Reports of games testing various sets of rules for Napoleonic wargaming and notes about others
(in alphabetical order)
Napoleonic Land Warfare
2 by 2 Napoleonics
Tested a few times with 2 mm figures (no report on a blog). Too many gaps in early version, but perhaps will try again with the v2.
Age of Eagles
Game of Liebertwolkwitz initial report, conclusion, umpire's conclusion and my thoughts on the rules.
Bataille Empire
Blackpowder
Had a preliminary trial at the Napoleonic Wargaming Society. Generic and highly stylised set, well-suited to multiplayer games and situations where only 3–4 hours are available for a game. Lacking in detail and period flavour for me.
Capitán
Cavalry Skirmish and Skirmish at Filipovo (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Chef de Bataillon
Initial impressions
'Basic training'—a fictitious game
Cold Steel
Nunawading Group's House rules. Reports of Battle of Borodino and Battle of Austerlitz (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Empire and Fury
Et Sans Resultat
Playtest and follow-up discussion (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
General de Brigade
Notes following playtest (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
General d'Armée
First game—Abbach
Second game—Abensberg
Third game—Quatre Bras
General de Division
Rules review after reading and playtest (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Grand Battery
Review and Battle of River Côa playtest (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Kriegsspiel
Overview
Le Feu Sacre
Le Feu Sacré an Empire Successor (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Napoleon at War
Preliminary review (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Bruce Quarrie's Rules (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
March Attack
A game of 'not quite' Quatre Bras
Shako/Shako II
Shako, Shako II & Shako ANF; another view of Shako (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Valmy to Waterloo
Wargamer's Handbook (Zimmermann)
Battle of Vimeiro (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Napoleonic Naval Warfare
Form Line of Battle
Cornwallis' Retreat (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Grand Fleet Actions in the Age of Sail
First game, Second Algeciras, First Algeciras (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Signal Close Action
Battle of San Domingo (on previous Avon Napoleonic Fellowship blog)
Other sets under consideration (or ruled out)
Corps/Army games at Brigade level (or higher)
Absolute Emperor—not for me, fast play, large scale, tries to have units as divisions, but falls back to feeling like regiments or brigades (see reviews on Wargaming Everything blog)
Big Battle Napoleonics
Blucher
Emperor of the Battlefield: derived from King of the Battlefield which have similar mechanics to Twilight of the Sun King
Grande Armée
l'Affaire d'un déjeuner: free set of only four pages available from Vae Victis website (in bonus section under issue 158
La Garde—ideal for 2 mm?
Morale Napoleon
Napoleonic Battlefield Commander
Napoleonic Command
Napoleon's Battles: played several times with Mark (One Sided Miniature Wargaming Discourse), will try solo
Napoleon's Rules of War
Old Trousers 6 mm: fast play, appear DBA-esque
Republique
Valeur et Discipline: published on Creative Commons by Matt Bradley, used in numerous battles on his Pushing Tin blog
Volley and Bayonet
Division or Corps/Army games at Battalion/Regimental level
Chippewa (1:20)
Column Line Square
Corps Command IV: no way. Rules poorly written, numerous errors and offer little for me.
Death or Glory!
De Bonaparte à Napoleon: I have done a translation, but yet to play
Divisional Commander (Capitan Games)
Empires at War
Glory is Fleeting
Grand Manoeuvre
Imperial Lances
In The Name of Glory
La Bataille
Lasalle/Lasalle 2
Marie-Louise: adaptation of Kriegsspiel?
Muskets and Marshals
Napoleon's Rules of War
Near Run Thing
Old Trousers (Whitehouse)
Old Trousers II (Kelly)
Rank and File
Revolution & Empire
Silex et Baionette
Warfare in the Age of Napoleon
Battalion level or lower
Company Commander (Capitan Games)
Chippewa (1:5 or 1:10)
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