"Capitan" Napoleonic Rules

[Gluteus Maximus]

Has anyone played these rules yet? I'd love to hear players' experiences of them.

I have a free copy from an issue of Wargames Soldiers & Strategy magazine. They look very good on an initial read-through, but I haven't had a chance to play them yet.

They are set at the "company" level, where each 8-10 man unit represents a section and three sections a company. Officer, musician etc figures represent 1 man, whilst ordinary troops represent three. Perfect for Sharpe etc. I have a feeling it could easily be adapted for the various wars in Mexico in the early 19thC. Lots of troops, but still plenty of room for heroes and villains

With all those lovely new plastic 28mm figures now available, it seems just right for playing something a little different from my usual corps-army level 15mm Napoleonic games. I could never afford large brigades or divisions in 28, so this scale seems ideal for 28mm gaming at a larger scale than the usual "true" 1:1 skirmish.

The rules and play aids can be downloaded free here, in both the original Spanish and also English:

http://www.capitan-games.com/capitan/capitan-downloads/

The rules, aids etc can also be bought as a "hard copy" for those who are not into printing your own stuff.

They also do WWII (airborne/commando etc special ops) which look very intriguing, WWI aerial, Nap naval and Carlist War variants 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Nobody's played them, then? 

I assume "Sharpe Practice" and similar rules are so good that people are happy with them. I might have a look at downloading SP.

Never mind, I'm going to give "Capitan" a go once I get enough figures together 

[Aaron]

I've downloaded them, but haven't read them yet. I confess it is mainly because I am happy with Sharp Practice and this is more or less aimed at the same type of actions.

[Onebigriver]

I've downloaded them, but haven't read them yet. I confess it is mainly because I am happy with Sharp Practice and this is more or less aimed at the same type of actions.

Same here. I do plan to adapt the scenarios on the Capitan site to SP. WS & S seem to be fond of them, publishing the rules and several scenarios.