napoleonic rules

Sequence of Play: 

a. Roll for who moves first French +1 

b. Attacker declare charges defender counter charges and emergency squares roll 6 or better on a D 10 . Add morale rating and officer if present.  

c. Move charging units and form squares, skirmishers try to form line if fail cavalry eliminates them and moves thru.  Units that have been contacted by a charge are pinned. 

d. Attacker move units not coming within 2 inches of each other may change formation before or after you move. 

e. Defender fires, Artillery fire first may combine Artillery factors only

f. Attacker fires, Artillery fire first may combine Artillery factors only 

g. Melee phase any unit going into melee with a moral marker must check before contact.

   Roll off melee apply results. 

g. All units now roll to rally any one board units are removed at this time. 

Now defender becomes the attacker.

Movement:                   Basic            Road          Charge         Rough

 Hills lose 1 inch per level

Fences lose 1 inch and to enter a building is rough

Woods is rough ground Cavalry may not enter but may melee at the edges.

May change formation before or after you move.

Squares may not move. Squares may not fire.

Infantry fire max range of 8 inches

Artillery fire max range of 36 inches may move and fire

Fire combat effects chart    Die roll modifier -1, -2, -3 for cover 1D10        

                                                         Die roll modifier +1 flank/square/column

Lively fire   Morale marker

Telling Fire Lose one stand Infantry-Cavalry Artillery damaged place morale marker

Deadly Fire Lose two stands Infantry-Cavalry Artillery Removed place morale marker

Withering fire Lose three stands Infantry-Cavalry Artillery Removed place morale marker

Volley and Cannonade

   4 in          8in        16 in        24 in      36 in  

 Artillery  X/Y X=heavy guns Y=horse and medium guns

Modifiers firing into flank or square or column X2

Light infantry firing as skirmishers 1/2 fire points

Firing into Light infantry as skirmishers 1/2 fire points    

Fallen Leader roll each time a base is removed D10 1,2,3, 4 dead 5 or higher leader is fine

Morale marker half fire ½

Damage marker on gun ½ half fire

Artillery move and fire 

Artillery may fire 4 inches over target and 4 inches at target between your own troops.

Note:  Wellington, Blucher and Napoleon may only be killed by Melee and not by fire pts.

 Bayonet and saber Melee       D10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Any unit that has to retreat place a morale marker

Modifiers: a full move back is 6 inches infantry artillery and 12 inches for cavalry. Place morale marker

Militia -1

Line 0

Light infantry/Elite+1

Guard +2

Charging +1

Out number defender by 2 to 1 in bases +2

Cavalry charging infantry in open +2

Lancers charging infantry +1

Heavy Cavalry +1

Armored cavalry +2

Flank Attack +2

Rear Attack +3

Attacker in column formation +1

Square +3

Defending in cover 1,2,3 Hill is plus 1, Woods +2  House +3

Per base loss -1

Officer value? May only use one officer

Supported unit +2 a second line of troops in support.

Note: The guard heavy cavalry get a plus +1 for being heavy and +2 for being guard. Total of +3

Old Guard Cavalry and Scott Grays All other Heavy cavalry are elite.

 Morale chart: D10

Full move back is 6 inches for infantry and artillery and 12 inches for cavalry no terrain penalty.

Modifiers:

Militia -1

Line 0

Light infantry /Elite / Heavy cavalry +1

Guard +2 Note this Guard is added for Guard Cavalry and Artillery of guard level. Along with infantry.

Per base loss -1

Officer value may only use one officer

French units also receive an added +1 to morale due to better officer control.