Reply To: Inaccessibility of Historical Wargaming

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@limburger very good points.

I have to admit I was one of those people who did the cringe when @warzan announced that but I kept it to myself and very quickly changed my mind. Loved the series it’s a shame V4 made it mostly null and void.

Also when he went to a tournament I don’t think (going from memory) anyone had a problem with his force or with his UFO.

Historical Groups very rarely have any kind of issues with what Brand of minis you use.

For example my French and Indian War collection has Warlord Games, Perry Miniatures, Elite Miniatures, Crusader Miniatures and one or two others. There’s no real need to fight over miniatures when they’re all essentially the same thing, although the scale can vary from company to company.

I think the “Gaming in the Gaps” correlates with the size of game you’re playing.

It’s very easy to game in the gaps with a Squad or Company Level Skirmish Game but once you get to Divisional Level it’s a lot harder.

Although I would point out that Games like Black Powder, Napoleon at War and most other large scale wargames do have points systems in them although (with the exception of Napoleon at War) they aren’t super balanced more of a rough guide.

It can be done though. I’m currently in the Planning Stages of a Campaign about Napoleon’s invasion of Britain in 1805 (inspired by the excellent @oriskany article series on Operation Sea Lion). I figure if I change 2-3 things then I can get the French into Britain and go from there but as I said very early planning stages.