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I have seen many variants of rules over the years, from the simple Crossfire versions taking it to Vietnam era, many variants of warmaster taking it from historical up to the cold war and beyond. But is is unusual for a modern set of rules to be taken back to the horse and musket period.

That’s exactly what happened when I was sent The Thin Red Line by Chris Gavin. They have also provided an Army List.

Alot of work has gone into the rules and if you are a fan of FOW or Napoleonics they are worth a look.

Both sets of documents are in the new Microsoft Word docx format. If you don’t have the new version of word there are 2 alternatives OpenOffice which is my default Office application and its free. Secondly download the files and upload to Zamzar and convert to a format you can handle, I suggest PDF.

Foundry have just announced a new set of rules on their site for the Napoleonic Period which look very much like a GW layout.

No reports yet on pricing or publish date but these could be interesting, I wonder if they will be similar to WAHB or a different kind of system

Napoleon also features articles on painting and collecting Napoleonic models plus many other sections detailing uniforms and historical background. This 232 page full colour A4 sized hardback has over 400 colour photographs and illustrations, including many Knotël prints, plus numerous diagrams, maps and other illustrations.

More info at the Foundry Website