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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP20 Jul 2025 4:23 p.m. PST

" Anthony and I played our second game with these new Osprey rules last week. In our first game we got a lot of rules wrong ad misunderstood how the unit sizes worked but felt they were worth another try.

The second game went much better and we only got a few small things incorrect (Tiny units failing a morale test are removed, morale tests for units nearby if a unit runs, etc).

The rules seem to me to combine the best bits of Pickett's Charge and Black Powder while allowing you to play much larger games than Pickett's charge with several brigades a side…"

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Woolshed Wargamer21 Jul 2025 10:19 a.m. PST

I enjoy this rule set. They have a bit more of a period feel than Black Powder and are pretty simple.

Haven't had a bad game yet.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP21 Jul 2025 4:10 p.m. PST

Thanks


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