I have been looking around for a satisfactory set of rules for the mid 19th century and have yet to find one. I was interested to see several contributors to this forum recommend the Neil Thomas rules and bought the book. It gave food for thought but I wonder if they could be used with armies that are more than ten units strong. Ideally, I would like a set that would lend itself to solo wargaming as well as to the more sociable sort of play :) I'd be pleased to hear of any suggestions,
There are a number of rule sets available , depending
on what specific area you are interested . These
are a few:
1859
1866
1870
Field of Battle (probably good for solo play)
Polemos
To the last Gaiter Button
They Died for Glory
Chassepot & Needle Gun
Age of Valor (due this year)
Volley. & Bayonet
Hope this helps.
Chad
Black Powder
To The Last Gaiter Button
To the Last Gaiter Button
Trapped Like a Fox
Regimental Fire and Fury (modified)
Furia Francese (Wyre Forest Wargamers)
1859
1866
1870
Volley and Bayonet
For me:
FPWarmaster
Black Powder
I'm also a black powder fan great set of rules
take care
andy
Many thanks to all of you who replied. I'll give them all a look but at the moment Field of Battle's solo possibilities look promising.
You might like a look at these:
http://rulesdepot.net/page64.html (http://rulesdepot.net/page64.html)
Can't speak for Black Powder as such, but I have really been enjoying Hail Caesar (the ancients set by Warlord) which uses the same basic mechanics.
Yep another great set Hail Caesar.
take care
andy
For Corp level or higher then Volley and Bayonet, Black Powder or Clash of Eagles.
Arts Cow produce some Field of Battle C19th specific card sets covering France, Austria and Prussia with some very evocative illustrations on them; reccomended!
Thanks for all the suggestions--I'll be investigating them!