Sharp Practice wins TMP Award; Impetus 2nd

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Fellas, for what it's worth, our dear Rich is in the headlines yet again, having just been awarded the TMP "Best New Historical Ruleset or Supplement of 2008" for Sharp Practice.

Also Lorenzo, who comes here regularly, came an honourable second with Impetus.

Well done, Rich and Lorenzo, thoroughly deserved! Clap

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Gungnir · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject:

Congrats to both!
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Timmo · General Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Posts: 3377

A well deserved win and second place. Perhaps that might silence some of the TMP nutters.

levied troop · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

First class result there -well deserved win for both parties.
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Big Dave · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:26 pm Post subject:

A well deserved award for Rich!
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LardyRich · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:58 am Post subject:

Thanks lads, I must admit that I am hugely pleased with the result. Drunk

Well done to Lorenzo too, good to see WD3 represented so well.
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simon · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:12 am Post subject:

Well done to you both.

Am I the only person never to have played either set?
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LardyRich · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

Simon,

You are, and that could lead to you developing serious symptoms. I'd reccomend a large dose of both rules.

In fact you could do a wargaming Pepsi Challenge; try the two and see if you can tell the difference!

Maybe that idea doesn't quite work... Hmmm?

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doug · Staff Sarge Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 287

Whilst you're talking Sharp Practice....is there an official late(r) 19th century version? The basic system sounds like just what i need to get my French and Mexicans on the table again so has anyone done the work for me and adapted the rules already?

LardyRich · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject:

Doug

Funnily enough I did a Maximilian scenario in the Christmas Special (I think, it may have been last summer), with the Legion hunting down the hand of Captain D'Anjou after Cameron.

There is no official verison, but the rules cover up to the Minie/Enfield rifle, so they'll be fine for actions up until around 1864. After that we will need some amendments, and they are coming with the ACW/Franco-Prussian/mid 19th C. version of Sharp Practice.

Rich
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Ronan the Librarian · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject:

Thoroughly deserved - SP was certainly the best new rule set I tried in 2008.

Not familiar with Impetus, but well done too, Lorenzo.
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LardyRich · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject:

My only desire is that there could be an AWI variant.

I keep wishing...

Rich
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Ronan the Librarian · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject:

OK, OK....... Sad

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Duck Crusader · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject:

Congratulations gents, couldn't happen to a better pair of guys!
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LardyRich · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject:

Doug

Weeeelll, I am kind of rubbish at schedules, I have to go with the flow when I am in the mood for one set of rules or another, but it will be this year.

Cheers

Rich
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losart · Corporal Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Posts: 53 Location: Italy

well many thanks Smile

and congrats to Rich for the Award Clap

Those interested in Impetus can dowload for free the "soft version" Basic Impetus here www.dadiepiombo.com/basic2.html

Jon Suth · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:42 pm Post subject:

Congrats Richard - clear winner in the PMT poll. I guess people are warming (at last) to your cheeky British chappy wargaming style.
I certainly think the extra effort you've put into the production has paid dividends.

Etranger · General Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 4085 Location: e-space

Another Q for you Rich - how far back could Sharp Practice go? I've been reading up on a few ECW skirmish level actions & wondering if SP would be suitable - talking about say 100 men a side maximum. Or is In the Buffe going to cover that size of action?
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LardyRich · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:13 am Post subject:

Etranger, no mate, it really only goes back as far as the 1740's as there are no rules for pikes and the likes.

HOWEVER, I am currently working on an ECW variant that will cover actions of between thirty and up to 150 figures per side. All of my research into the ECW tells me that the classic action was in fact a small localised punch up, so that is what I am looking to model here. This is NOT In the Buff which will be for larger battles.

Cheers

Rich
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Etranger · General Joined: 03 Oct 2006 Posts: 4085 Location: e-space

Thanks Rich, that was quick! I thought that was likely to be the case. Another set of rules to save up for!

There were a lot of those small actions weren't they, and even notable figures like Prince Rupert seem to have featured in them.
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Big Dave · Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:32 am Post subject:

Rich, in another thread you said you had rules for shot guns for Through the Mud and Blood, for us 1938ers, what are they?!
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LardyRich · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:04 am Post subject:

Dave

Sorry for the delay replying.

Okay, my reasoning here is that shot guns, sawn-off and otherwise were specifically used to clear trenches in the Great War, hence the term trench-brooms. In ECW3 I can see them being used in a more normal "shoot the damned peasant" sort of way (quite rightly so). So we use the following.

Up to 12" = close range. 3D6 when firing, add +1 on the to hit roll
12" to 18" = long range. 2D6 when firing, ass +1 on the to hit roll

Also SMGs were somewhat more developed by 1938 than they were in 1918 so we represent them differently (in other words they do have ranged fire capability).

Up to 12" = close range. 4D6 firing, +1 to effect dice (not to hit)
12-18" = long range. 3D6 firing, +1 to effect dice

To clarify the difference between the +1's above. With the shotgun you add the +1 to the dice when rolling to hit, so at long range with a shotgun you are hitting on 4,5 and 6. Whereas at long range with an SMG you hit on 5 or 6 but when rolling for effect of hits you add +1.

Hope that is clear.

Cheers

Rich
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LardyRich · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:10 am Post subject:

Etranger

You are demaned right, small actions are really the order of the day, pitched battles a rarity. Even if you look at battles such as Powick Bridge that are rated as "battles" these are really little more than skirmishes.

I want to create something where you can use the rules with a 1:1 figure:man ratio, or apply something more abstract like maybe 1:5 and do smaller battles that actually feel like period engagements.

Cheers

Rich
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brian horrocks · General Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 3098

So could you run a small scale seige using those rules Rich-nothing too grand a small fortified manor perhaps?
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