"Trying to recall the name of some Franco-Prussian rules..." Topic
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Minis is my Waterloo  | 20 Jan 2018 4:47 p.m. PST |
Does anyone recall the name of those rules that came out I believe in the late 90s for faster play F-P gaming? Seems like Rank and File figures were either associated with them, or just were popular at the time. They were not real complex, and pretty fast play. |
| Gnu2000 | 20 Jan 2018 4:53 p.m. PST |
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| DisasterWargamer | 20 Jan 2018 5:01 p.m. PST |
They Died for Glory would be my guess |
| Ragbones | 20 Jan 2018 5:10 p.m. PST |
‘In the Age of Bismarck and Napoleon III' came out around 1992, written by Brian Phillips. Chris Atkin, who I *think* sculpted much of the Rank and File line, ran a lot of B&N III games at the HMGS East conventions. I became interested in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78 when a supplement for B&N III came out. Although we liked the rules I wouldn't describe them as simple.
Another popular, older set of rules is Larry Brom's, ‘Chassepot and Needlegun.' In my opinion, this set is simpler than B&NIII. Both are good sets of rules. |
| Dave Gamer | 20 Jan 2018 6:08 p.m. PST |
Yes, – ‘In the Age of Bismarck and Napoleon III'. I have a copy to sell if you;re interested… |
| Minis is my Waterloo | 26 Jan 2018 7:10 a.m. PST |
Sorry for not thanking you guys sooner…just checked back in here…thanks! I think I was thinking of both of those rules. We tried They Died…first, then moved to Bismarck…but I can't recall now which one we liked…dang memory!! |
| Robert Burke | 02 Feb 2018 12:05 p.m. PST |
As the co-author of THEY DIED FOR GLORY I can only assume that TDFG was your favorite. :) You can contact me directly at Burker1 (at) aol (dot) com if you would like a copy of the Errata sheet. |
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