Gallantry! Mass Skirmish Horse & Musket Era Wargame Rules

What is Gallantry! Mass Skirmish Horse & Musket Era Wargame Rules

Gallantry is a set of horse & musket wargame rules for the Napoleonic and 18th Century eras, including pirates, developed as part of a new series covering different periods. They were developed from the pedigree of our popular Sacre Bleu massed skirmish rules, using a variable sequence of play which means even underdogs stand a chance of winning.

The rules stand alone, no other sets in the series are required, but all those in the Streamlined Play Rules Series share a core set of rules, so if you learn one picking up another one of the rules in the series is easy. Each set is, of course, heavily tweaked for the period they cover and are streamlined for fast play. We want our games to be straightforward, so we can concentrate on trying to defeat our tabletop enemy instead of spending our time 'fighting' the rules to get them to work! That is central to the design philosophy of these wargame rules.

In the case of Gallantry, included are a points system to choose forces, and the features include amongst other things flexible unit sizes, weather rules, commander ratings, fluke hits, heroes and rousing speeches, collapsing buildings, smoke and - for the pirates and hussars amongst you(!) - getting drunk and pillaging.

The rules have taken years to develop, during which keeping them simple and not complicating things was a major challenge. They can be used with as many or as few figures as you want (individually based, that is!).

Game details

Players

2–6

Age

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Duration

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Difficulty

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Type

Board game

Year

2021

Mechanics

Dice Rolling · Line of Sight · Measurement Movement

Categories

Age of Reason · Book · Miniatures

Designer

Richard White-Watts

Publisher

Agema Publications