Ringo has some skirmish rules he uses. My friend is in the process of adapting his seven years war rules to use with Napoleonics. We use them for 15mm but are looking at adjusting them to use with 28mm.

Answer posted 6th Nov 2015 at 18:50

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Answer posted 9th Nov 2015 at 00:54

If you want a really small game maybe half a dozen to a dozen figures a side Song of Drums and Shakos is a really good system. There is a French and Indian war version of the rules called Song of Drums and Tomahawks too. They use the Song of Blades and Heroes rule set. It has a press your luck mechanic where a model can safely do one action or you can try to do 2 or 3 actions at the risk of prematurely ending your turn.

There is also "Sharpe Practice", "Muskets and Tomahawks" and "This Very Ground". These rule sets are good for larger games (30-50 models a side). They all have their differences but play a lot like Warhammer 40k to me.

Some down sides to these rule sets. Sharpe Practice needs a special deck of cards. You have to create and print these yourself. No official card deck from Too Fat Lardies. Musket and Tomahawk and This Very Ground are French and Indian War rules. You have to improvise some rules to give them a Napoleonic feel.

Hold off before you go running out an buying these rules I've heard rumors of a couple of new skirmish rules coming out soon. A second edition of Sharpe Practice that might be out this year. Also Osprey is releasing a new set called "Chosen Men" late this year. It supposed to be for representing the actual skirmishing light troops in a Napoleonic battle with rules to represent the big battalions that are advancing off-table

Answer posted 2nd Feb 2016 at 08:01

Thanks Robert the 2nd addition of sharpens practice sound interesting as does chosen men.

Answer posted 8th Feb 2016 at 01:52

I have been using Napoleon at War for the last year. It works well for a single division on the tabletop, and you can get a good game in 3 hours. It's designed for 15mm, however I use it for my 20mm New Line Design

Answer posted 15th Apr 2016 at 20:16

Now Paul do you really want to start me on rules !!! :-)

Never done skirmish Napoleonics however.

Answer posted 17th Apr 2016 at 12:47