Readers of this blog will know that one of my favorite sets of Napoleonic rules is “Et Sans Resultat” (ESR), published by The Wargaming Company. The company is now starting to produce a comprehensive…
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R&P – Widau Creek Bridge
I ran one of the fastest games ever and still had plenty of time, so I opted to run a second game using my buddy’s French and Hessian troops. Looking in his…
R&P – Patrol to Machler Field.
While doing my first play test of Rebels and Patriots last month, one of my buddies asked if the rules could be used for Seven Years War. He had painted a whole…
BBB – Battle of La Rothiere, France 1814
The Battle of La Rothiere, fought on 1 February 1814, was the sequel to the Battle of Brienne, which was fought on 29 January (see our previous report). After the inconclusive battle…
BBB – Battle of Brienne, January 1814
For games in the Napoleonic era, our group has been using two sets of rules — Et Sans Resultat (ESR) and Bloody Big Battles (BBB). Several of our most recent games had been run using the…
Rebels and Patriots Play Test.
I have been on the lookout for a new set of rules to use to run French and Indian War skirmish sized battles. I had not been happy with the rules on…
Osprey Rebels and Patriots – Rules Review
I came across Osprey’s Rebels and Patriots rules very recently, while doing some web surfing looking for AWI uniform painting guide info. I had totally missed these rules when they were released…
KK – Battle of Liegnitz, August 1760
Background 1759 had seen severe reverses for Frederick; the Battle of Kunersdorf against the Russians on 12th August and the capture of General Fink’s Prussian force of around 12,500 men at Maxen…
War of Austrian Succession 15mm Dutch Army
One of my favorite periods for gaming is the lace wars period, specifically, SYW and WAS. We play these reasonably often, now using my home grown rules again. Well, we have run…
Saxon Lace Wars Kuirassiers
While repacking my Saxons, I realized that I needed another unit of heavy cavalry to fill out my OOB (and there was a spot open in the box!). I have recently had…