 Stosstruppen  | 30 Mar 2018 9:02 a.m. PST |
I have a bunch of 10mm FOW figures. What in your opinion would be the best rules for large battles and why? |
| lkmjbc3 | 30 Mar 2018 10:48 a.m. PST |
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| coopman | 30 Mar 2018 10:57 a.m. PST |
Did you mean FPW figures? |
| KevinV | 30 Mar 2018 11:30 a.m. PST |
It depends on what you like. Our group has played FandF for years now. We've used it for everything from War of the Spanish succession up through FPW. It flows very well, we are comfortable with rules and captures the feel of each period. |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 30 Mar 2018 12:00 p.m. PST |
BBB for huge battles, FandF for a little less than huge battles. You can use the same mounting convention for both I believe. |
| Perris0707 | 30 Mar 2018 12:56 p.m. PST |
I have heard a lot of good things about the new 1871 rules. Should work very well for 10mm figures. |
 Saber6  | 30 Mar 2018 3:59 p.m. PST |
Age of Valor. Buy the set and you get anything new free. And the mechanics are "proven" |
| AussieAndy | 30 Mar 2018 6:33 p.m. PST |
As you are probably aware, Age of Valor is an adaption of Age of Eagles (which, in turn, is based on Fire and Fury). As some of the concepts that differentiate Age of Eagles from Fire and Fury (such as the grand tactical movement and skirmish formation) are not used in Age of Valor, we have just used the Age of Valor charts with the Fire and Fury rules. That has worked well. If you want to fight Sedan in an afternoon, then I would use BBB. Otherwise, I would go the Age of Valor/Fire and Fury route. As indicated above, its a "proven" system and many gamers will be familiar with it. You can also look at using Regimental Fire and Fury for smaller battles. Good luck. |
| WFGamers | 31 Mar 2018 1:42 a.m. PST |
We use our own set of rules developed from Fire and Fury and an earlier version 'Fire and Furia Francese' on our website. The new rules are here – wfgamers.org.uk/FUFF.htm These are designed for each player to use 1 to 3 Corps. |
| ChrisBBB2 | 02 Apr 2018 1:28 a.m. PST |
In case it helps, there are collected links to reviews of BBB here:
link Chris Bloody Big BATTLES!
link |
| nickinsomerset | 02 Apr 2018 2:27 a.m. PST |
Had some excellent 6mm games with 1870. BBB looks a little too much like a board game with 3D counters! Tally Ho! |
| ChrisBBB2 | 04 Apr 2018 8:37 a.m. PST |
"BBB looks a little too much like a board game with 3D counters!" There's no arguing with aesthetic judgements, of course, and indeed if you're talking about the 1796 operational-level games that Vincent Tsao and I have been posting about recently, then I'd agree they look like boardgames – unsurprisingly so, given the unusually large timescale and groundscale of those scenarios. But for more typical BBB games, I suggest look at Alan Millicheap's blog where you'll find a wide variety of BBB games looking like wargames:
link Chris |
| 138SquadronRAF | 05 Apr 2018 12:36 p.m. PST |
Had the same thoughts, after researching the issue I decided that 1871 was the better option. A much more streamlined version of 1870 or 1866 that I had played. Here is a review that I thought fair: link |
| Lascaris | 06 Apr 2018 8:43 p.m. PST |
I have played all of the mentioned rules and eventually chose BBB for FPW gaming. I think it gives great battles and conveys how I think the war should "feel" quite well. |
| Stosstruppen | 07 Apr 2018 6:53 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys. Lots to consider here. I have all the rules except 1871. But I have been tempted by them. |
