Bonny Blue Flag update

 I came across this excellent review on another blog by a guy called Norm. It is very well written and observed and very useful. I learned a lot from reading it and I thought I knew the rules well.

 Turns out I had the 10% rule wrong, so if you are interested in the Bonny Blue Flag rules… read this review.

https://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.com/2021/05/bonnie-blue-flag-acw-rules.html?showComment=1631963406408&m=1#c7677718623969395160

 Above is another interesting article concerning BBF, it shows part of a giant Napoleonic game, the battle of Dresden. This was posted by a guy called Olicana on the ‘League of Gentlemen’ website. The actual battle was played on four tables between 12-15 players over a two day period. This shows the rules can handle big battles and multiple opponents with ease. 

I have been giving some thought lately to turning the ACW rules as written into a Napoleonic set as I know they work well for that era too. They could be used as written to be honest with the fighting Confederate cavalry +10 on the melee table, being used for Napoleonic heavy cavalry. This would show their shock in close combat, the lesser +5 for Union cavalry, could be used for the lighter branches of horse like hussars. Forming and fighting in squares ( the only thing not in the ACW rule set to be fair) I could probably lift from Kevin’s other game ‘Up the Nile’. If someone already has a copy of these Napoleonic house rules, please leave a comment. I’d love to get my hands on one and see the alterations used for the period, many thanks Simon.