| MrZorro | 30 Jul 2022 3:46 p.m. PST |
I only played a Napoleonic version of Rebels & Patriots (few units needed)and I am considering using my minis in other skirmish rules sets. Any recommendations? |
| redmist1122 | 30 Jul 2022 3:56 p.m. PST |
Sharp Practice v2 from Too Fat Lardies. P. |
Dave Jackson  | 30 Jul 2022 4:46 p.m. PST |
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| Wargamer Blue | 30 Jul 2022 5:03 p.m. PST |
Horse and Musket by Wiley Wargames. |
| Florida Tory | 30 Jul 2022 5:36 p.m. PST |
Ditto for A Fistful of Lead: Horse and Musket. These are simple rules, easy to pick up for a club or convention game. They also produce a fun game that rewards good tactics. Rick |
| dantheman | 30 Jul 2022 5:42 p.m. PST |
Heard good things about Fistful of Lead. I personally like Muskets and Tomahawks. Their Shakos and Bayonets napoleonic rules were fun. Played part of the Hougomont battle at Historicon last year with them. Definitely recommend them.I use the same set for AWI and F&IW myself. |
| Irish Marine | 30 Jul 2022 6:58 p.m. PST |
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| Toaster | 30 Jul 2022 11:01 p.m. PST |
If you want really small skirmish (5 to 20 figures per side) then Song of Drums & Shakos by Ganesha Games is a good set. Robert |
| advocate | 31 Jul 2022 1:18 a.m. PST |
Agreed with Toaster, but for a step up (40+ figures a side) the Sharp Practice v2 |
| Dexter Ward | 31 Jul 2022 2:21 a.m. PST |
Shakes & Bayonets (Napoleonic version of Muskets & Tomahawks), Sharp Practice |
| Escapee | 31 Jul 2022 6:56 a.m. PST |
John Lamb's One Hour Skirmish rules for all musket era fights. |
 Der Alte Fritz  | 31 Jul 2022 8:50 a.m. PST |
Is Sharp Practice really a set of skirmish rules? When I've played it at conventions the games and armies seemed too large to be a skirmish game.I'd love to use these rules, but prove me wrong about my impression of them. This is not meant to be snarky, I'd truly like to know more. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 31 Jul 2022 10:41 a.m. PST |
Agreed. I thought I was the only one who thought that way. To me none of the SP games I've seen played looked like skirmish games. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 31 Jul 2022 10:42 a.m. PST |
I thought I was the only one who thought that way. To me none of the games I've seen played look like skirmish games. |
| Andrew Walters | 31 Jul 2022 10:52 a.m. PST |
Anybody played 95th – Adventuring in the Napoleonic Wars? I have it, have heard good things, haven't tried it yet. |
| sidley | 31 Jul 2022 3:08 p.m. PST |
Forager are really good if you want a dozen or less figures. If by skirmish you mean 40 to 60 figures then Sharp Practice 2. If you like weird shit, then Silver Bayonet also works. |
| cooey2ph | 31 Jul 2022 4:49 p.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 31 Jul 2022 9:29 p.m. PST |
The Sword the Bayonet and the Lance Songs of Drums and Shakos |
| advocate | 31 Jul 2022 11:45 p.m. PST |
'Skirmish' is a loose concept. I consider SP a skirmish game because the forces are under a battalion, and probably under a company. But some people consider 'skirmish' to cover games where each figure can act individually – what I tend to think of as 'gang-level' games. I covered both in my answer. |
| Dexter Ward | 01 Aug 2022 3:22 a.m. PST |
What is your definition of a skirmish game? I would say any game with singly based figures and fewer than 100 figures a side is a skirmish. Some people want each figure to act individually; I would call that small skirmish as opposed to large skirmish games like SP or M&T or Donnybrook |
| 21eRegt | 01 Aug 2022 7:25 a.m. PST |
Has anyone played Shakos and Bayonets yet? I enjoyed my one game of Muskets and Tomahawks and wondered about the system for Napoleonics. |
| Dexter Ward | 01 Aug 2022 10:29 a.m. PST |
Yes, we have used Shakes and Bayonets quite a bit. It plays very well, the cavalry really adds something, and the new scenarios are excellent. Shame about the typos in the book, but the rules are good. |
| Old Contemptible | 04 Aug 2022 11:17 p.m. PST |
My definition of a skirmish game is that each figure is one man, 1:1 scale. They can be grouped together to form larger units. IMO TSATF are the classic skirmish level rules. "The Sword the Bayonet and the Lance" is a variant of TSATF for Napoleonics. |
 Bobgnar | 06 Aug 2022 10:01 p.m. PST |
ditto to Songs of Drums and Shakos |
 miniMo | 07 Aug 2022 10:04 a.m. PST |
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