"Historical scenarios" Topic

I like to replay historical events on the game table. Usually, they are small skirmish actions. Do you like to play historical skirmishes or do you prefer to just grab some troops and go to it? Would a generic book of historical skirmish actions be of use/interest to you?

The Skirmish Campaigns books are a great source of historical scenarios, I like them alot.

w.

I generally prefer to play historical scenarios, however sources for these tend to be better for higher level (battalion and up) games. The Skirmish Campaigns books are fine, but in the main they are bathtubbed versions of much bigger battles, so Kursk becomes three blokes and a tank. They do however work fine, and I like the mini-campaign aspects.

You can't have too many scenario books though, especially if they are good.

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I prefer scenarios based in historical fact. Obviously, at the skirmish level, you need to make things up to fit the game. You won't find many accounts written at that level, and therefore the scenarios are somewhat abstracted. As long as the situation is accurate, and the forces deployed plausible for that period and theatre, I am good with it. I have all of the Skirmish Campaign books, and like them. I also have most of the Final Combat scenario books, and like them as well. I have a few other odds and ends from the UK as well.

In the same vein as Jurgen Keuppe above, I will offer a shameless plug for my books. I have an Eastern Front book available now, which Jurgen Keuppe helped me with, and I have a Commonwealth in the ETO coming out next month, along with Soldat II, which is an updated version of a great set of rules that have been out of print for many years. Look for an announcement on the front page here once we get the cover art finalized, which will likely be early next week. The web site will be updated with the new offerings then as well.

I currently have the online sales defaulting thru Lulu, but their shipping is crazy if an end user buys through them, I can sell direct if you e-mail me at andrewturlington@hotmail.com, or Dennis at On Military Matters carries our stuff at HMGS-E shows, and Monarch Military Books and Miniatures has them at UK shows.

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Andy

I like to game historical battles. It is hard to do historical skirmishes since just about anything you reasonably throw on the table could have happened.

I think I used to run Soldat many years ago. IIRC it was a fun little set of rules.

I much prefer to play historical scenarios, especially one's where individul personalities can be identified.

And I will also join the list of shameless pluggers (but not in the Barrymore pool thermometer sense) for my historical supplement booked designed for IABSM but useable for any company-sized ruleset:
The Defence of Calais (Calais 1940)
Fall of the Lion Gate (Malaya/Singapore 1941/2)
Bloody Burma (Burma 1941/2)
Wildcat to Whale (Anzio 1943)

Details at vislardica.com

VB

"You won't find many accounts written at that level"

Well, there are, but they are at such a worms eye view that it is generally a case of 'We got shot at and spent the rest of the day hiding in a hole in the ground'. Sometimes it is 'We got shot at so I casually rolled up 500 yards of trench, killed several dozen Germans and got a medal'. There is however a reason people get medals for the latter.