The SYW Battle Series (SYWBS) games are playable grand-tactical studies of battles of the Seven Years War. The series’ intent is to show how command operates on the battlefields, using the weapons and tactics of the period. The system emphasizes command & control and playability.

The games all share the following characteristics:

Scale = 200-220 m/hex (219-240 yrd/hex)

Time = 30 min/Turn

Counter = 1 Brigade, 1 Battalion, 1 to 3 Squadrons, 1 Battery, 1 Leader

Each unit's historical flag and uniform are displayed on Counters, Orders/organizational Displays, and Orders of battle (in Playbooks).

Hastenbeck 1757 simulates the battle fought on the 26th of July 1757 in Lower Saxony (Hanover) during the Seven Years War. Louis Charles César Le Tellier, maréchal d'Estrées commanded the French Army, with contingents from Palatinate and Austria: 63,300 men (86 bns, 101 sqns) and 76 guns. Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland commanded the Allied Army made up of troops from Hanover, Hesse, Brunswick and Bückeburg: 38,400 men (52 bns, 47 sqns) and 34 guns.