Rules: 19th Century

Dark Days of the Admiralty

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Dark Days of the Admiralty are a set of rules for Victorian Warfare:

These rules represent mid Victorian naval warfare, in many ways as naval officers of the time assumed it might be.

They are intended for fleet actions between the major powers. In fact there were no such actions in this period, from Lissa (1866) to Tsushima (1905). There were however many actions involving smaller powers – for example the wars in South America, the American Civil war and some small actions involving the great powers in for example the Franco-Prussian war.

Wargames Rules 1685-1845

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Wargames Rules 1685-1845 is a set of classic WRG rules from 1977. I own a copy, but you can get your own in pdf form at the link.

Lilibulero Rules For Wargames 1660 – 1700

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Lilibulero (.zip file direct download) is a set of free wargames rules for wargames in the 1600 to 1700. The author writes:

These rules are shamelessly adapted from the old Wargames Holiday Centre “Marlburian Rules” written by Mike Ingham, with chunks lifted from Barry Hilton’s “Under the Lilly Banners”, produced by the League of Augsburg. Barry’s set was in turn based on Mike Ingham’s original. Another variant of Mike Ingham’s rules is “A Grim Panoply”, written by Phil Olley, and I have to admit I’ve also raided Phil’s rules for ideas. The orders section was adapted from Pete Berry’s English Civil War set “Forlorn Hope”. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then these three guys should be delighted!

Angus Konstam, 2006

For A Few Dice More Western Gunfight Rules

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For A Few Dice More is a set of free wargames rules for wild west gunfights.

WRG 1750 – 1850

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Dating to 1972, the Wargames Research Group’s 1750 – 1850 are primarily intended for the Napoleonic Wars. By modern standards they’re a bit dated, but my recollection is that they are fun.

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