How big a game Sharpe Practice?

[Last Hussar]

Hi all,

I know there are army lists in 2nd edition SP, but these appear to be a core. How big is a typical game?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Last big game I was involved in I had 4 units of Woebegone (Zulus) natives, one with carbines. There were 7-8 players involved all  with similar sized forces. So id say 4-5 units of 8 or 12 figures each. If you are doing 10mm then use bases with say 4 figures on each. 

[Last Hussar]

Thanks.

Considering putting 3 10mm on a base, that counting "1 Man" in the rules (as discussed elsewhere. This will give me 9 bases, plus colour base, per pack.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

That should be fine for an evening game.

[fred.]

It's been a while since I played SP - and I'm struggling to remember all the details of what a force looked like! You tend to 'buy' units in 8 man blocks, but then 2-4 of these are fielded together as a unit. And I think a few of these units made up a force. 

You get a lot more line infantry than you do Rifles. 

Even playing at 1:1 figure ratio in 10mm the on table units were bigger than I expected. Given the scale of the game colour parties feel unnecessary. 

I also can't find photos of my games that were posted on this forum - which would have helped remember stuff. 

[Last Hussar]

I'm wondering how much I need to buy, so I'm trying to gauge a force.

So if the view is 5 units I'm looking at buying 6, plus a couple of cavalry to give options.

[Genom]

The core forces I have (in 28mm) are
British (100pts)
4 groups of Light Company in line (Leaders III, I),
3 groups of Grenadiers (II, I),
2 groups of Rifles (II)

French (108pts)
4 groups of Voltigeurs (III, I)
3 groups of Grenadiers (II, I)
2 groups of Voltigeur Skirmishers (II)
2 groups of Dragoons (II)

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

We play 80-120 points