Loose Files and American Scramble

An excellent and innovative set of rules for the American war of Independence. Aimed at 15mm figures but easily convertible to other scales.
– website listing

Designer: Andy Callan
Year Published: 1987
Status: In Print
Contents: Archived online (webpage)
Scale: 1 figure = 10 men
1 inch = 25 yards
1 turn = approx. 5 minutes
1 model gun = 2 pieces of artillery

– Loose Files and American Scramble
Basing: Infantry: 3 figures per base
Cavalry: 2 figures per base
Skirmishers: 1 figure per base

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Wargaming Battles of the American War of Independence

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Originally appeared in Wargames Illustrated, No. 1, September 1987. This page was reproduced for the Internet by Nick Dorrell, January 2005, with the permission of the author.
– Loose Files and American Scramble