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Grande Armee
We use a version of Sam Mustafa ’s Grande Armee rules, which preserve
historical realism, and are very quick to understand and place emphasis
on the problems of Army Command & Control. We have reduced Sam’s scale
by a third which enables us to re-fight Eylau on a 4'x5'table. The
tactical unit is a brigade using a 5cmx5cm base. We have also developed
a hex-based campaign system using 6mm figures. Each 5cm hex represents
10 kilometres and in this game the tactical unit is a Division. For
tactical games we use 15mm figures.
You can download the Grande Armee Fast Play rules at:
www.sammustafa.com
And for related discussion:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/GrandeArmee
Kriegsspeal
These map rules were adapted in 1811 by von Reisswitz, a Prussian Army
officer, from his father's sandtable wargame. Von Reisswitz widely
recognised as the genesis of wargaming as a hobby, was a veteran of the
Napoleonic Wars. Kriegsspiel was formally first published in 1824, and
was adopted as the training system for the Prussian army. Despite their
age, these rules are sophisticated and elegant in their mechanisms, and
look as fresh now as they did 190 years ago. The Kriegsspiel rules are a
'must' for any wargamer or student of military history interested in
adding dimensions to their gaming that tabletop battles just cannot get
close to.
In addition to the rules Toofatlardies have published a full-colour
version of the Meckel Map, designed in the 19th Century for use with the
Kriegsspiel rules, and a book of 12 scenarios set on that map. Much more
additional material is planned for the future, and Irregular Miniatures
are producing starter sets of Kriegsspiel blocks at discount rates.
During 2008 the Wargame Section aims to run a series of 'in period'
Kriegsspiel games as they would have been played by Prussian officers
during the later part of the Napoleonic War. Although there is no
evidence that they were played in Britain during that period, officers
such as George Wilson were attached to the Prussian army and may well
have come into contact with von Reisswitz, and on that basis members of
the wargame section have styled themselves a bunch of eccentric officers
trying out a draft translation from the German rules!
You can download the Kriegsspeal rules at:
www.toofatlardies.co.uk
(discount available for NA members)
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