GMT Games: Clash of Sovereigns: The War of Austrian Succession 1740-48

Clash of Sovereigns (COS), GMTs 2-4 player card-driven game of the War of the Austrian Succession, has been 9 years in the making. It is a free-wheeling, faster-playing, stream-lined nephew of the widely-regarded Clash of Monarchs (COM).

FEATURES
A 12-hour campaign game and three shorter scenarios covering 2-3 years apiece that can be played to completion in as little as three hours!
2-4 players.
The French, Prussians/Spanish (Pr/Span), Austrians, and British/ Piedmontese (Br/Pied) each have their own separate card decks divided into Early, Middle, and Late war periodsHalf a dozen minor powers add their own blood and diplomatic wrinkles to the tableau and can sometimes reshape it utterly by switching sides.
Leaders are rated for Initiative, Offense and Defense modifiers, and Action Points.
Distinctive national tactics and troop quality factors are captured by Army Battle Ratings (which evolve over time) and event and Battle Tactics cards.
A simple, but significant, naval sub-game simulates naval operations in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, including the annual Bourbon Treasure Fleets risky voyage home.
Colonial conflicts in Canada and India are simulated by event cards
Design-for-Effect economic factors are baked into the event and reinforcement cards and can therefore be resolved in only a small fraction of the time required by COMs more complex economic model.