentation and the play, give players the type of gaming goodness they have come
to expect from Boku Strategy Games. Additionally, Prussia's Glory features extensive
multiplayer options, including the ability to play PBEM (although there is no cross-
compatibility between Prussia's Glory and Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine).

As an added bonus to everyone who owns Dragoon: The Prussian War Machine,
Prussia's Glory ships with a special bonus scenario exclusive for that game: Action at
Burkersdor (1762).

Prussia's Glory is available for the Windows operating system and can be purchased
through the Shrapnel e-store, the Gamers Front (www.gamersfront.com) for $44.95.
Order now and be assured of being one of the first gamers on your block to get it when
the game ships!