League Of Augsburg - Fighting Talk

The March of Eagles Napoleonic rules which I wrote for Victrix are based around smaller actions and having a very fun game lasting 60 -90 minutes on average. I recently developed a set of cards for the game which are based on the card system I created for use with Disposable Heroes. (Not commerically available and only used with the LoGW up to this point)
The concept, principles and cards (the game is not card driven but card stimulated) suits very well the Grand Alliance period with a firm focus on smaller actions with larger units and maybe only 4-6 battalions or Horse squadrons per side.

My love of smaller actions : Tangier, the Turkish Front, Jacobite battles such as Killiecrankie and Newton Butler, siege of Limerick, Sedgemoor, Drumclog, Bothwell Brig, King William's War etc are encouraging me to complete this rule system specifically for the period 1660 - 1721. The units themselves vary in size from 8 to 48 models. The use of personality types (as in TMoE) such as Heroes, Officers, Ensigns, Sergeants, Drummers, Trumpeters, Pioneers, Master Gunners each with a specific role to play in the game is a fairly major feature of the system. There is also (surprisingly for me) a points system!!! so units can be formed from scratch and even or scenario based games created.

The increasing scope of the WARFARE MINIATURES range is encouraging the 'personality usage' development and pushing me towards doing something formal with the rules.

I just wondered if you folks think there is a demand for such a rule set. BLB based units can be used and expanded or amalgamated to make larger units in the game system.

In summary: 90 minute game, 4-8 units per side, variable sized units, alternate(by unit) activation, card incident supported, character figure led,period specific.

Interested in any comments before I go running down blind alleys and can't turn round

Sounds interesting to me.

Card stimulated vs. card driven sounds like an interesting distinction. I guess Maurice will be more of a card driven game. Maurice-lite is out now and I've downloaded it but haven't tried doing anything with it yet. Personalities are a valuable add to games in my opinion. Personally I've become more interested in games that are about leadership than fire and melee mechanics. So to the extent including personalities lead to games that are more about leadership, I'm for it!

Where's the smiley with the clapping hands when you need it?

Great minds think alike

Ginger

Footslogger, the difference is that the cards are not needed to issue orders, move, fire, etc. and are not necessarily in use every turn. The cards may modify the actions of your officers and units, create problems for your enemies, or trigger events...

In other words... help you and screw up the other guy!

barr7430 wrote:In other words... help you and screw up the other guy!

And they have added a huge amount of fun to the WW2 and NAM games that we have used them in and the idea could easily be adapted to virtually any period of history.
Cheers
Dave

I'm all for anything Jacobite so it's an exciting prospect.
However... when you say units of 8+ figures, does that mean breaking up the 6 figure per base unit I'm gluing together now (well, I would be if the PO didn't require 48 hrs to get a van from my house to the depot a mile away)?

Mark

No rebasing! My golden rule always, I just mean unit sizes can vary and won;t be the standard 18 Infantry 6 Horse that BLB has... units can pretty much be any soze you want eithin the points value agreed

I am definitely interested in this.

Although I decided to start small and paint units from the battle of the Boyne smaller battles would be a good gateway attract some of my friends into starting in the period The people I know are more used to ww2 skirmish and the like

Points systems, Characters, Hero's with special attributes

Sounding very Warhammerish of you Barry \

cheers
Edward

well now Edward, that's 'fightin' talk where I come from

all in good fun Barry

cheers
Edward

Wait 'til you see the Magic Phase...

It sounds very interesting to me, and I'm sure I'd be one of the first in the queue to buy them!! They'd fit in perfectly with what's going on in the wargames world at the moment, just look at all the hype and interest in Gripping Beast's new set of rules "Saga", they are selling like hotcakes and are introducing many gamers to the Dark Ages period, mainly because they are only for small actions, you only need roughly 48 figures per side. So this could really push sales of the Warfare minis, like it has with GB figs.