Reply To: War of 1812 – US Uniforms Query

[Glenn Pearce]

Hello my good friend Dan!

 

Good questions/statements, I fully understand your style of game. That’s how I played my games for about 25 years.

 

We don’t use the square base, ours are rectangular which equal roughly the frontage of a battalion/regiment/battery in line. That allows us to deploy our brigades with reasonably historical frontages. The units themselves although called battalions/regiments they are actually a representation of a common number so the units that do face off against each other are fairly equal. Understrength units are simply absorbed, unless they are unique troops. The level of our games is mainly brigade vs brigade, so the individual units strength or size is not critical. Tactics and formations are also important to us, but at a higher level.

 

Real life frontages and troop loss is also simply reflected at the brigade level.

 

Our commanders are never bored, the stress is actually too much for some and they don’t want that role.

 

The most important thing is your last phrase “it is just best for me” and that’s all that counts. New school gaming is not for everyone.

 

Best regards,

 

Glenn