| Mark Cuomo (cuomom@worldnet.att.net) |
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| I concur with the statements below. The rules give a good historical representation of grand tactical Napoleonic combat. The game plays quicker than Empire, once the Charge Reaction charts are mastered... |
| Jay Martino (mjmartino@igs.net ) |
| I found a lot of Valmy frustrating at first, but once we mastered the rules,
my group found that a lot of "Oh, yeah! That's how it works!" were being
declared. Things started to make sense, and we also found that using
the historical tactics made things come together. (Unlike
some rules, Valmy doesn't force you to use historical tactics,
so you have to learn by experience.)
Valmy forces you to think ahead more than many other rules sets. You have to consider what might happen on a particular flank. And another thing: never leave guns unprotected, no matter what country they belong to. A good means of protection is to have a squadron of cavalry nearby (or two, from the same regiment, so they can act as vedettes for each other, and cover a fairly wide arc). |
| Peter Smith (xac51@dial.pipex.com) |
| These rules are now my preferred set, having supplanted Follow
the Eagle computer-based rules in my affections.
From Valmy to Waterloo forces the player to think like a Napoleonic general. Deployment in depth is essential, command and control is realistic, and cavalry must be used with care. So much for the good bits. The rules are not well laid out. A seperate appendix seems to consist of all the bits they forgot to put in the main rule book! On balance, though, the rules give a good "historical" game. The play mechanics work well and really are quite simple, you just have to read the 90+ pages of the rule book first. I like them, but if you've read Brent Nobsworthy's book The battle tactics of Napoleon and his enemies and disagree with his conclusions, you won't like these rules. |
| Andrew Kinnie (akinnie@aldus.northnet.org) |
| As long as you like Napoleonic miniatures and are looking for a set of rules, From Valmy To Waterloo is worth buying. I have them and play them all the time. They are well supported by the author, easy to play, etc. If these things interest you, they are worth buying. |
| Michael Cannon (cmptrwiz@atl.mindspring.com) |
| I have only played them a couple of times, and have used 6mm figures with them. These rules play quicker than Empire, and have fewer holes. Besides, Bill K., the author, is a heckuva nice guy. |
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| Last Updates | |
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| 19 April 1999 | comments by Mark Cuomo |
| 15 April 1999 | comments by Jay Martino |
| 14 April 1999 | comments by Peter Smith |
| 22 October 1998 | link to publisher's webpage |
| 25 May 1998 | battle report link added |
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