You really only need cards or chips, but i had head so many good things about using chips that i had to try, and i bought. Charles came over recently for his baptism of fire in sharp practice 2, while it was my second game. Two new zealand wars armies for sharp practice yes, ive been a bit lax on posting updates to the blog lately, but that is because i have been beavering away on my new zealand wars project. These are arriving on monday from the printer in belgium so we will be posting photos as soon as we can. Apparently, this list was intended for the book, but was left out due to page count issues. Simultaneously the two fat lardies published an ebook set of campaign rules for sharp practice. Forum to discuss \sharp practice\ wargames rules by too fat lardies. You have probably figured out by now that i really like song of drums and shakos and may be wondering why in the heck im messing around with sharp practice. Ive had a couple of people ask about army lists for the war of 1812 mod im doing for sharp practice 2 and so i thought id post some info on the current plan. During the testing period, you may ask questions if you need clarification of a question. Wait, isnt sharp practice a set of napoleonic big skirmish rules for which i have no minis.
That will be a 6mm napoleonic army for sharp practice. Theres no point system here it is absolutely by the cuff how people put their units together. Sharp practice definition and meaning collins english. For discussion of anything related to toofatlardies napoleonic ruleset. And at last i can show the results two fairly well complete armies ready for playing sharp practice in the fern and bush of 1840s new zealand. Please indicate to the proctor that you wish to ask a question. I dont have any immediate plans to do anything with them but, in the long term, i do quite like the idea of either historical acw or a malburian imagination using plastics to keep. Sharp practice 2 solo test game during the week i came across three videos on youtube, where a guy is trying out the sharp practice 2 rules for his indian mutiny collection. Example forces for sharp practice 2 written by mikeh, march 21, 2016, comments off. During the games of sharp practice i played a few months ago i started to develop a qrs to aid play and reduce the amount of time i needed to spend hunting through the rules for things. Today is the big day, sharp practice has been released and the advanced orders are being shipped or packing ready for monday. Muskets and tomahawks are the sort of rules that once skimmed invite getting some figures out and giving it a go.
Love this game but it does take a bit of playing to get your head around it, and the rules are written in a way that is not easy to find answers during a game. They focus on the heroic acts of the force leaders who inspire their men on to victory. He does not have an opponent, but is controlling both sides so that he can try out different aspects of the rules. Sharp practice meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. You will also find two new army lists russian and french with descriptions of the forces available to you as a commander in this setting. A consistent pattern of sharp practice may lead to discipline by the state. Sharp practice is really a fantastic set of black powder skirmish rules. What i found was item number 57 game markers pack 3. Charles chose to lead the confederate forces, while i headed up the boys in blue. Thompson is an associate at gallagher sharp and a member of the firms professional liability practice. Ive blogged about my 15mm frenchindian war collection before and have played a good few games of muskets and tomahawks. However, it is well worth the investment in time and we had some brilliant fiw games earlier this year. The rules are written with an emphasis on the napoleonic wars but include rules the will allow them to cover almost any. Sharp practice basing dilemma october 3 september 2 august 1 july 3 june 1 may 1 april 2 march 2 february 2 january 2.
The proctor will call the instructor, who will answer your question. It was a novel and fun experience to play sharp practice with four people. Ive purchased the summer 2009 pdf, which has some scenar. Sharp practice message board tmp the miniatures page. Sharp practice 2 acw in 15mm the divergent wargamer. Frenchindian war for sharp practice 2 dereks wee toys. If you must leave the room for any reason, testing. I tidied it up a bit, and made a few changes per forum discussions on the tfl website. The result was the battle for fort fleur depee, the first game of a minicampaign. This ballandmusket skirmish game encourages a more heroic style than other. Sharp practice 2 aar hi team played another absorbing game of sharp practice tonight.
Hornblower, flashman, sharpe, bolitho, all can lead their men into battle with these much heralded rule set. Progress with the rules 10 years ago world changers blog. Pub editable sharpulator reformatted this document is a reformatted version of the toofatlardies original sharpulator, the points calculating system for sharp practice. When stephans hardpressed line almost started to waver, we both feared for the worst.
With the imminent release of sharp practice 2 ive been planning new forces, but also rejigging old forces so i can use them with the new rules. It includes an introduction to the background for napoleons invasion of russia in 1812. However, the timely arrival of the zouaves saved the day for the union. Almost ok, i have a force of british provincials and rebel militia that i painted up for the first round of sharp practice. Sharp practice 2 is a game thats going to be a wee bit harder to pick up and play than a lot of the other games that use a similar number of figures. Moscow 1812 is a free campaign setting for sharp practice 2. To celebrate we are releasing the pdf bundles for the rules. Rich clarke has posted two free downloads for sharp practice 2 on the t00 fat lardies blog. Tmp i have written a qrs for sharp practice 2 topic. They have been in a drawer collecting dust for years. All in all, we had thirteen leaders and twenty units, with a. Eagerly awaited, the new version of my favourite set of rules had arrived as a bundle containing the printed book and a set of cards.
However the mechanics are such that, after a few games, most will become automatic. The rules are much streamlined from the first edition, with a fast play system which sees action joined almost from the outset and a command and control system which keeps you focused on making the big decisions while. Posts about sharp practice 2 written by neil shuck. As one is not supplied and some of the rules such as all the uses of command cards are spread all over the place i drew up a 4 page sheet for myself and friends.
The hidden rules of practice the supreme court rules for the government of the bar mark d. The one thing that i was looking for was a holy man for my awi sharp practice forces. Even though ive followed the blog posts and youtube videos, i. Last weekend, we had our first game of sharp practice 2. Inspired by the wonderful work of mike at dreispitz. You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in. Having got the new muskets and tomahawks on the table time was finally found to have a go at sharp practice 2.
Published on nov 2, 2017 richard from two fat lardies gives justin an introductory game of sharp practice. Jacob heath wakeling and i played the rescue mission. Agents on both sides had identified that a local priest had knowledge vital to both sides and so both the french and the british despatched small forces to bring back the spanish holy man. Sharp practice or sharp dealing is a pejorative phrase to describe sneaky or cunning behavior that is technically within the rules of the law but borders on being unethical. Quick reference sheet for sharp practice the medetian wars. As rich posted this morning, advance orders for sharp practice 2 will be open from now till the product goes on sale on april 23rd. The rules are much streamlined from the first edition, with a fast play system which sees action joined almost from the outset and a command and control system which keeps you focused on making the big decisions while the simple yet subtle rules keep the game flowing. Today i would like to present you with one of the more anticipated wargames rules releases of recent sharp practice 2 by too fat lardies. In 15mm, i was not able to find a suitable figure until i decided to surf through peter pigs ecw line. The napoleonic wars, sharp practice, 28mm this game came about because i unearthed a small force of french revolutionary figures i hadnt used for years. Sharp practice covers large skirmishes in the black powder era, from 40 to 60 men a side, but with room to push that up to 100 plus if you care to go large.
I dont agree that they are necessarily intuitive rules as the introduction to the rules claims. Excellent though tfl rules are, the order of contents in some of their books can be a bit of a mystery. You could arbitrarily field 6 groups of 12 elite riflemen with 5 level 4 big men, each with a bugler and a chosen man. A recent tmp forum post about sharp practice 2 sp2 from toofatlardies got my attention when it referenced the awi. The proctor will be present as the instructor answers your question. Example forces for sharp practice 2 musings of the welsh. An introduction to the rules sharp practice 2 and to a demo game using indian mutiny figures. As i had left the table set up from my recent solo effort, we opted for another acw game in 15mm. Sharp practice are large scale skirmish rules, designed for between 30 and 120 figures a side, with players taking the roles of heroic leaders of the black powder age. Sharp practice 2 ive been reading a lot about the second edition of sharp practice lately, so thought id get the basic pdf of the rules to have a closer look. Sharp practice 2 game fondlers rifles, winter in spain, 1809 the hardened core of the friday night raconteurs meaning me and two others who evidently had nothing better to do on a friday night managed to get in a game of sharp practice 2. I dont agree that they are necessarily intuitive as the introduction to the rules claims.
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