tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post8916825033185077210..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Wargaming: Nineteenth Century Europe 1815-1878Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-17006756775937492412012-03-26T18:13:32.153+01:002012-03-26T18:13:32.153+01:00Conrad Kinch,
I would have thought that the perio...Conrad Kinch,<br /><br />I would have thought that the period up until 1850 would have only required a few minor changes to 'Command & Colors' to make them work very effectively indeed.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. For some reason Blogger 'dumped' your comment into my blog's spam folder ... and I have only just found it!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-75047498137129208422012-03-25T21:23:35.417+01:002012-03-25T21:23:35.417+01:00It's a very interesting period. I've often...It's a very interesting period. I've often considered modifying Command & Colours to cover it.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-90665961254387687782012-03-23T08:13:38.947+00:002012-03-23T08:13:38.947+00:00Le Coq Fou,
In answer to your questions:
1. Infa...Le Coq Fou,<br /><br />In answer to your questions:<br /><br />1. Infantry have four bases and two formations (Line and Column)<br />2. Skirmishers have two bases that deploy in one rank<br />3. Cavalry have four bases and deploy in two ranks of two bases<br />4. Artillery has one base and can be either limbered or unlimbered<br />5. There are Army Lists for the Austrian and Italian Armies in 1848-1849 as well as for the <i>Garibaldini</i> and the Neapolitan Army in 1860.<br /><br />Judging by your questions, I think that you might enjoy this book when it arrives.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-30581633232525290352012-03-23T01:16:22.667+00:002012-03-23T01:16:22.667+00:00I eagerly await this book arriving at my door in t...I eagerly await this book arriving at my door in the US! Any chance you could tell me a bit about basing (are units still 4 bases, are there different formations)? Any army lists for Risorgimento? I'd love to field some Garibaldini, Papal forces and Neapolitans....Thanks!Le Coq Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14124962347794729519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-85848670123712145212012-03-22T20:40:01.842+00:002012-03-22T20:40:01.842+00:00Arthur1815,
I also bought my copy from Amazon, bu...Arthur1815,<br /><br />I also bought my copy from Amazon, but I felt that - for the benefit of my blog readers - I ought to quote the price on the cover rather than what I actually paid for it.<br /><br />I agree with you that this is a much better book than his book about the Napoleonic era, and I can see myself going back to it again and again. The rules are not the sort of rules that I would normally use, but they do have a certain simplicity that makes them attractive.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21521364207405181552012-03-22T20:13:31.642+00:002012-03-22T20:13:31.642+00:00Bob,
I got my copy today, too - but from Amazon u...Bob, <br />I got my copy today, too - but from Amazon uk, so considerably cheaper! Interesting that this book has been published in hardback, unlike the previous paperbacks, perhaps to conform to the trend set by Black Powder et al.<br />I thought it was much better than his Napoleonic book: less potted history and useful generic and period specific scenarios that the previous book should have had.arthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-28021783206349616552012-03-22T19:11:59.437+00:002012-03-22T19:11:59.437+00:00Chasseur,
My wargames table (it is actually two f...Chasseur,<br /><br />My wargames table (it is actually two folding top tables pushed together) is 4' x 3' in normal mode, but it can be extended to 6' x 4' if required. As a result most of my wargaming is tailored to a small-sized table.<br /><br />What I liked about Neil Thomas's approach is that it is realistic in terms of what space most wargamers have available. It is a pity that some other wargame designers do not realise this when they are writing their rules.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-18503147807495677952012-03-22T18:14:53.783+00:002012-03-22T18:14:53.783+00:00I like his stuff and he is a man after my heart as...I like his stuff and he is a man after my heart as 'less is more.' I game on a 2' X 4' table as space is an issue. Bob ... Thanks for posting this ... JeffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953964842751487463noreply@blogger.com