Col John Gill, who has just completed his superb “1809″ trilogy, kindly donated this article on one of my favorite battles, Fuentes de Oñoro, in which he gives us a wargamer’s delight: a meticulous examination of the forces engaged, possible historical options and considerations, and of course Lasalle ratings for all units and officers!
Go to the History page to download and enjoy.
Breaking news from Historicon: Lasalle won the HMGS Award for “Best Miniatures Rules” of the year.
I was hanging around with Joe Moore at our little Lasalle tourney when John Holly and DJ Djordjevic came to grab me and haul me downstairs to accept the little trophy. Expect a picture of a stunned and happy Sam in the upcoming issue of Wargames Illustrated.
My thanks to everybody who voted and of course to all of the players.
Might and Reason, the grand-tactical game and campaign system for 18th century battles, went out of print this Spring, with only a few copies of the original book remaining with retailers. I am therefore offering the original book as a PDF download from the HONOUR website for only $16. (Wow, wadda bargain!)
The original M&R had about 10 color pages, which I have left intact for those with color printers, while the rest of the book is black and white, and the whole thing is very “printer-friendly.” For more information on “Might and Reason” go to the HONOUR homepage and click GAMES. There you will find free downloads for all the 24+ scenarios, plus the variants for the War of Spanish Succession and the Middle Eastern Wars, and all sorts of other good stuff.
If you already know you want a copy, just click PURCHASE and you’ll find it available in the Honour Online Store.
The purchase gives you an email with a Download link that is good for two downloads.
I’m happy to report that Lasalle has been nominated for another award: this time the Historicon Awards, in July. I’m not familiar with how this works, but I think it’s a simple ballot vote by members and attendees at the convention. So for everybody who loves Lasalle and will be at H-Con this year, may I ask for your vote?
I’m not sure what the prize is, other than bragging rights, but if it’s anything drinkable, rest assured that I will raise a glass in toast to all of you!
Happy Ferdinand von Schill Day, everybody!
Yes, today, 31 May, is the 201st anniversary of the heroic and slightly silly death of my boy Ferd. (Which, if nothing else, gave the city of Stralsund a local hero to celebrate, other than a strange 14th-century Viking.)
In celebration of this auspicious day, I offer two new fun Optional Rules on the “Downloads” page. The rule for plundering baggage wagons comes from Rafael Pardo, with help from other players on the Forum. And the “Nobility Points” rule is a fun little optional thing that will be going in my next game, but I thought I’d trot it out here.
Enjoy, and despite the historic significance of this say, try not to start any violent rebellions!
Huzzah Huzzah! I’m pleased to announce that Lasalle has been nominated for the 2010 Origins Award for “Best Historical Miniatures Rules.”
The nomination is of course lovely in itself. ”Grande Armée” and “Might and Reason” were both nominated in their day. But this time, we have fingers crossed to take home the little statue and get a smooch from Penelope Cruz.
…that is the award we’re talking about, right…?
Lasalle Tournament
Saturday, 10 July 2010
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Number of Players: 12
The I-95 Gamers will host a Lasalle Tournament, Saturday 10 July 2010, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
The tournament will begin at 1000 on Saturday and go for three three-hour rounds. Information and announcements regarding this event will be posted to the Lasalle website forum. Armies may come from any Theatre listing with one support choice. Players may bring two support choices and may select ONE from those two choices for each round after seeing what army list their opponent will use. Only one support choice will appear on the table each round and both should be identified in your request to play. The standard base width for the event is 1.5”/40mm..
Prizes will be awarded for First and Second Place, Best Sportsman, and Best Painted Army, as well as perhaps some other items “pour encourager les autres”. Sponsors for this event include Eureka Miniatures; Battlefront/Gale Force Nine; Eagle & Empire Hobby Shop, Alexandria, VA.
Please send your request to play and army rosters/support choices to Joe Moore at joemoore78@aol.com. Registration will open at 12:00 PM EST today, 12 April 2010. Please send all requests to play to my e-mail address, not this site. We will maintain a waiting list for this event and endeavor to notify the waiting list of availability as soon as possible.
GMs: Joe Moore and John Desch
Please continue to watch this site for updates and clarifications. We look forward to seeing you all at Historicon!
Click here for more information about Historicon 2010
The Poles have arrived! You may now download the Polish army list supplement.
My thanks to Phil Karecki for his work on this army list, and to Juan Marcos, winner of the “Best Photos” submissions. Thank you to all the gamers who sent in pictures of their Polish troops: I think you’ll agree that Juan’s were just too wonderful to pass up. (And I regret I could use only one shot of them.) It takes a special kind of gamer to paint a head-bandage complete with blood-stain on a 15mm figure!
The next – and probably last – army list supplement will be the so-called “Quatre Bras List,” which is more accurately a 1815 Dutch-Belgian army with British, Nassauer, and Brunswicker allied units. For all you redcoat players who are getting tired of being the smallest army in the game… this might just be the thing for you. Stay tuned.
Sam
Mark Severin, whom many of you know as “Extra Crispy,” will be away in the coming week, and thus our warehouse and shipping will be closed. So if you order Lasalle next week, just be patient and we’ll get to it in a few days.
Sam
The Polish Army List will be ready by the end of March. In what is becoming a sort of unintended ritual, it’s time again for me to send out the call for people to send me photos of their best-painted Polish troops in 15mm and/or 28mm.
The guidelines are:
1. A well-lit, clear, Hi-Res photo (300dpi, please.)
2. The figures must be in terrain; they can’t just be sitting on your painting table with a can of Pepsi in the background!
3. The framing of the photo is basically rectangular, so no close-ups of one dude with a very tall flag, for instance.
I look forward to your contributions. Please email them to: smustafa@optonline.net