Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Sir,

Some previous thoughts from the archives.

I thought it might be interesting to reprint a series of posts I made back in 2003 regarding HPS' Napoleonic series. Hope you enjoy it.

Part I - Let's get physical

Okay, let’s look at a couple of things here, physical space of a hex and drill & formations for Napoleonic troops.

In the area of physical space represented by a hex I would like to start by saying there is one line of thought that the hex is abstract anyway so defining limits is somewhat moot. Another line of thought is the hex area does need defined. I think it does so that we can extrapolate historical dimensions into game terms.
According to the game a hex is 100 yards by 100 yards. This is 3600â€

Al
I can see this debate as almost indefenite my view is that any game is a balance between playability and historical fact, Clifton don't you agree?

PS I forgot to mention before that your post is a shipload of intellectual stuff, good on you.

regards

Colonel Colin Knox,
Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur
La Jeune Garde
IIIe Corps ADN
http://www.aspire.co.nz/colinknoxnwc.htm

Actually Al is inserting this based on a recent family reunion! Its amazing how many folks you can get in a small house! [:D]

Al, this is great stuff to resurrect now and then. It should be in our club archives ...


Bill Peters
Armee du Rhin - V Corps, 5ème Division, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram, Jena-Auerstaedt and ... more to come)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

Merci Al for the book I'm sure many will read it an be enlighten by it also. I would like to say that it is a world of differents when you play broad vs Min Fgs it something to get use to amore from Galveston[:D]

Col de Art 6/3 II Corps AN Marbot CS

Al,
this would be MUCH more interesting if you would spend a few hours typing all of that in instead of just cutting and pasting!
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good as always...

Feldmarschall Jim 'Prinz' Pfluecke
Commander, Austrian Cavalry Reserve
3 Graf O'Reilly Chevauxleger Rgt
Hahn Grenadier Bn

Jim not sure what you mean. I did type it originally. Way back when.

Colonel Al Amos
1erè Brigade Commandant
2ème Division de Dragons

Clifton,

I played miniatures from '72 to '97 mostly the Empire family of rulesets for Naps, although I like From Valmy to Waterloo better than the Empire series. I ran several campaigns especially liked using the Empire Campaign systems.

Colonel Al Amos
1erè Brigade Commandant
2ème Division de Dragons

Bonjur mon ami I like Empire rules the best SB was on the money played from 90to 2003.Had over 10,000 all Armies Oldglory fgs there the best plus AB they out standing now just an old man setting on the dock of the bay ect ect ect on and on [:D]

Col de Art 6/3 II Corps AN Marbot CS

Mon Col I would think that any one who has played Ming fgs would never disoranizes his Inf by standing them in the middle of a gun Please ! Merci Mon Col for your thoughts.

Col de Art 6/3 II Corps AN Marbot CS

Oh I forgot we use to stand our Inf beside or in the rear of the guns sometimes the gunners would run looking for the nearest coors beer kag!

Col de Art 6/3 II Corps AN Marbot CS