Napoleonic Skirmish

I wanted to develop a Board game adaptation of the Neil Thomas skirmish rules I was using for my miniature games so I painted up some Airfix French and British infantry, using primary colours only and basing them on 1.5cm square bases.

Combined with the C&C board I played out a quick standard game, drafted the board conversion and then had an enjoyable French v British encounter where the action centred on a small chateau and surrounding woods and farmland. I used the Command Event determination which introduced the necessary friction. It had a board game look but miniatures game feel and I was quite satisfied as to how the rules developed. The level was small scale with my units composed of eight musketeers and one sergeant. A captain commanded two or more units and this game fielded two units a side. I now need to draft a modern WWII version to play out some small scale infantry action with my old Airfix figures.  

One Hour Wargames: Napoleonic Scenario

I had an interesting game of OHW using scenario 3, the bridge crossing. The forces were roughly equal with a French v British encounter setup - probably somewhere in the Peninsular. I used my solo rules which immediately caused the French some disruption when their cavalry unit retreated off the board and didn't return. The game was close with the British steadily gaining the upper hand. This was confirmed when they received the bonus of an extra unit through the random events roll forcing the French to quit the field.

 

For this game I used some Risk board game figures mounted on bases to represent the respective forces. I'm planning to use them for C&C Napoleonics but thought I'd give them a spin with an OHW setup. They looked good combined with the wargaming terrain spread out on the C&C board. Again a pleasant run out of the rules, however, I still feel they don't quite give me enough detail to satisfy and I still prefer the Napoleonic Ruleset in Napoleonic Wargaming. For a quick game that doesn't require much in the way of preparation they still offer an enjoyable alternative and I plan to play more games using the scenarios in the book across different periods.