tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post7394944963485139706..comments2024-03-28T22:03:05.445+13:00Comments on Chasseur: Rules Review - LasalleChasseurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-29285192215249984782020-08-10T09:24:42.763+12:002020-08-10T09:24:42.763+12:00Hi Greg, I'm a member of the Christchurch Warg...Hi Greg, I'm a member of the Christchurch Wargaming Club and game there and privately. Most Napoleonic gaming has happened privately as the opponent who hits me up for games most frequently can't make the club day on Sunday unfortunately.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-53268847926302065972020-08-09T23:33:07.462+12:002020-08-09T23:33:07.462+12:00Hi Mark
Are you involved in a club in Christchurch...Hi Mark<br />Are you involved in a club in Christchurch or do you game privately?Greg Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-20606634137898081022020-03-14T18:29:23.665+13:002020-03-14T18:29:23.665+13:00Hello Francesc, not sure if you will even see this...Hello Francesc, not sure if you will even see this but can I ask where in the rulebook does it say two attackers halve their dice? My understanding (and evidently that of others) is that provided both columns have more than half their frontage in contact each gets full dice. It would certainly solve a lot of problems if their die were halved, but want about being attacked on the front and flank at the sme time? Cheers.I1BUCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03977832335883412349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-85652931733099979892020-02-01T13:32:43.773+13:002020-02-01T13:32:43.773+13:00Thank you Daniel!Thank you Daniel!Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-56243920336994078362020-02-01T12:51:11.214+13:002020-02-01T12:51:11.214+13:00Thank you for the review, I thoroughly enjoyed rea...Thank you for the review, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I would agree on every point. The game just did not feel right when I played it at a convention years back and I had read subsequent complaints about it as well. I do play Blucher and although abstract in scale, it is quite enjoyable. I look forward to Lasalle 2 and future reviews from yourself. Cheers!Daniel Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886636231732755962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-27574263656361717992020-01-29T09:27:04.402+13:002020-01-29T09:27:04.402+13:00Thanks and glad you find it useful, and that it ma...Thanks and glad you find it useful, and that it may have inspired some gaming! Agreed the features of Lasalle you mention are good ones! :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-91903696144454086002020-01-29T05:46:37.885+13:002020-01-29T05:46:37.885+13:00Chasseur, thanks for the reviews, succinct and cle...Chasseur, thanks for the reviews, succinct and clear. I own so many different rulesets for different periods I can never remember which I like best. Whenever I go back to a particular period I end up trying each ruleset out again, very often remembering why I did or did not like a ruleset half way through the game! I quite like Lasalle wth tweaks,it plays quickly isn't full of factors and lists. Maybe I need to get the Napoleonics out for a ame this weekend......markeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013255382701380249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-47915263997033902702020-01-23T12:16:26.172+13:002020-01-23T12:16:26.172+13:00Cheers and good luck and have fun Andrej! Lasalle ...Cheers and good luck and have fun Andrej! Lasalle is certainly worth a go with above mods I think. I haven't tried OTH as saw 35 modifiers to firing on QRS and decided it was likely not for me at the present time.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-3808303178083656102020-01-23T03:22:11.799+13:002020-01-23T03:22:11.799+13:00Anyway, thank you for the answer. My goal is quick...Anyway, thank you for the answer. My goal is quick, simple rules for small battles, that implements base Napoleonic tactics - formations etc. It should be a game, not exact simulation. Now I consider Lasalle and Over The HillsAndrej Reicherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156950578513970425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-14915085536004025982020-01-22T22:59:15.161+13:002020-01-22T22:59:15.161+13:00Cheers Andrej! I'll have to give what is likel...Cheers Andrej! I'll have to give what is likely an the annoying answer to your question, that I think the best battalion set of rules depends on balance of preference towards different factors. I know for myself, that changes depending on what I want to do!! Recently I've been using my own quickplay rules a lot, including to test out scenarios that I might play with other rules that take longer to play. That's because recently speed has been a preference. Hopefully the reviews I will add might give a bit of insight into various rulesets and what niche they fill.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-77929818561279265392020-01-21T20:37:33.006+13:002020-01-21T20:37:33.006+13:00Nice Review.
What's the best Napoleonic Rules ...Nice Review.<br />What's the best Napoleonic Rules of battalion level at the moment in your opinion?Andrej Reicherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156950578513970425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-43012565069607033512020-01-20T21:57:36.502+13:002020-01-20T21:57:36.502+13:00Hopefully so! Thanks Iain.Hopefully so! Thanks Iain.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-86693468792858446182020-01-20T21:17:06.030+13:002020-01-20T21:17:06.030+13:00Sounds like a fair and balanced review, I remembe...Sounds like a fair and balanced review, I remember it coming out, sounds like the search for the grail continues!<br />Best Iain caveadsum1471https://www.blogger.com/profile/02174163740406928172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-32471131025333936332020-01-20T19:02:38.181+13:002020-01-20T19:02:38.181+13:00Thanks VLE I largely agree with what the point you...Thanks VLE I largely agree with what the point you make. I think GW rules and updates are really there to push the main product, which is an expanding and constantly revised figure line.<br /><br />I don't think most people want or need constant changes. However, I think most good rules benefit from at least a second edition, a number years after publication of the first (maybe 5+ years), for the above stated reasons. I.e. to consolidate experience and produce a superior product if the same playability issues are a frequent issue for people. <br /><br />As I mentioned rumours have it Sam may doing playtesting for a second edition, in which case great and would prefer that he and his playtesters take all the time they want to produce this. Like I say there's a great deal to like about this ruleset.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-40189824549216808072020-01-20T17:02:20.547+13:002020-01-20T17:02:20.547+13:00I suppose I find the opposite irritating. Take Gam...I suppose I find the opposite irritating. Take Games Workshop for instance - they don't leave their rules alone for more than a year at best. A new Codex or rule books, not to mention some rule adjustment or addition in a White Dwarf, is what contributed to players being annoyed with it all. They're not improving the rules, they're only changing it to milk the players into buying new books.<br /><br />The price increases were not enough to drive me away, but the constant "support" of messing with the rules through endless changes just made it frustrating. Sam put out a set of rules and an errata and more or less left it alone. Saying he abandoned it is akin to saying Tolkien abandoned his work by not writing more. At what point is it enough?Vive l'Empereurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785173543457314763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-41495587945505696152020-01-20T12:53:36.638+13:002020-01-20T12:53:36.638+13:00Thanks for feedback Lawrence! Collecting Napoleoni...Thanks for feedback Lawrence! Collecting Napoleonic rulesets seems a pretty common hobby within a hobby! :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-86171223713970408802020-01-20T12:43:44.961+13:002020-01-20T12:43:44.961+13:00I purchased these when they first came out, but we...I purchased these when they first came out, but we have never played them being fairly well set in our group's house rules. I like your rating system, very comprehensive.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-83626755483743831362020-01-20T08:44:54.511+13:002020-01-20T08:44:54.511+13:00Cheers Dmitry, yes absolutely, everyone has their ...Cheers Dmitry, yes absolutely, everyone has their own preference which can be a challenge with house rules! :)Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-73383226028107897692020-01-20T08:43:52.584+13:002020-01-20T08:43:52.584+13:00Cheers Ion, yes I think it is the relative odds th...Cheers Ion, yes I think it is the relative odds that are the problem, e.g. even the Brits are much better to be in a couple of columns rather than chance it in line vs massed column attacks. From my reading lines were still very frequently used on continent, though as you suggest column use also increased dramatically with time/space issues and all the conscripts.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-17050038459309539252020-01-20T08:39:17.390+13:002020-01-20T08:39:17.390+13:00Cheers for the feedback Francesc!Cheers for the feedback Francesc!Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-13919236211553854352020-01-20T08:38:55.014+13:002020-01-20T08:38:55.014+13:00Indeed, much to like in this set of rules, and gla...Indeed, much to like in this set of rules, and glad it works for what you want ok. I also found the Austrian large formations stormed over the French without much resistance, so the tweak to give them two rather than four extra dice in hand to hand seems like a good one to me.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-11298014600440357942020-01-20T08:36:19.133+13:002020-01-20T08:36:19.133+13:00Harsh, but good to hear what others think! :) I ha...Harsh, but good to hear what others think! :) I have only tried Lasalle of his game inventory, so can't comment on the others, though as noted above Blucher seems to be more positively regarded.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-60563374007363369182020-01-20T08:33:56.807+13:002020-01-20T08:33:56.807+13:00Thanks Jonathan! I hear rumours a second edition i...Thanks Jonathan! I hear rumours a second edition is indeed in production, so we will see.Chasseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919997382932080898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-40179614370971103572020-01-20T07:11:19.784+13:002020-01-20T07:11:19.784+13:00Thanks for review, Mark!
Hardly ever meet a rule s...Thanks for review, Mark!<br />Hardly ever meet a rule system which doesn’t required some enhancements:( though it might be a bit difficult to agree about home rules because everyone wants tweak different things in a diffirent way:)Dmitry Svidlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244016690458756346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4809892888059311958.post-84812721416155517802020-01-19T20:30:49.647+13:002020-01-19T20:30:49.647+13:00Thanks for the review, Mark. I seem to recall my ...Thanks for the review, Mark. I seem to recall my one battle with this set against you and Paul. A certain amont of luck seemed to characterise that action.<br /><br />Your comment in respect of battles degenerating into column vs column aroused my interest. I have an idea that on the Continent that is precisely what happened: the battles became battles between skirmish-covered columns. The British fire discipline is what permitted their linear tactics, and even their lines were covered by thick clouds of skirmishers. So 'Lasalle' might not be so 'unverisimilitudinous' after all. But that is not to assert any different view upon playability.<br />Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.com