Good advice for designing a brigade. Two other considerations that you might want to take into account. First, a large brigade means that more units won't be able to perform an action if they don't activate. For example, if you have 12 units in a force, they could be divided into two brigades of 6 units each or 3 brigades of 4 units each. If you fail an activation test with two brigades, then half of your units can't perform an action, but only one-third won't be able to perform an action if you use 3 brigades. Second, brigades should contain an odd number of units because of the penalty to fortitude tests once half of a brigade's units are destroyed. For example, the penalty would be applied after two units are destroyed in a four unit brigade, but three units would have to be routed in a five unit brigade.
Thank you for your comments. Yes you are right, especially if you think to a casual games. In this case your considerations are especially true. If you play withy hystorical scenario though, you have to cope with what they have. On the other hands, deploying small brigade make the Fortitude test more risky, because if you have 5 active units at the moment of the test, it is with +1 to the roll. Sometimes a defeat could be managed, sometimes not... So in the end, most of the time it's a matter of balancing between hystorical precision and playability; this is one of the aspect of the game that I love.
Very helpful video! Solid advice for a beginner like me 👍🏻 I am a few models away from completing my Light Infantry for my first brigade. I am gonna need a "veteran" unit and an artillery. Still some work but very excited!
Well, I try to play historical as much as I can with my models (I haven't enough of them to field two division in 28mm. Detachments in my view of the game are small units made from the voltigers and deployed in front of the brigade, or Riflemen units similarly deployed by the Brtish, so I don't see them ass unhistorical. I tested both the options: Use light infantry from the same brigade in cooperation with their Line batalions or deployed in a large Brigade made all of light infantry. Playing a lot both the options and I felt that the first solution works better for the French wile the second suits better the British... Still testing, every game is a "per se" game...
@@TabletopHistory-ex7qn That's true. I also see detachments on the French side as historically appropriate. Especially at Austria you are strongly tied to historical lineups. Like their commanders at the time. 😉
Dice come from Mokko and are customized. The Movement trays come from MKZ, both are Spanish shops and made a very nice job. MKZ especially is very quick, cheap and efficent!
It's the "N" of Napoleon and a stylized Union Jack. both found on internet. The french set of dice was made by a Spanish firm "Mokko" which made customized dice, you have to upload your image and they will carved it into the dice set, the second set were made in the past in a British firm which a forgot the name, I made them for Flames of War more than 10 years ago...
Good advice for designing a brigade. Two other considerations that you might want to take into account. First, a large brigade means that more units won't be able to perform an action if they don't activate. For example, if you have 12 units in a force, they could be divided into two brigades of 6 units each or 3 brigades of 4 units each. If you fail an activation test with two brigades, then half of your units can't perform an action, but only one-third won't be able to perform an action if you use 3 brigades. Second, brigades should contain an odd number of units because of the penalty to fortitude tests once half of a brigade's units are destroyed. For example, the penalty would be applied after two units are destroyed in a four unit brigade, but three units would have to be routed in a five unit brigade.
Thank you for your comments. Yes you are right, especially if you think to a casual games. In this case your considerations are especially true. If you play withy hystorical scenario though, you have to cope with what they have. On the other hands, deploying small brigade make the Fortitude test more risky, because if you have 5 active units at the moment of the test, it is with +1 to the roll. Sometimes a defeat could be managed, sometimes not... So in the end, most of the time it's a matter of balancing between hystorical precision and playability; this is one of the aspect of the game that I love.
Very helpful video! Solid advice for a beginner like me 👍🏻
I am a few models away from completing my Light Infantry for my first brigade. I am gonna need a "veteran" unit and an artillery.
Still some work but very excited!
I'm happy that this could help, more will come in the future. I'm excited too for the project, I've loto of ideas...
A few interesting and good tips. Personally, I usually try to use historical setups, even if that seems very limiting. But I should try detachments. 🤔
Well, I try to play historical as much as I can with my models (I haven't enough of them to field two division in 28mm. Detachments in my view of the game are small units made from the voltigers and deployed in front of the brigade, or Riflemen units similarly deployed by the Brtish, so I don't see them ass unhistorical. I tested both the options: Use light infantry from the same brigade in cooperation with their Line batalions or deployed in a large Brigade made all of light infantry. Playing a lot both the options and I felt that the first solution works better for the French wile the second suits better the British... Still testing, every game is a "per se" game...
@@TabletopHistory-ex7qn That's true. I also see detachments on the French side as historically appropriate.
Especially at Austria you are strongly tied to historical lineups. Like their commanders at the time. 😉
where do you buy the movement trays and the dice?
Dice come from Mokko and are customized. The Movement trays come from MKZ, both are Spanish shops and made a very nice job. MKZ especially is very quick, cheap and efficent!
What image did you use for your dice
It's the "N" of Napoleon and a stylized Union Jack. both found on internet. The french set of dice was made by a Spanish firm "Mokko" which made customized dice, you have to upload your image and they will carved it into the dice set, the second set were made in the past in a British firm which a forgot the name, I made them for Flames of War more than 10 years ago...