Hello!
I'm planning on ordering Bloody Big Battles from Caliver Books, and to save on the shipping I was thinking of getting one or two 18th century rule sets in the same order.
I use MDF Kriegsspiel blocks (custom made) on printed maps rather than miniatures, which restricts my options somewhat, mostly because I'd rather get something in which each base / stand is a complete unit – a company, a wing, a battalion… That way I can keep making my custom pieces with the correct labels. I also make exchange blocks for reduced frontages (3/4 and 1/2) so casualty tracking or smaller units are not too much of a problem.
So far I have tried to great success:
- Flint and Steel: perfectly compatible scale with minor changes and fantastic source material.
- Loose Files and American Scramble: works well at one 3/4 piece = 1 company. Working on upscaling it a bit so I can use the 12.5mm blocks instead.
- Polemos Ruse de Guerre: one stand per battalion or wing there so again perfectly compatible.
Currently I'm looking at:
- Volley & Bayonet: seems flexible, versatile and popular.
- Warfare in the Age of Reason: I like the idea of having campaign and siege rules, but I'm not sure what each stand represents? I think I read somewhere it's around 150 men wide in close formation, which would make it compatible with Kriegsspiel half-battalion pieces.
- British Grenadier: they seem popular, although I've read the Deluxe Edition is incomplete (missing some important rules) and I haven't been able to find the errata file anywhere.
Which of those three would you recommend in their current state and why?
Thanks a lot for your time!