Molly! Pitcher!

WHO IS MOLLY PITCHER?

It's the late 18th century. A brand new country is trying to exist. Men line up to do battle, firing muskets and cannons at each other.

In the throes of battle, as tables turn, what's a woman to do?

Molly Pitcher was said to be supplying water to the exhausted soldiers when the battle took its toll on her husband. She jumped into action, taking his place at the cannon.

Maybe she was real. Maybe she was just inspired fiction. Or maybe she's just a name for all the woman who stood behind or alongside the men of the Revolutionary War in a time when women could not enlist.

Whoever she was, Molly Pitchers carved their respected places in history. 

MOLLY! PITCHER!

In this game inspired by her legend, you embody Molly Pitcher through two phases of gameplay. You begin by traversing the line of soldiers to refresh those who succumbing to their exhaustion. When the tables turn and your husband falls, you join the fight to drive back the enemy line.

MATERIALS NEEDED 

• 6 coins (or chips with different faces) 
• 1 six-sided die (1d6)
• Any kind of small token
• A bit of space to line up your coin soldiers

You play by lining up the coins, flipping or spinning them, and rolling a die. 

INSPIRATIONS & CREDIT

This game was created for the Local Inspiration Jam by VulliniusProductions, inspired by the historical heroine/legend in my home state...and the Travel Plaza named for her that piqued my childhood curiosity.

Game cover art derived from the public domain painting Molly Pitcher firing cannon at Battle of Monmouth by E. Percy Moran, as retrieved from the Wikimedia Commons.

Banner image features the work of Chris Briggs and Jonathan Greenaway.