| charles popp | 13 Apr 2018 3:18 p.m. PST |
As the search function is bye bye.
15mm figs. We use JR2 for ACW want something similar but different enough to Show the flavor. I have Wildernes war(leaning towards),War in Age of Reason(Meh,to abstrach ) and looking at Carnage and Glory 2(Played once and liked) |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 13 Apr 2018 4:51 p.m. PST |
The British Are Coming is a bit of a throw back set of rules…hit determination by percentage (base figure score times the number of figures with modifiers), and has zones of control, which isn't seen too often in miniatures gaming. Scale is one casting is 25 men. Can be found at Wargaming Miniatures for $16.95 USD. link There is a Yahoo group that supports the rules as well: link |
| Lascaris | 13 Apr 2018 4:53 p.m. PST |
We love British Grenadier for the AWI |
 Flashman14  | 13 Apr 2018 5:08 p.m. PST |
Ask John/Winston about his TSATF mod. Honestly, it sounds awesome. |
| DisasterWargamer | 13 Apr 2018 7:28 p.m. PST |
Ive been using the Fire and Fury version – waiting to see if the upcoming 3rd edition of Guns of Liberty meets my expectations |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 13 Apr 2018 8:30 p.m. PST |
Dean West has developed two knock offs of JR called Final Argument of Kings for the SYW and another called Yankee Doodle for the AWI. |
| charles popp | 13 Apr 2018 9:22 p.m. PST |
Dean west stuff is JR 2 or 3 Do not like 3 |
| Vigilant | 13 Apr 2018 9:29 p.m. PST |
Another vote for British Grenadier. It helps if you have a decent length of time to play but the rules were designed for the period and work well. |
| 21eRegt | 14 Apr 2018 6:25 a.m. PST |
Our group has been using Guns of Liberty for years now. As noted above, 3rd edition is coming this year. |
| coopman | 14 Apr 2018 6:54 a.m. PST |
Try One Hour Wargames by Neil Thomas. |
| Sundance | 14 Apr 2018 7:31 a.m. PST |
If you can find a copy, 1776 is fairly simple, but detailed enough and gives the flavor very well. |
| steamingdave47 | 14 Apr 2018 8:14 a.m. PST |
Heard good things about " Loose Files and American Scramble" link |
| Tony S | 14 Apr 2018 9:49 a.m. PST |
I rather like Peter Pig's Washington's Army. Here's a description, link (And just in case you don't like grid based rules, do not fear! These rules do not use a gridded mat). Here's the ordering page. peterpig.co.uk/rules.html |
| charles popp | 14 Apr 2018 10:38 a.m. PST |
DFoes BG work in 15mm and I have read both good and bad things. |
| charles popp | 14 Apr 2018 1:41 p.m. PST |
Plus BG does not have figure removal right? |
| bandrsntch | 14 Apr 2018 8:31 p.m. PST |
Fife & Drum Rules are easy to play and they are FREE! Check them out here: link On his Blog he has examples of play:https://altefritz.blogspot.com/search/label/AWI |
| Supercilius Maximus | 15 Apr 2018 2:51 a.m. PST |
@ charles popp:
- 15mm: You can use the rules for any size/scale of figure; the rules suggest using cm instead of inches for 6-15mm, but inches for 20mm and upwards. My club has used 25mm ranges and movement for 15mm figures to give a quicker game and it works very well.
- Casualties: Actually it does; you accumulate DPs (disruption points) for movement, receiving fire, etc up to three, and from that point you start losing figures as "real" casualties. However, you can rally off DPs (by halting and/or deploying a general with the unit, according to quality), after which you return to the process of accumulating more DPs again, and once you are back up to three, you start losing figures again. There's a help group for BG here, which is monitored by the author himself and all the scenario authors: link There are also four scenario books which are invaluable for almost any other AWI rule set, as well as BG. @ Tony S – The Peter Pig rules are very good for competition games and "pick up" games at conventions; I prefer British Grenadier for historical battles and pre-arranged club nights. |
