| Simon the Squirrel | 25 Nov 2021 12:14 p.m. PST |
Just about to start gaming this conflict and looking at the rules available, there appear quite a few! This will be for larger battles rather than skirmishes (still pondering whether to go for 6mm or 28mm). Gå På
Twilight of the Sun King
Polemos: Great Northern War
Maurice
Might and Reason
Under the Lily Banners
Honours of War
WRG 1685-1845 Any recommendations? |
| Wealdmaster | 25 Nov 2021 12:58 p.m. PST |
I would consider either Rules of Battle by Neil Graber or In Deo Veritas WSS supplement by Helion (just released) if you are doing small scale. I am trying to find a set and scale myself but will likely go to small scale as I already have extensive collections of 28mm WSS minis and am looking for more of an "epic" look with multibasing. I would also add 10mm Pendraken as they have a nice range although perhaps a bit limited (but gaps can be filled from the LoA or WSS ranges). |
Phillius  | 25 Nov 2021 12:59 p.m. PST |
We recently refought Poltava using For King and Parliament. A little bit of tweaking, but they worked well. |
Dave Jackson  | 25 Nov 2021 4:22 p.m. PST |
I have heard that "Twilight of the Sun King" is the set to use. |
| Dave Jackson | 25 Nov 2021 4:27 p.m. PST |
6mm I know…but this fellow does a great job o GNW link |
| Simon the Squirrel | 25 Nov 2021 5:17 p.m. PST |
I just purchased "Twilight of the Sun King", sounds like it will do the job and not expensive. |
| Prince Alberts Revenge | 26 Nov 2021 8:41 a.m. PST |
I own or have owned most of the rules you listed. I have played some of them. I guess it really depends on what you are going for in terms of game experience. For me, I like Maurice and In De Veritas. Neither are specifically designed for the GNW (like say Ga Pa) but both have very simple mechanics. Twilight of the Sun King has a very interesting approach as well. The use of National Advantages in Maurice can be used to craft tactical approaches (like Swedish aggressive tactics). |
| BillyNM | 26 Nov 2021 11:01 a.m. PST |
I would be tempted to try a Piquet variant as the very different armies can be nicely characterised by the individual decks. |
| Simon the Squirrel | 26 Nov 2021 2:04 p.m. PST |
I've decided to go with 6mm (Baccus) for the large battle look. I may collect a few 28mm figures for skirmishes later on. |
| Sam Quee | 27 Nov 2021 9:51 a.m. PST |
We are working on learning GaPa. Interesting set of rules and I expect will have a certain flow once we get into the swing of things. Author was kind enough to answer a question on FB. The army lists seem to be very thorough. I got the rules through Lulu. |
| Simon the Squirrel | 27 Nov 2021 9:57 a.m. PST |
Thanks Sam, I just bought the Gå På rule book from Lulu as well. Nice ideas in there. |
| ciaphas | 28 Nov 2021 4:55 a.m. PST |
I have been playing "Under the lilly Banners" for years. it works.
jon |
paints brigs for the British fleet.
