"Has anyone played the "Epic" rules?" Topic

TMP has had a lot of posts about Warlord's Epic ACW range, but I haven't seen much about the rules that come with the set. Has anyone played the "Epic" rules? If so, what did you think of them?

Aren't the EPIC rules Black Powder 2?

JimDuncan is right; just a rehash of Black Powder and some canny marketing by Warlord.

Yeah its just Black Powder, nothing new.

I owned BP 1st ed, and that was a hardback book. These are a small booklet. Are they BP Light?

I owned BP 1st ed, and that was a hardback book. These are a small booklet. Are they BP Light?

The small booklet is an A5 version of Black Powder 2, content is identical as far as I can see.

Thanks for the info.

Same rules with a few additions for the scale. Use either centimeters instead of inches or half scale

Yep – used them for ACW – as noted, BP with shorter distances

The Epic Scale box also comes with a stripped down and slightly modified version of the <Glory Hallelujah> ACW rules, which are generally pretty good. They do give BP a somewhat more ACW "feel. "

I agree with HansPeterB. The Epic Scale rules and minis have the right feel for ACW. I have used them extensively and always enjoyed each game very much.

Thanks to all. I will give them a try.

For reference, the ACW Epic rulebook is just a smaller (physically) version of Black Powder 2. The version that comes in the Napoleonic Epic starter sets is however a redone version of Black Powder 2 focusing on Napoleonics and having images of the Epic figures. I'm pretty sure the rules are the same but it has extra Napoleonic focused content.