The Portable Napoleonic Wargame
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Although the author is a late convert to the joys of Napoleonic wargaming¸ he soon began to see why so many wargamers love the period. As a result¸ he set out to write several sets of rules that would use similar game mechanisms to those in his other PORTABLE WARGAME rules¸ and that would enable him to fight a range of small¸ medium¸ and large battles on a relatively small tabletop. This book is the result.
Please note that all the rules have been designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
This book has ten chapters¸ four sets of rules¸ three exemplar battle reports¸ four appendices¸ a bibliography¸ and over one hundred and forty illustrations.
Contents Introduction My first step: Modifying Joseph Morschauser's rules Organising and basing units The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Brigade rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Brigade rules in Action: The Battle of Porter's Ridge Division vs. Division battles The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Division rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Division rules in Action: The Battle of Helmstedt Corps vs. Corps and larger battles The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Big Battle rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Big Battle rules in Action: The Battle of Twee Heuvels After the Napoleonic Wars Appendix 1: Playing card-driven unit activation mechanisms Appendix 2: Grading commanders and units¸ and adding a bit of personality Appendix 3: Alternative Terrain Maps Appendix 4: Order Counters Bibliography
Although the author is a late convert to the joys of Napoleonic wargaming¸ he soon began to see why so many wargamers love the period. As a result¸ he set out to write several sets of rules that would use similar game mechanisms to those in his other PORTABLE WARGAME rules¸ and that would enable him to fight a range of small¸ medium¸ and large battles on a relatively small tabletop. This book is the result.
Please note that all the rules have been designed to be used with a gridded tabletop made up of squares or hexes.
This book has ten chapters¸ four sets of rules¸ three exemplar battle reports¸ four appendices¸ a bibliography¸ and over one hundred and forty illustrations.
Contents Introduction My first step: Modifying Joseph Morschauser's rules Organising and basing units The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Brigade rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Brigade rules in Action: The Battle of Porter's Ridge Division vs. Division battles The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Division rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Division rules in Action: The Battle of Helmstedt Corps vs. Corps and larger battles The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Big Battle rules The Portable Napoleonic Wargame: Big Battle rules in Action: The Battle of Twee Heuvels After the Napoleonic Wars Appendix 1: Playing card-driven unit activation mechanisms Appendix 2: Grading commanders and units¸ and adding a bit of personality Appendix 3: Alternative Terrain Maps Appendix 4: Order Counters Bibliography