"Sharp Practice or Black Powder Batlles" Topic
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| sneakgun | 14 May 2008 9:51 a.m. PST |
So how does Sharp Practice compare with Black Powder Battles? How are the mechanics different? Inquiring minds are dying to know. Thanks,
Brian |
| Gecoren | 14 May 2008 10:38 a.m. PST |
Hmm tricky to tell as Black Powder isn't out yet… Guy |
| Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy | 14 May 2008 10:46 a.m. PST |
Yes it is. Been out for a while actually. link Here's a review…same game just newer cover. link |
| vtsaogames | 14 May 2008 12:22 p.m. PST |
I don't have Black Powder Battles but I have other 2HWG games. My guess is that units in BPB respond according to reaction tests> They act as you want until they mess with the enemy. Then watch out. The 2HWG system is excellent for solo play. Sharp Practice – which I have is a game where units will do what you want – provided a Big Man's card comes up – and that they are not in bad shape at the time. It has much less value for solo play – unless you can manage hidden movement for both sides and still fool yourself. |
 Flashman14  | 14 May 2008 12:40 p.m. PST |
Does Sharp Practice have a lot of good glossy pictures or is it really best in a printed PDF? |
| TonicNH | 14 May 2008 1:49 p.m. PST |
FWIW I've got both and would say that each is typical of the underlying ethos of each company e.g. BPB is essentially the black powder version of THW's Chain Reaction 2.0 (i.e reaction based system as opposed to UGOIGO), whereas SP strikes me as a horse and musket version of I Aint Been Shot Mum I reckon BPB works best at a lower tactical level (skirmish – 20-30 figs per side) than SP which covers company level(or above) with the emphasis on "Big Men" – think "grand tactical" skirmishes SP (the pdf version) has a couple of pics (the cover page and the background to the QRS) but otherwise is your usual TFL black & white ruleset with tables etc… IMHO both are definitely worth an investment… here endeth the 2p worth |
| vtsaogames | 14 May 2008 3:40 p.m. PST |
Yeah – both are nice. Get 'em. |
| Earthquake | 15 May 2008 1:41 a.m. PST |
Other than my written review of BPB which Ed linked to above, episode #28 of the 'Meeples & Miniatures' podcast has an in-depth review of BPB. meeplesandminiatures.libsyn.com - scroll about half way down the list, and you will find it. I've just got 'Sharp Practice' this week, so I will be reviewing it in the not-too-distant future, and try and give a side-by-side comparison. Cheers
Neil |
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