Sharp Practice Wargame Rules for Large Skirmishes in the Black Powder Era

Winner of the TMP "Best Historical Wargame for 2008" Award, these are the ultimate rule set of rules for wargaming the actions of literary heroes, with swashbuckling adventures in the black powder age. Packed with colour and character Sharp Practice transcend the gap between wargaming and role playing and allow the gamer to fight large scale skirmishes between 30 and 120 figures per side. Comprehensive rules on developing your characters are combined with an elegant combat system. Ideal for the Napoleonic period but with ample room in the rules for expansion to other campaigns, with rules on North American indians, colonial types, small boat actions and cutting out parties, as well as an eye opening section on Napoleonic drill on the wargames table.