"Become a cavalryman during the American Revolution, the French Revolution, or the Napoleonic Imperial Age. Try to maximize the advantages of a Dragoon, Hussar, Cuirassier, Lancer, Horse Grenadier, Cossack, Light Dragoon or Mameluke . . . The system includes weapon differentiations, increases and decreases in experience leading to combat modifications...
"Dresden 1813" is a two-player wargame, which re-enacts the battle on August 26th - 28th 1813 in and around the town of Dresden, between French forces under Napoleon and the Allied Army of Bohemia. Each turn represents one hour, each hex is 350 yards from side to side, each combat strength point 430-600 men. Despite only 4 pages of rules, (including set up...
Napoleon in Germany, 1813 Game number 9 in the Napoleonic 20 series (#1 in sub-series Germany 20) After his disastrous defeat in Russia in 1812, followed by a halting campaign in early 1813, an armistice with the Allied Coalition is about to end. But Napoleon has been busy using this time of truce to build up his logistical base at the city of Dresden....
Napoleon in Germany, 1813 Napoleonic 20 #9 (Germany 20 #1) Expansion Kit After defeating the Allies at Dresden on the 27th, Napoleon was sure they would continue the battle for a third day. But that night the Allies began a confused retreat, leaving the French scrambling to mount a pursuit the next morning. Already poised behind the enemy right, the French...
From designer Lance McMillan comes the expansion kit to Dresden 20 and Katzbach 20. Görlitz 20 is based on a battle that almost occurred during Napoleon’s final campaign in Germany, on 3-6 September 1813. One player commands the Coalition forces under the Prussian Marshall Gebhard von Blücher, while the other commands the French army under the command of...
Drums and Muskets have been designed to introduce new players into wargaming. These rules are designed for the following wars, although players could easily use them as a framework for other wars in the same period. The Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). The South American Wars of Liberation. (1808 – 1828). The Crimean War...
Battles of Zieleńce and Dubienka, fought in 1792 are the famous battles of the Polish history. Both took place during the war of Polish consitution against Russia. In the battle of Zieleńce (18.6.1792) newly formed Polsh army led by general Józef Zajączek, succesfully stood against stronger and much more experienced Russian army. Russians suffered twice as...
This minigame, inspired by the movie The Duelist, is an optional set of rule for Rifles in the Peninsula that allows you to introduce a more personal perspective to the game. —description from the rulebook The Dual is a minigame that is played between scenarios of the Rifles in the Peninsula's Campaign Game. The game consists of checking initiative...
18 Napoleonic Scenarios with detailed orders of battles and maps suitable for use with most battalion level rule sets. This one of 4 books on the 1809 campaign. Includes Sacile (south), Sacile (north), Sacile (grand), Volano, Soave, Castelcerino, Piave River (a.m.), Piave River (p.m.), San Daniele, Tarvis (1st), Tarvis (2nd), St. Michael, Klagenfurt...
“Simulation of a Pistol Duel circa 1700+. Duelists agree to one of the following: One Shot, Multiple Shots (2,3,or 4), First Blood, Death. They may also forgo the Speed element of the Duel and allow the Challenged to fire first.” The custom deck is divided into four suits: Speed, Aim, Range, and Hit. The Speed cards determine who fires first. Your Aim...
Forthcoming (October 2005) Jours de Gloire system game released by Frédéric Bey's and Pascal da Silva's "Canons en Carton", depicting smaller battles during Napoleon's Austrian campaign in 1805. As with all Vae Victis games, the counters need to be cut out and mounted. The rules are entirely in French, although translations are available online. SYSTEM:...
“…that now they had fulfilled their duty to their God, they would fulfil that to their King.”—Remark by British Captain Longtin, Commander of the Beauharnais Militia, after leading his men in prayer before the Battle of Chateauguay. The US capture of Canada was assumed in Washington, DC “to be a mere matter of marching”. However, the fight for the British...