Amusing title for Napoleonic rules

[martin goddard]

I like playing Napoleonics.
However, it is a prime area for grandiose rule titles.

In order to have some amusement.
Can you think up an amusing title for a big battle set of  Napoleonic rules.
If you are a keen Napoleonic player then you might contribute a title for another period and not be too upset by this topic.

We could tackle other periods if this is enjoyed and does not upset anyone too much.

martin


"Wall to wall"
"The long game"
"The French are great"
"Cuffs, lapels and ribbons"
"The Old Guard manual"
"Oh so pretty"
"Licking the wallpaper"

[Camulogene]

"Shak'o Nile", for Napoléon in Egypt?...

[Moggy]

"There and back again" - Tolkein/Moscow reference


Derek

[Flaminpig0]

Blunt Exercise
War and more War
The British Win in the End
Blather, Poppycock and Incredulity
Nice Uniforms, shame about the tactics
Lets all die in the snow

[Smoking gun]

Blue Column, Red Line.
Merde, Le Anglais.

Best wishes,
Martin Buck

[Sean Clark]

There's an actual set of rules called Snappy Nappy which I think are designed to be fast play. It's odd that no rule set ever published calls themselves 'slow play'.

A Boot up the Monster?
Pounding Hard?
Too Sharpe for Boney?
The Lion and the Frog?
Ney, Ney and Thrice Ney?

[martin goddard]

I can see here a lot of potential Sun headline writers.


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

"Victory to the biggest hat"
"Not tonight, Josephine"
"Form square!"
"Les Grandes Guerres du Petit Caporal"
"Boney Elbas"
"Arsenic and Old Lace"

Simon

[simmo]

>'I like playing Napoleonics.'.

That's a revaluation it has always been reported that Martin didn't like Napoleonics hence only the two PP packets. So please tell which rules you play or is this a future Piggy project?

[Leman (Andy)]

"Have you got Twelve Hours to Spare"

"Take 10 paces after deciding on your Sub-period"

"This could take some time"

"Never a Kind Nerd"

"Shakos Awaaay"

"Time is Money - Get Plenty of Both"

"Details, Details!!!!!!"

"Sharpe Remarks"

[Forst22]

"Merde!"

[martin goddard]

Just a bunch of  opinions of course.

I used to play a lot of napoleonics (1969-78)using minifigs strips and various 25mm figure ranges and such rules as those by Bruce Quarrie.

Many local players of the period were enjoying vast ,slow (by my standards)  moving games that filled tables and had little manoeuvre space.
I thought there was title chance of getting any change in play outlook from those local groups. They enjoyed the games they were playing so good luck to them.

My perception of the Napoleonic figure market is that customers want the exact uniforms rather than anything a "bit similar".  This would have needed many packs in order to cover just the French army.
Doing such a huge range would stop me making other ranges.
Hence the choice was to indulge in many ranges rather than just one behemoth.

Additionally, there are many makers of Napoleonics but only 1 or few making ranges which we started when those ranges were started.

There are plans for a limited (few) number of Napoleonic packs for the proposed "sacking the City" game.


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

There are plans for a limited (few) number of Napoleonic packs for the proposed "sacking the City" game.

Is this a scoop, Martin?

Will there be Pirates?

And maybe Zombies?

And a Trojan Horse or two?

Do tell us more!

Simon

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

A mate of mine was a big Napoleonics fan... he fielded loads of Russians in Greatcoats and forage caps to get around the whole correct costume malarky...

Neil

[John Watson]

What always baffled me about Napoleonics was the portrayal of figures for battle. At the start of a campaign the army might have nice new uniforms and I know that it was often considered good form to go into battle in your best uniform. But those nice new uniforms very quickly became dusty, torn and blood stained and so your best uniform was probably little better than rags. Yet very few manufacturers produced campaign weary figures; only parade ground johnnies.
John