The Table - playtesting Muskets and Moustaches

Hey everyone!

Well, having worked on v1 a bit, and now collecting ideas for v2, I wanted to playtest the rules a bit myself (and by playtest I mean play!:) )
Here is the latest set-up for the game; the two forces are roughly equal. It is a shame, I cannot get my full armies on the damn table; each side is missing a solid three or four units of infantry (24 man units) and cavalry.If anyone in northern New Jersey wants to drop by and playtest, drop me a line!:)

For the RULES UPDATES, click HERE.

For v1 of MUSKETS AND MOUSTACHES, click HERE.

Changes and Edits to Muskets and Moustaches

To get the original rules, click here

Well, as always I have found a ton of problems, changes, and mistakes. I'll keep them listed here until I put together V2!

1. When a unit has only two stands left, it may count as any formation for no costs to change formation; however, it must be in a final formation at the end of the move phase; no fair switching from column to line in the middle of the shooting phase and back to column for close combat!

2. A unit can turn up to 180 degrees on a successful move test, not 360 (stupid.)

3. On the movement on page 11, note that the Unlimbered movement penalty should be -2, not -1 inch. It is correct everywhere else.

4. In Close Combat, if a unit is attacking the flank of another unit it gets +1 on its hit rolls.

5. Units may defend against multiple enemies in a single Close Combat phase; just do all the rolling at once.

I'll add more when I get to them, and eventually with the input of you all I'll put together V2.

Thanks!

My Napoleonic Rules version 1

Hello all!

I just finished making the basic updates to my Napoleonic Ruleset; Muskets and Moustaches.

It is a very simple game to play, all based on a handful of dice and rolls of 1-3 and 4-6. Obviously there is a bit more to it, but that is the essence!

I have two versions here that I have made; this is an illustrated one, with full color photos of each aspect of the game and examples of the gameplay. It is a solid 6 MB file. I will also put up in a day or two one with no illustrations at all, for the boring folks among us with limited printing ability!

Anyway... all I ask is that people give them a look and let me know what isn't clear or what doesn't play well... I would very much like to make this rule set work better and better.

Here is the link for the rules!

My Rules set

Hello all!

Well, I am finally going back through my ACW rules set that I created last year and revising it with Napoleonics in mind. It is a VERY simple rule set, based on just a handful of dice and no record keeping, that is in a way just an excuse to move toy soldiers around. However, it also "works" pretty well! So when I finish going through it I might ask if anyone wants to give it a look and critique! Each section will have the rules in it, and then an "example" section giving examples of the rules in action.

Just because it is nice, it will also be fully illustrated. I included a photo above from the "Movement" section.

I think I'll be done in a few days, and will post here when I finish!

The Table... a few more shots

Just thought I would throw up a few newer photos... put a few more units on the table, got rid of the overall Generals and put a wing commander in charge, and added a few more larger trees... so far, so good. Next on the agenda; a few more of the larger trees, making some more stone walls, putting together another building, and DEFINATELY get some more hedges.

I'll post more as I go!

The Table

Well, the 15mm ACW stuff has been up for a long, long time. While my finest scenery is obviously for that collection, I was beginning to tire of the little guys... or more specifically, I was beginning to get a jonsing for some 25mm Napoleonics!

So! The 15mm ACWs went into the cabinets for display, and a few 25mm Napoleonic figures began to find their way to the table!

Now, it will take a while before I have enough 25mm scenery to really make this look right. I found a few hedges I could use, and figured out how to make some decent rock walls out of cork. However, I still need a bunch more trees, and I need more buildings. More hedges are a MUST, of course, and proper fields. Damn... there is a LOT left to make... but having it all set up will be good incentive.

So, to the pictures. For now, I have not put many figures out; I want to keep this small while I figure out my scenery. For the French they have a single unit of ligne, a single unit of Guard, a stand of light infantry, an artillery piece, and the general. Obviously I have a LOT not on the table!

The Russians have even less on the table. They have one unit of infantry and a half a unit of Pavlov Grenadiers to do the heavy lifting. I also gave them a single stand of light infantry. The Russians also have a single stand of light cavalry and a single stand of cuirassiers to help them against the French force. The Russian general is on the table as well, to act as their commander! I might take the two generals off, however, and replace them with wing commanders (on foot,) as the overall Generals being on the table seems like overkill for such a small display!

So, that is that for tonight. I'll continue working on this table for a while to come... I love having summers off!

Some 25mm Napoleonic Photos

I recently re-flocked the base of my little house that I made for Warhammer ages ago so that it would match my table. I am DESPERATE for 25mm scenery at this point, and I think I'll take some time off from 15mm stuff in order to put together some 25mm stuff. Anyway, enjoy these two shots.

15mm ACW - Confederate Infantry 3

Here is another unit from my 15mm American Civil War Confederate army!

This particular unit is a group of Texans, under the command of an older chap in a rather sharp outfit. I actually did another version of this same officer on horseback as one of my generals. They have taken a few casualties already... as I have mentioned, I based my ACW army with casualties sprinkled among the stands. I like the way it ended up looking! Also, the basic stands in my Confederate army are pretty much interchangeable, with a few exceptions; that makes storage easy, as it doesn't really matter who goes in which unit!

As always, these fellows are 15mm Battle Honors.

Some more photos

Now that Scott Mingus's competition has closed, I thought I would add a few more photos here! Above is a shot of the Union command reviewing their battle plans.

Here is a shot of the Federal attack about to hit the wheat field and the Reb battle line.

Here is a nice big version of the Federal attack shot from a previous post.

Finally, here are the Confederate lines, waiting to fire their first volley at the oncoming Federals.

15mm ACW - Confederate Artillery

Hello all!

First off, my deepest apologies for not keeping regular updates in the last month; I was just finishing work, and it took a LOT of time!

However, I now have two months off, so expect a return to regular updates!

I figured a good place to start would be another installment in my 15mm ACW Showcase; in this case, my Confederate artillery!

In a trick I stole from a buddy, I decided to mix up the colors of the pieces for my Southern artillery. Rather than have all black artillery pieces, as I do for my Federals, I find that the different colored pieces really help emphasize the "rag tag" look of my reb army.

I of course mixed in a few red kepis (although probably too many to be realistic for late war, but whatever, they are toy soldiers after all) to keep the artillery look. Overall I think they turned out very nice. Each piece has its own limber as well, to transport it into battle.

As with all my 15mm ACW, these fellows are from Battle Honours.