A 28mm AWI Project

[shann1870]

My British are badly outnumbered at the moment, so I thought I had better recruit a few more! Really enjoy painting these Perry sculpts. More on my blog at:  https://steve-nationsinarms.blogspot.com/2024/03/more-british-awi.html



Anyone out there tried Live Free or Die? If so, what do you think?

[armchairgeneral]

Awesome painting 

[SJWi]

I haven't tried "Live Free and Die" but have played the original 4-page rules "Loose Files and American Scramble" on which they are based. Originally published in Wargames Illustrated back in the 1980's you can still track down. I located them by Google and then via "Fandom" which has a link to Simon McDowell who has them under his "rules section". They are quite different to any other AWI rules, and maybe trying out the earlier, free version could give you a taster before investing some serious cash in the rulebook.   

[shann1870]

Many thanks. Yes, they are a heavily tweaked adaptation to Loose Files, which were, as you say quite different to any other AWI rules. I think they also inspired Dave Brown's British Grenadier.

[Wellington Bonaparte]

I've played two games using the live free or die rules, thankfully my opponent was much more attuned to them. I liked them, once we got going it was an entertaining game. Using your command dice well is the key to success, sadly I obviously didn't use them well as my 'lobsters' got trounced both games. Certainly found it a better set of rules for AWI than black powder.

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Many thanks. Yes, they are a heavily tweaked adaptation to Loose Files, which were, as you say quite different to any other AWI rules. I think they also inspired Dave Brown's British Grenadier.

They did indeed, although the BG rules were actually penned by "Eclaireur" rather than Dave Brown (who wrote the General de Brigade and General d'Armee rules).  I must confess that "Live Free and (Or?) Die" is one of the few dedicated AWI rules I have never tried out, though I have tried to play most of the sets* that have come out since the Bicentennial in 1975/76, at least once.  And BG, whilst complex to learn at first, is the best for me so far!

* I do try, generally, to avoid SYW or Napoleonic sets with "appendices" for refighting the AWI, as neither really captures the true flavour of what was, IMO, a perfectly unique conflict.

[shann1870]

Have just added some Hessians to the forces of the Crown. Much more to come!





https://steve-nationsinarms.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-hessian-brigade.html

[CapnJim]

So far, so good.  Well done!

[Baron von Wreckedoften]

Lovely work on both the Lobsters and their slow-moving allies.....

[shann1870]

Thank you - much appreciated. I really enjoy painting figures for this period and the Perry offerings make it even better!!