Luddite

Do you think it could be tweaked to handle 1859 and 1866 campaigns?

Chad

Yes.   

Cheers, Luddite.

Chad

Have now played three games of Longstreet Lite. There are similarities and differences to Maurice. In the games woods don't slow up infantry but do reduce firepower to skirmish only (as with F&F skirmishers are assumed to be out front). Artillery in Lite is very effective but will be less so in the full rules. Unlike Maurice you complete every turn with a drawer to maintain a 6 card hand (if there are enough cards in your pack). A player's turn starts with the option to reshuffle his pack, but he must permanently discard 6 cards after this. Eventually he will run out of cards. Combat is rather different as well being based on scores rather than casualties. Hits (not kills) can be reduced using the morale score on the cards.

I think what attracts me most though is that the campaign in the full game will allow a player to progress through all four years of the war as an individual officer building his own career and reputation despite the war's inevitable outcome.

I definitely recommend playing the Lite rules first as they do have some odd little twists and turns but once mastered this seems to me to be a very satisfying game.   

Noticed that this ruleset is available now through North Star.

£35 for rules and cards bundle. Free postage until late august.

Order already placed.

I'm undecided about this one...having really enjoyed Maurice initially, it's remained untouched for a while now...I think it's the cards - just not a fan of them in wargames I think...

Quote from: nikharwood on 19 August 2013, 08:39:11 PM
I'm undecided about this one...having really enjoyed Maurice initially, it's remained untouched for a while now...I think it's the cards - just not a fan of them in wargames I think...

If it makes your decision nay easier this is less reliant on the cards although they are still part of the game...

Quote from: nikharwood on 19 August 2013, 08:39:11 PM
I'm undecided about this one...having really enjoyed Maurice initially, it's remained untouched for a while now...I think it's the cards - just not a fan of them in wargames I think...

Agreed.  Having played Maurice and Longstreet, in both cases we commented that this is a card game with figures.  I also found that with Malifaux and IABSM (et. al.)

For me the cards in games like Malifaux and Maurice add another level of 'colour' and fun to a game, not to mention the tactical options they provide, that a D6 just doesn't give you.

Agree with Ferb on this. I also found the system more satisfying in Longstreet than Maurice. This probably has something to do with Sam being able to develop what he started in Maurice. However please bear this in mind: EACH PLAYER REQUIRES A FULL CARD DECK. Read Sam's blurb on this carefully. If you are looking for multiplayer games then even more decks are required and at £12 a throw it starts to get expensive. Try and find an opponent who has also bought the Longstreet bundle.

Quote from: Dour Puritan on 20 August 2013, 07:08:59 PM
Agree with Ferb on this. I also found the system more satisfying in Longstreet than Maurice. This probably has something to do with Sam being able to develop what he started in Maurice. However please bear this in mind: EACH PLAYER REQUIRES A FULL CARD DECK. Read Sam's blurb on this carefully. If you are looking for multiplayer games then even more decks are required and at £12 a throw it starts to get expensive. Try and find an opponent who has also bought the Longstreet bundle.

And that's sealed it for me - I'll stick with ACWarmaster / Black Powder 

Quote from: Dour Puritan on 20 August 2013, 07:08:59 PM
However please bear this in mind: EACH PLAYER REQUIRES A FULL CARD DECK. Read Sam's blurb on this carefully. If you are looking for multiplayer games then even more decks are required and at £12 a throw it starts to get expensive.

That indeed is a bit sh*t... and if I may say so, a bit opportunistic. I wouldn't be surprised if at some stage this will get developed to include obligatory dice at £12 a throw too...

Quote from: Nosher on 20 August 2013, 08:58:42 PM
That indeed is a bit sh*t... and if I may say so, a bit opportunistic. I wouldn't be surprised if at some stage this will get developed to include obligatory dice at £12 a throw too...

Yep - I also (still) feel stiffed from when I bought Maurice on pre-order (bundle with cards, from his UK distributor, North Star) as we (UK customers) didn't get the free PDF that our colonial cousins did...nor did Sam deign to answer my (very polite) enquiry as to whether we could / should have access to that - given that we'd paid the same amount of money. I also suggested that he could have made this more explicit...

I was also surprised that, for the price, Maurice was softback - and not very robust at that; I reckon I've played about 8-10 games (all solo) and my copy is pretty battered.

I think I'll spend £35 on 10mm toys instead 

Quote from: nikharwood on 21 August 2013, 11:44:57 AM
Yep - I also (still) feel stiffed from when I bought Maurice on pre-order (bundle with cards, from his UK distributor, North Star) as we (UK customers) didn't get the free PDF that our colonial cousins did...nor did Sam deign to answer my (very polite) enquiry as to whether we could / should have access to that - given that we'd paid the same amount of money. I also suggested that he could have made this more explicit...

I was also surprised that, for the price, Maurice was softback - and not very robust at that; I reckon I've played about 8-10 games (all solo) and my copy is pretty battered.

I think I'll spend £35 on 10mm toys instead 

Probably very wise Nik.