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Post by zuludon on Feb 17, 2018 21:03:58 GMT
I ran a Napoleonic skirmish game last week using the Fistful of Lead rules, Horse and Musket variant. Each player ran a dozen or so figures. The scenario was the retreat of a French general and his "lady" in a cart carrying looted gold with British Light troops in pursuit. The rules work best with six or fewer figures per side, so the game played slowly. Due to the long loading time of the rules (both action phases of a turn), the British ended up charging the French rear guard and taking a lot of casualties without coming close to the general's cart. There was also a group of six Spanish Guerillas who could have gone after the cart, but they got stuck in with the French as well. Sorry, there are no photos of the Guerillas. I had to use pirate figures for them until I get some proper Guerillas from Irregular. |
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Post by davel on Feb 17, 2018 21:15:04 GMT
Lovely terrain and buildings/ruins. Did you make them yourself?
Best Wishes Dave
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Post by zuludon on Feb 17, 2018 22:22:32 GMT
Hi Dave, Thanks for the kind words. I too prefer larger battles and most of my 54mm Napoleonics are based four to a stand for bigger games. The majority of the figures in this game are metal Britains and Frontline figures and I felt they were too expensive to use for my larger convention games. The Highland Light Infantry are A Call to Arms, very nicely painted - not by me. The building and walls are a small part of a Mexican village made in the UK by a professional terrain maker. Somehow they made their way across the Atlantic and I bought them second hand. Here's a link to the maker's website: www.tmterrain.co.uk/historical-projects/magnificent-7.html The buildings appeared in an old issue of Wargames Illustrated. It's nice that they can do double duty for the Peninsula. I really like using 54mm figures for my skirmish games. When one of them goes down, you really feel it! Best regards, Nick Stern |
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