| Royal Marine | 23 Aug 2017 3:47 p.m. PST |
Has anyone generated any conversions for the Napoleonic period using the recent Osprey rules for 'Lion Rampant', 'Pikeman's Lament' or 'The men who would be kings'? link |
Dave Jackson  | 23 Aug 2017 4:16 p.m. PST |
Why wouldn't "Chosen Men" suffice? |
| Royal Marine | 23 Aug 2017 4:22 p.m. PST |
That wasn't my question! Is Chosen Men an Osprey set? |
 Extra Crispy  | 23 Aug 2017 4:40 p.m. PST |
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| Ed von HesseFedora | 23 Aug 2017 5:50 p.m. PST |
To answer your original question, yes. It was in Wargames Illustrated 342 link |
| Royal Marine | 24 Aug 2017 1:03 a.m. PST |
OK thanks all. Chosen Men looks like a complete package, which I had passed me by. @Extra Crispy: Loving the 6mm Leipzig project |
| arthur1815 | 24 Aug 2017 1:13 a.m. PST |
I have, and like, Lion and Dragon Rampant but I could not get on with Chosen Men, partly because it seemed inappropriate to portraying real Napoleonic skirmishing, as opposed to fantastical, fictional encounters.Nor was it easy to follow, and felt too complicated for that type of game.
The WI 342 adaptation. OTOH, seemed perfect for fun games with no great pretensions to historical simulation. |
| Dave Jackson | 24 Aug 2017 5:30 a.m. PST |
sorry Royal Marine, I thought that since you knew about Lion/Dragon Rampant that you had dismissed Chosen Men for some reason. So, are you looking at skirmish Napoleonics then? If so, try "Sharp Practice 2" from TooFatLardies. toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/?p=5612 |
| Dave Jackson | 24 Aug 2017 5:33 a.m. PST |
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| Royal Marine | 24 Aug 2017 7:06 a.m. PST |
Anything with a Royal Marine beach storming party on board is good news to me :-) |
| repaint | 24 Aug 2017 3:27 p.m. PST |
Yes, Sharp Practice 2 will be the closest equivalent. I have chosen men and it is just not inspiring (to me). The army lists were poor and a disappointment (to me), the level of combat is more like a Berlusconi TV series on budget, that's how it felt. |
| cae5ar | 24 Aug 2017 4:15 p.m. PST |
This topic has been kicked around before: TMP link
TMP link Sharp Practice is great but quite demanding to squeeze into our brief evening sessions and terrain can become a headache to manoeuvre around. Is Chosen Men fast play? I was under the impression it was a bit clunky, though I haven't played it myself yet. Having tried Napoleonics using The Pikeman's Lament pretty successfully, I'm torn between investing in Chosen Men or The Men Who Would Be Kings to give it another go for comparison. The Men Who Would Be Kings is generally well received but isn't strictly the correct period. |
| coopman | 26 Aug 2017 10:29 a.m. PST |
Chosen Men has received a lot of negative comments here. It was not well received. |
| Mick the Metalsmith | 27 Aug 2017 1:41 p.m. PST |
I have a copy to get rid of. |
| cae5ar | 28 Jan 2019 5:59 p.m. PST |
And here it is… The Lion Rampant offshoot I have been waiting for to cover the horse & musket period… Rebels and Patriots, just released: link |
paints the Dogman from the Flintloque starter set.
