Mud and Blood

[Argonor]

I'm looking forward to someone doing a short review on these... please! 

[Regulator]

For mud i brush on vallejo Burnt umber, for blood i use UHU glue, Tamya Red, Vallejo Black and a little bit of any purple. Mix that and paint on, the UHU will form realistic Blooddrops.

[marrony]

Top tips! Thanks.

[Argonor]

Thanks Reg - but I did mean the rule set from Too Fat Lardies 

Nice colour-description, anyway 

[Mad Carew Snr]

Oh. Rules.
I thought that you meant the Six Nations Rugby on TV this PM.

[Argonor]

Oh. Rules.
I thought that you meant the Six Nations Rugby on TV this PM.

Could be football as well   

[Regulator]

Thanks Reg - but I did mean the rule set from Too Fat Lardies 

Nice colour-description, anyway 

Oh sorry! I really didn't know - that explains why the topic is in "WW1 and WW2"

[Gallowglass]

There's a review of the "Through the Mud and the Blood" rules here:

http://thewargameshed.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-look-through-mud-and-blood.html

The same blog also has a review of the PDF supplement "Triumphant Standards" (9 scenarios covering the Irish War of Independence, German freikorps period and the very popular ECW3 concept) here:

http://thewargameshed.blogspot.com/2009/03/triumphant-standards.html

The rules are for gaming large skirmishes (about a platoon equivalent per side) in the Great War, with the supplement providing guidelines on using the M&B rules with the three other periods mentioned above. They could very easily be used in an RCW or Back of Beyond setting, or a Pulp senario requiring 30-60 models plus a vehicle or two per side.

All of the Lardy rules use a card activation system and feature the use of "blinds" for pre-contact manouevre of unspotted units. The card driven system produces a variable turn sequence, as distinct from "I go, you go" games. In M&B, each squad leader is represented along with the platoon officer and Sergeant. These leaders (Big Men, as they're called in the rules) use a system of Tactical Initiatives based on the characters quality to motivate and activate their men on the battlefield. In other words, the better the character, the more squads he can influence. Big Men are vital in TFL games, as their death or absence quickly makes it very difficult for squads to move or fight effectively.

M&B details platoons from the four nations listed on the blog review above, and examines how these platoon structures changed throughout the war.

The hard copy looks very pretty, and I look forward to trying the rules out soon.

And the Six Nations Rugby was pretty good too. C'mon, lads - Ireland for the Grand Slam!!!

[Hywel Dda]

hopefully people know the derivation of the term anyway - unofficial motto of the Royal Tank Regiment - "From Mud, Through Blood to the Green Fields Beyond." Though I had always thought it was "Through the mud and blood of Flanders, to the green field beyond"

[Helen]

For mud i brush on vallejo Burnt umber, for blood i use UHU glue, Tamya Red, Vallejo Black and a little bit of any purple. Mix that and paint on, the UHU will form realistic Blooddrops.

Hi Reg!

Perhaps this would be good in the "How to" forum?

Also throw in a few scattered miniatures over barb wire for effect!

Helen