Rules: 19th Century

The Regular Army, O! 19th Century Rules

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The Regular Army O! is a set of free wargames rules for battles of the 19th Century. It’s of a rather nebulous scale, although there is a reference to “regiments” in the rules. Mediafire rules link.

Indian War Rules

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Fred Diamond has a simple set of free wargames rules for playing the Indian Wars in the America of the late 19th century.

Plains Indian Horse Symbols

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I’m currently painting some of Wargames Foundry’s Plains Indians for a 7th Cavalry game. I found this site, with descriptions of symbols that the Native American warriors painted on their horses.

Hex Command Gunpowder Rules

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Hex Command Gunpowder are a set of free wargames rules for the horse and musket era. They are designed for a 1 stand = 100 men scale. The authors write:

These rules were designed to bring a simplification to wargaming with miniatures because it resembles a board game more than a complicated historical simulation. These rules are intended for any horse and musket era and with slight modifications can be used for any conflict in that range.

These rules do not consider formations as influencing the outcome of battle, other than if a unit is ordered or disordered, because the system compensates for the effects of various tactical realities. The game is intended to be played on hex grid pattern of 4 inch hexes, though this is
not required (numbering each hex is essential for playing via the internet), with the top left corner being a whole hex, and the hexagon orientation being that the flat top and bottom are parallel with the long sides of the surface (hexes are not “pointed up”). Game Mapper is
recommended to assist scenario creation and game tracking.