"Little Wars 2015 Games - Age of Eagles " Topic

At the 2012 convention we did Borodino. Started work on building the convention. Also working on Waterloo, but not planning on running that at Little Wars, just at home.

Following that we are looking to do:
Eylau
Austerlitz
Wagram

all will be run at future Little Wars. After this years convention I will take Borodino down off the shelf and run it again at the house.

Christmas wishlist--Grand Armee game of Russians vs Ottomans at Little Wars….

All those sound awesome

I have plenty of Russians but no Ottomans and no plans to paint any, so you wont see that from me.

For the 2015 convention we are looking to do Quatra Bras & Ligny. I have started building the Quatra Bras table and it should be very nice.

I am looking forward to getting back into the big Napoleonic games.

A fellow can dream.

Indeed, but what prevents you from doing so?

Love the rules and the armies but, alas, I have completed neither--although I am painting my first Ottomans for this period…. I meant it as a compliment; they are a good set of rules!

It would probably make for a great convention game, and look great as well. After I get done with the 100 days battles then I will turn my attention to Austerlitz/Eylau. Since i have neither the French or Allies for the period it means painting alot of troops. Other than that my goal is to complete forces already started.

Whoa! Endless, glad i saw this. If you are buidling Ottomans, see below for the new AOE Ottoman Army List I'm prepping for AOE 2d Edition, due for release 30 June 2015:

*OTTOMAN EMPIRE:

Kapakula Artillery & Mortar Corps - Regular
Nizam – I – Cedit Artillery Corps - Regular

Suvarileris & Sipahi Household Cavalry - Elite, Light Cav
Ulufeciyan & Gureba Household Cavalry - Regular, Light Cav
Timar Sipahi Cavalry with Cebelus Retainers - Conscript, Heavy Cav, Irregular
Deli Light Cavalry - Elite, Light Cav, Irregular
Provincial or Vassal Deli Light Cavalry - Conscript, Light Cav, Irregular
Egyptian Provincial or Vassal Mamluks - Elite, Light Cav, Lance Bonus
Other Provincial or Vassal Mamluks - Conscript, Light Cav, Irregular
Other Auxilliary Light Cavalry - Conscript, Light Cav, Irregular

Bostancis Guard Infantry - Elite, Skirmish
Kapakula Janissary Infantry - Regular, Skirmish
Provincial or Vassal Janissary Infantry - Conscript, Skirmish
Tufenkcis Musketeers - Regular, Skirmish
Provincial or Vassal Tufenkcis Musketeers - Conscript, Skirmish, Irregular
Segban Rural Militia - Conscript, Skirmish, Irregular
Azap Light infantry - Elite, Skirmish, Irregular
Provincial or Vassal Auxilliary Light Infantry - Conscript, Skirmish, Irregular
Nizam & Segban – I – Cedit, 1794 – 1808 - Regular, Skirmish

Note. The Ottoman army remains a very confusing organization, primarily because the Turks often defined terms such as "Regular" differently than in the West. In general, traditional military forces included irregular forces (Toprakli) called up for service for the duration of war only, as well as full time, salaried soldiers paid by the state (Kapakula). The latter were well drilled in individual combat skills, but inadequately trained to fight in formations or as a part of a larger unit. Provincial and vassal forces were those raised personally by provincial governors and similar, often in defiance of the Ottoman Sultan rather than in support of. Some, such as Egyptian Mamluks, were excellent, being military slaves who trained hard and daily since being able to walk, but others were pathetic. The Nizam – I Cedit and Segban – I Cedit was a short lived attempt to form a New Army based on European standards. Though marvelously successful, they disappeared in 1808 and would not reappear until the wholesale slaughter of the Janissaries in 1826.

Ciao, Colonel Bill
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We have gone over to using the rules for not only Napoleonics but civil war as well. I am also looking towards some Crimea games as well.

For the games at Little Wars I also intend on building custom made terrain boards.