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Cold Steel


This rule set includes all basic rules, plus special rules for the period 1791-1815.
Cold Steel cover


Designers
Les Benoodt, Phil Johnston
Publisher
Historic Enterprises Co.
Year Published
1997
Status
In Print
Contents
Available online
Scale
One figure = 20-30 men
One inch = 20-30 paces
Each contour represents 20 feet of elevation.
Basing
Cold Steel does not require figure remounting. Players may use figures mounted to any other system. Ideally, each side should use the same mounting system, but this is not essential. Some mounting systems will require slight variations in considering figure scale.
Cold Steel page 9

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Cold Steel

Tactical Rules For the Horse and Musket Period 1690-1850: Module 1 — The Wars of Napoleon and the War of 1812

Editions

Revised in 2006 and 2011.

Supplements

Cold Steel Game Aid

The Cold Steel Game Aid (CSGA) is a PC-based program developed using Microsoft Access 2010. It's a table side aid intended to assist an umpire or players in running a quicker, smoother, more efficient game.
– publisher's listing

Module 2 — Conflict in the 18th Century 1690—1792

Module 2
This module is an amendment to Cold Steel for battles conducted in the 18th Century (1700—1792), and is meant to be used in conjunction with it. Changes are listed by section with new rules highlighted.
– publisher's listing