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by davidsharpe » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:03 am
Hello
There is a boom in napoleonic 28mm wargaming because of plastic and numerous rules appearing suddenly at the same time.
RTE is the most ambitious (in historical simulation) design, BP, Lassalle and Napoleon are more “gamey” rules, but RTE is not THE rules most gamers play.
Why ?
First, it looks like too difficult to master
Second, no or rare AAR on players blogs
Third, it has not any competition compatibility.
How could RTE could become leader on the napoleonic rules market ?
I think AAR with photos and with rules in action description and commentary would solve First and Second reason.
Why not a scenario booklet with AAR description ?
A free version online or a selled version on paper would show the qualities of RTE and it s historical depth.
The third (competiton compatibility) is not an option.
Many have said it, armies varied greatly (periods and theaters), particularly the french ones,
Points system leads to “gamey tricks”.
But many players prefer "easy" looking rules, RTE is playable but doesn t look playable.
Players need exemples, playable scenarios (with their small painted armies), RTE , except with puente de piedra scenario, offered big battles or big skirmishes scenarios.
That doesn t hit the majority of players who prefer other rules.
They need some small scenarios, with few units, with , perhaps, rules adaptation for down scale formations (2 batallions brigades),
with photos and story telling about how it works and why player A did that and so on, and historical flavour.
Make the players dream, that s the point !
"British infantry ? In Duel, it s the Devil !"
Général Foy to Napoléon in the morning of june the 18th, 1815.