Rules for French and Indian Wars?

[Galloping Major]

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[H.M.Stanley]

Galloping Major - you may have a point there!
James 

[FifteensAway]

for Galloping Major, Habitants and Highlanders has two scales of game, one is Battle Scale and the other is Skirmish Scale.  The real challenge is probably their availability.

My units are 3 groups of 12 figures plus a command group of Officer stand and NCO stand (3 figures per stand, or will be as I rebase) and casualties - and some of the Mounted officers have a Dismounted stand.  With 39 to 42 figures per unit, that helps explain how I got above a thousand figures since I wanted a good variety of units.  Started with individually based figures but collection has just gotten too big.

[Galloping Major]

Thanks fifteensaway, I have a set of these, and like them quite a lot, although I think the skirmish usage is pretty much secondary to the battles. The way you use your units sounds ideal for H&H skirmish, though I prefer 28mm individually based.

One of the things I like most about H&H (without getting them out to check) is the way different troop types' values vary according to how much the terrain suits them.  

I also have the "Ranger" rules from Caliver books (for which I did the larger line illustrations "back in the day"), I found these to be great for 15mm unit skirmish games, but would also work well for 28mm as does H&H. I think they're still available.

All in all though, I still favour "This Very Ground", but not exclusively.  

I really admire the look of your troops, nice to see those kinds of numbers fielded, great stuff  

[mikedemana]

I use "Song of Drums and Shakos" from Ganesha Games. It may be a bit smaller scale than you were planning, though. Most warbands in the games I've run have been about 7-8 figs per player.  However, SDS (which is written for Napoleonic skirmish) recommends about 12 figures per force.

I make a few modifications to the rules for the F&IW period.  Let me know if you're interested.  They work out really well if you like a quick, simple set of rules that can be taught in about 15 minutes and plays in about 2-3 hours for all except the biggest multiplayer games.

Mike Demana

[H.M.Stanley]

Thanks for the offer Mike but i'm pretty much settled on TVG now

There's a few of us playing DH for the SCW & WW2 and enjoying it so no need here to reinvent the wheel (for me) 

Or to put it another way - i'm getting on and only have room for just so many rulesets in my head! 

James

[Renaud]

And don't forget Flintlocks and Tomahawks, from the SAGA team. http://www.studio-tomahawk.com/index.php?page=mousquets&langue=fr

An english version is imminent...

[H.M.Stanley]

I like SAGA but it won't be a core game IMO - just a fun aside now and then

I'll check out F&T but like i said ...

[H.M.Stanley]

I've just taken delivery of a rather large pile of Huron, Mohawks, Rangers and French Milita albeit that they're being divided with a gaming buddy.

And TVG!

All from Galloping Major. The figures are lovely - they'll paint up a treat. Service was 2nd to none - they were only ordered Thurs evening! Thank you Sir

AND the Blockhouse and wooden shack arrived from InkyDave [you're a gent ID]

I want to go home and play!! 

[inkydave]

Glad the bits arrived. Hopefully they survived my post apocolyptic style of wrapping and packing

[H.M.Stanley]

Glad the bits arrived. Hopefully they survived my post apocolyptic style of wrapping and packing

Ha ha - for 5 awful minutes of unwrapping i thought it was the worst kind of practical joke.  

They're back home now, safe & sound.

A remarkable job on them if i may say Sir

15 Compagnies franches de la marine [Conquest figures] now based and undercoated with [GM] Huron and Rangers in the wings. I'm going to add a couple of packs of Perry AWI Southern Militia firing line (incl that Nervous bunch) as my Settlers/Militia

[H.M.Stanley]

A little bird tells me that the GM Militia should be released before Xmas 

I'm very impressed with the GM Huron & Rangers so will be having the Major's Militia rather than t'others which, i understand, would be wrong in terms of 177Os kit in any event

[Yankeepedlar01]

Return him, quick/sharp 

Sorry,but he's not!Too much to see and do, let alone eat and drink! Might start next year though...
David

[H.M.Stanley]

Reading TVG and planning on working through the scenarios.

I suspect that my CF are going to get painted as CdB [thanks GM for the heads up!].

Light Infantry* looks a wee bit too good for my purposes - may be Formed and can Volley with full effect etc so i think i'll give them a wide berth 

* Of course, if you had some British Light Infantry or numbers to balance ...

[Galloping Major]

Will have 



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