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LordHawkHead08 Jan 2021 12:23 p.m. PST

I have just run across Victrix fast play Napoleonic rules for 54mm. They look like fun but there are some missing information. I want to know if anyone played the game back at Salute 2012. My questions on these rules are:
1. Are there a suggested number of minis per unit?
2. How many (if needed) minis are needed to man an artillary unit.
3. How do the counters or bonuses work? How are they assigned to units?
If anyone has some answers or has experience playing these rules I would love to hear from you.
Link to rules: link

robert piepenbrink Supporting Member of TMP08 Jan 2021 3:24 p.m. PST

Did some quick googling, LHH. A participant described the infantry units as being "20 or so" which matches with photos of the event. (Bases 40mm square holding one casting, by the way.) I found a 10 and a 12-casting cavalry unit, so I'd go with "10 or so" for cav, and since Victrix sells five 54mm gunners per gun, I'd go out on a limb and say that's probably starting strength. For mechanics, of course, you need an actual participant. I was laid off and on the wrong side of the pond at the time.

LordHawkHead08 Jan 2021 4:06 p.m. PST

Thank you for your help! Can you post where you found participants describing the event? I have been struggling to find where participants or observers have talked about the game.

robert piepenbrink Supporting Member of TMP09 Jan 2021 4:33 a.m. PST

Google "Salute 2012 Victrix" or "Salute 2012 54mm" go to images, and when you find a picture which is clearly a 54mm game, click to expand the image. Then click on "go to page."

My computer skills are mediocre, but persistence takes me a long way, sometimes.

Nick Stern Supporting Member of TMP10 Jan 2021 5:31 p.m. PST

This revised pdf of the rules link
lists units of from 16 to 48 in increments of 4. No mention of cavalry.

It lists two sample armies:
BRITISH
1stBattalion DRILLED : 36 Rankers + 1 Drummer +1 Sergeant + 1 Officer = 52 points
2ndBattalion DRILLED : 36 Rankers + 2 Drummers + 2 Sergeants = 48 points
3rd Battalion GREEN: 40 Rankers + 1 Sergeant + 1 Officer = 34 points
4thBattalion VETERAN: 28 Rankers + 1 officer = 52 points
5th Battalion GREEN : 20 Rankers + 1 Sergeant = 14 points
TOTAL 200 points

FRENCH
Battalion 1 DRILLED : 24 Rankers + 1 Drummer + 1 Ensign = 32 points
Battalion 2 VÉTÉRAN : 24 Rankers +1 Sergeant = 40 points
Battalion 3 DRILLED : 32 Rankers + 2 Drummers = 36 points
Battalion 3 GUARDS: 32 Rankers+ 2 Drummer + 2 Sergeants + 1 Ensign + 1 Officer = 92 points
TOTAL 200 Point

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