Author Topic: Anyone heard anything about Ospreys 'Our Chosen Men' ? (Read 5005 times)

jetengine · « **on:** January 29, 2016, 12:21:14 PM »

I've been hearing bits about their new Colonial, Sci Fi and Frostgrave books but nothing about this yet ?

Only thing I know so far is it's a skirmish napoleonic game.

Saucy Jack · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2016, 04:57:04 PM »

No nothing, the author Mark Latham has not said anything on his blog about it since the news first broke about it and Broken Legions.

Emir of Askaristan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2016, 11:39:27 PM »

Ah...isn't this Lion Rampant Napoleonics?

Lowtardog · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2016, 07:59:30 AM »

It does have a richard Sharpe air to it

flags_of_war · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2016, 09:27:29 AM »

Im certain i seen someone post that they were play testing this the other week. I actually thought it was a post by Dan mersey but there is nothing on his blog and i can't remember where i seen it now ha

Saucy Jack · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2016, 09:50:34 AM »

http://thelostvictorian.blogspot.dk/2015/09/more-wargaming-forays.html

danmer · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2016, 02:38:16 PM »

Quote from: flags_of_war on February 01, 2016, 09:27:29 AM

Im certain i seen someone post that they were play testing this the other week. I actually thought it was a post by Dan mersey but there is nothing on his blog and i can't remember where i seen it now ha

Nothing to do with me; I have colonials and pike & shot coming up, but not Napoleonics!

flags_of_war · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2016, 04:10:54 PM »

Quote from: danmer on February 01, 2016, 02:38:16 PM

Nothing to do with me; I have colonials and pike & shot coming up, but not Napoleonics!

Yeah i think it's the Perry game on WI that i have seen mate. I seen Lion Rampant Napoleonics and thought that was this new game. I was wrong ha

NurgleHH · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2016, 07:26:01 PM »

Got my copy today. My first view seems to get me not very happy. The army Lists are not complete. The Spain only as British(?) peninsular support, no Austrians, no Russians. As all these osprey-rules it reads like driving on a copplestone road. The rules seem to be easy, but with a lot of tactical freedom. It works with small amount of miniatures (30). Hope the missing list will come soon.

Kommando_J · « **Reply #9 on:** December 10, 2016, 03:24:33 AM »

From what I've read it isn't napoleonic lion rampant but is more 'big squad' led by an officer and an nco(do I have that right), I have pre-ordered t.

Nuglehh, what kind of units exist? could you give some examples of a typical force composition?

NurgleHH · « **Reply #10 on:** December 10, 2016, 09:25:52 PM »

Three big nations - Britain, France and Prussia. Waterloo and Peninsular. Several infantry and cavalry units, but not all.

Kommando_J · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2016, 03:31:31 AM »

Have found out more, using the French list as an example, you choose say, a ligt infantry squad of 4 men and an nco for 45 points, you can buy more men, upgrade them to voltigeurs or 'upgrade' troopers to a musician/standard bearer/captain etc.

You have a list of independent officers to choose from a colonel, lt colonel or spy, a colonel can have adcs as well, you can have multiples with one as your overall commander.

I'm enthused as the units are small ad plenty of scope for characters.

axabrax · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2016, 03:56:10 PM »

I saw another review someplace that said it was a 50 to 100 figures (Per side?) which would put it in direct competition with Sharp Practice and probably therefore be a deal-killer for me personally. However, if it something more like a large squad of say a dozen minis or so per side I would be interested.

Grimjack · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2016, 04:29:14 PM »

Tried it out with British Rifles (15) versus 27 US Lights and 2 spies, worked very well, fast and furious.

The two forces worked out at 316 and 365 points each, with Upgrades, Independent Officers, Spies and a bit more.

Kommando_J · « **Reply #14 on:** December 13, 2016, 01:39:47 AM »

Is there as us list?

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