| RobH | 27 Feb 2010 8:28 a.m. PST |
Does anyone have recommendations for "Grand Tactical" style rules syitable for later Samurai Warfare. Battles of the size of Nagashino and Sekigahara rather than big skirmishes. 1 base = 1 unit, no figure count or casualty removal. I am considering using Impetus or a variant of Volley & Bayonet (courtesy of Samurai Elb)but am wondering if there are any other alternatives before I start re-organising and basing my 2Dragon 15mms? Otherwise, does anyone have experience of using either of these options for Samurai games, how do they work and feel? |
John Leahy  | 27 Feb 2010 11:38 a.m. PST |
Chipco's Chrysanthemum throne is a large scale set. I wrote a scenario for 4th Kwanakajima. I like the rules. They have some added chrome which gives good period feel. Yahoo group. link They are available from Saber's Edge. |
| Ivan DBA | 27 Feb 2010 2:26 p.m. PST |
DBR covers this period in Samurai warfare reasonably well. It matches your criteria of no casualty count/figure removal, and each base is a single unit. I also think Big Battle DBA would be a good way to handle this, possibly using the variant rules for Light Spear to better cover the spear-armed ashigaru units. link |
| RobH | 27 Feb 2010 3:04 p.m. PST |
John can you elaborate? Figure numbers? base sizes? play style? I have not seen anything about it and even Google seems to be stuck on finding a review. |
| Scale Creep Miniatures | 27 Feb 2010 6:35 p.m. PST |
Taiko is the right scale but uses individually mounted figures: link You can buy it here: link |
| ajbartman | 28 Feb 2010 9:28 a.m. PST |
Here is an old link on TMP: TMP link I played the rules several years ago. I have the rules around somewhere. I did enjoy them. I will try to post more about them later. |
| Samurai Elb | 01 Mar 2010 12:35 a.m. PST |
Thanks for taking notice in my Volley&Bayonet variant for Samurai Armies I wrote more then 10 years earlier. As I heard there is a new version of Volley&Bayonet I want to add that this variant is for the first Volley&Bayonet Rules. |
| RobH | 01 Mar 2010 11:08 a.m. PST |
Werner, I know, that makes it perfect for me, I am one of the V&B 1st ed die hards.
Did you ever take it any further or use it after Nagashino?
I would be interested in discussing it with you if you could drop me an email rbrthpr AT hotmail DOTcom |
| vojvoda | 01 Mar 2010 6:55 p.m. PST |
Mike Hillsgrove did a version for Might of Arms which is pretty much grand tactics. Check out his files on the Might of Arms yahoo group.
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