The title is fairly obviously a play on words, and the terminal e missing for reasons, as one of the tfls cheerfully admitted. The older specials have many good scenarios by many others from around the world. This was going to be our first proper game of sharp practice although, we have tried the rules a few times beforehand. The vistula legion for sharp practice the polish troops of the vistula legion fought with the french but with hopes for the independence of poland. These present new rules, scenarios and background for the tfl range of wargames rules, written by rich, nick and a host of guest authors. The home front while we sharp practitioners are fighting hard in iberia, europe, russia, the ottoman empire, india, the americas and the antipodes, on the home front in good old england the too fat lardies continue to churn out exciting new rules for other periods. Sharp practice is a large skirmish game at the end of the black powder era, roughly on the end of the 18th century from too fat lardies. I really try to make this look messy and dirty like the real world. And so we return to our regularlyscheduled programming. The war correspondents tent the \sharp practice\ forum. Albans city station and transported to lard hq for an introduction to their latest ruleset, sharp practice 2. Requiring something like 4060 odd miniatures a side, it is a game that focuses on small actions and is.
During the games of sharp practice i played a few months ago i started to. After spending three months in 2011 working on british and loyalist forces of the american war of independence i turned my focus on the american rebel forces. We played a handful of games set during the peninsular war and having already taken quite a shine to tfls wwii skirmish rules chain of command i found myself quite at home with sharp practice. When deciding on a new period to wargame i always like to collect both sides. I found this scenario on the too fat lardies forum so i converted it with slight changes for tts. This latest publication provides a varied range of articles. Sharp practice leader markers the first time i played sharp practice i struggled to remember which leader corresponded to which cardchip. For the best experience please update your browser. The \sharp practice\ forum the sharp practice camp the war correspondents tent.
The rules maintain the basic activation system and shooting rules. Forum to discuss \ sharp practice \ wargames rules by too fat lardies. The french include figures to build a force of polish vistula legion, these were added as an after thought as i found a bag of front rank polish. As will toofatlardies sets, to play charlie dont surf you will need to main gaming means. Rich from too fat lardies is back for another black powder skirmish game of sharp practice. A couple from nam and one for operation torch have been mentioned by the group.
Tmp sharp practice list construction questions topic. I use some house rules myself but have created a pdf version that. Too fat lardies skirmish games family boardgamegeek. Desperate measures on sunday myself absent, for family reasons the fourth game of our stalingrad campaign was played. The skirmishes and small battles that affected the north of the state were to decide whether the revolution in the south continued, and were to gaina significance way beyond their. Our sharp practice store stocks the entire too fat lardies range. Why you should play chain of command wii skirmish miniatures. Jan 01, 20 since theyre cheap i picked up the sharp practice rules and terrible swift sword supplement from too fat lardies the other day and have read through them, seen the online tutorial and like them. Two fat lardies gives justin an introductory game of sharp practice. Many thanks to rich clarke at too fat lardies for giving me permission to post this. This was my first attempt at doing a sharp practice game via texting. The ultimate set of wargames rules for large scale skirmished in the black powder era, sharp practice are designed to allow the gamer to launch himself into the world of his literary heroes, be they hornblower, sharpe, brigadier gerard or harry flashman. Yep, theyre doing something wrong if all of that is happening in this hobby.
I have the privilege of participating in the play test group for fighting season, a upcoming modern variation on the chain of command rules set by too fat lardies. Sep 19, 2016 too fat lardies are currently have their platoonlevel world war ii rules, along with most of their related supplements and accessories, on offer with a somewhat tongueincheek sale promotion with up to a 20% discount on its retail price. Too fat lardies toofatlardies is a vibrant wargames development partnership that produces an ever growing range of rule sets for what we think are discerning wargamers. The pdf is floating around, probably in one of the links up above, and its a lot more fun than bolt action. Since my knowledge of the period is a bit lacking i find myself drawn to a more hollywoodfictional version and the sharp practice rules by too fat lardies are ideal for this cinematic style of game. This 79 page pdf document is a comprehensive guide to creating campaigns using the sharp practice rules. My wife, kalissa and i, merely observed this game based on interest. Vis lardica is a website devoted to wargaming and military history, with a special emphasis on the companysized rulesets produced by the toofatlardies.
Now im confused about list construction, my gaming background is warhammer 40k, flames of war and saga, which all have easy to read lists with clear. In september 1756, fifty american soldiers set off on a routine reconnaissance near lake george, determined to safeguard the upper reaches of the new york colony. Dec 19, 2014 the 2014 christmas special from too fat lardies is now available from the tfl website. A friendly place to discuss the sharp practice wargame by too fat lardies. Pdf wargame vault the largest wargame download store. Sharp practice 2 is a black powder era skirmish level war game from too fat lardies. Bp1295a the ultimate set of wargames rules for large scale skirmishes in the black powder era, sharp practice are designed to allow the gamer to launch himself into the world of his literary heroes, be they hornblower, sharpe, brigadier gerard or harry flashman. Light infantry i was toying with two on a biggish round base or basing singly. Like dux britanniarum, the other too fat lardies game i have played and thoroughly enjoyed, sharp practice manages to capture a strong. Why you should play chain of command wii skirmish miniatures game redditors.
Fighting season modern chain of command gentlemen gamers. Join in the quill scratching in this tent as the correspondents write up afteraction reports on games played with the sharp practice rules. It would be the 3rd game on that island and i was using the recently posted encounter with maroons by stuart insch as its basis. Two fat lardies sharp practice ii and cards the ultimate set of wargames rules for large scale skirmishes in the black powder era, sharp practice are designed to allow the gamer to launch himself into the world of his literary heroes, be they hornblower, sharpe, brigadier gerard or harry flashman.
On tuesday i was picked up by my partner in podcast crime, neil shuck, at a very rainy st. The great war, through the mud and the blood, 28mm this week we decided to try out a new set of rules through the mud and the blood, produced by the too fat lardies. I dont want to overstep, or come off as a shill i have no connection to too fat lardies, but i have to tell you about these new wwii skirmish rules, chain of command, from too fat lardies. Let me think for just a second several successful rules series over several genre. The emphasis with any of our rule sets is on replicating the real core issues for each of our periods. Introduction the second edition of sharp practice gets the whole revised. For my birthday recently i organised a sharp practice awi game and invited richard and josh to join in with mel. Too fat lardies archives entoyment wargaming and hobby. As a remainder, the last game ended with the end of the night shift, where the germans at a high cost in blood made some gains in the central row of buildings, to be used as the springboard for the final. A quick reference sheet for sharp practice too fat lardies. Chain of command too fat lardies wwii rules on sale tales. This week i had the chance to dust off sharp practice, the rather excellent too fat lardies napoleonic rules.
A typical game will feature 50 to figures a side and a handful of leaders. Id recommend giving chain of command from too fat lardies a look, if you want something a bit different. Last monday my mate john warren came over from watford to play a game at my place. Too fat lardies release the war of 1812 supplement for sharp practice 2 you may remember that back at the end of march last year, i posted a battle report from a. It didnt help that leader 1 tended to be my best leader, but he had initiative level 3, there was something counter intuitive about chit one activating leader 1 but the leader having initiative 3. They focus on the heroic acts of the force leaders who inspire their men on to victory. As youd expect from the toofatlardies, free pdfs are becoming available to flesh out. I had heard about sharp practice coming out, but had not read to much about it. Apr 28, 2016 sharp practice second edition available from too fat lardies sometimes games just need to get themselves a little update. Our too fat lardies store stocks the entire too fat lardies range and has sections for sharp practice, dux britanniarum, chain of command and through the mud and the blood. Toofatlardies are aleading independent publisher of wargame rules. My thanks also to harrogate wargames club who ran the game. I really struggle to get to grips with the history, the changing state of the nations and, of course, the uniforms.
You could arbitrarily field 6 groups of 12 elite riflemen with 5 level 4 big men, each with a bugler and a chosen man. There is no set ground scale in sharp practice 2, but for making scenario design easier 12. A try out of chain of command at too fat lardies, lard. The opening french move saw the light cavalry attempting a quick dash on the bridge.
The too fat lardies ran a participation game at newbury colours earlier this year. My gaming mates max and paul planned to get some rebels but i like to be able to solo game and try things out. Too fat lardies 2017 summer special published tales of. Published on nov 2, 2017 richard from two fat lardies gives justin an introductory game of sharp practice. Impatiently waiting for new fat lardies products of course. In sp2 has come around in a beautiful softcover, fullcolour book of pages. If you go fullyorkshire then you could get away with just the pdf rules and a. Recreate the epic struggle between american and german paratroop forces for the town of carentan during the invasion of normandy. They were enthusiastic and well disciplined troops who were recognised by napoleon as one of, if not the, best foreign contingents. Fun and fast play, whilst maintaining historical credibility, the rules are card driven for. Mar 16, 20 due for release in summer 20 chain of command is a platoon plus set of rules for wwii gaming. I did just have a brainwave about my sharp practice british though, why not play a mission with deserters vs regulars in the peninsula.
Too fat lardies release the war of 1812 supplement for sharp practice 2. A tired joke for sure but hey, its early in the week. Meetings are generally fortnightly on saturdays, with at least one all dayer per month allowing a proper chance to try out new rules and periods, or host large multiplayer games in a relaxed manner. Awi, battle report, meeples and miniatures, sharp practice 2, too fat lardies. Around summer and christmas each year we are presented with a new publication from too fat lardies their specials. The table can be seen in the photo below, with a road exiting from a small village frend tactical edge, left of photo towards the bridge and the outskirts of cacabelos british tactcal edge, right of the photo. Having purchased sharp practice 2 by the too fat lardies i remembered that i had stashed away some foundry british napoleonics. The rules we produce reflect the periods that we ourselves game, and are consequently the product of our own enthusiasm.
Hard copy rule book, card deck, mdf poker chip set, game token set. The guerrilla war in spain is oft times referred to, both in historical accounts and literary adventures, but generally, for the english speaking reader at least, this is through the prism of the british experience in the peninsular and firmly. The last argument of kings by pete brown published by warlord games 2011 gbp 18. The \sharp practice\ forum forum to discuss \sharp. Too fat lardies 9 products found you are on page 1 of 1. Sharp practice sp, originally released in 2008, is a large scale. There was no sign of sharpe but there was a certain capt. Some of the core ideas in tfl wargames rules is trying to replicate the challenges a commander of the. Fences, greenhouse and scatter terrain after i posted the game report for scenario 1 probe at moditten, the first game in the westwind campaign for chain of command, there was a comment in one of the forums teasing me about the empty and glassless greenhouse that featured on the table. I just finished hodges scout, described thus on amazon.
The french canadians are trying to spoil christmas by chopping down the british christmas tree. There was a scenario in one of the older specials about a. Sharp practice the ultimate set of wargames rules for large scale skirmished in the black powder era, sharp practice are designed to allow the gamer to launch himself into the world of his literary heroes, be they hornblower, sharpe, brigadier gerard or harry flashman. It was a fictional battle during the war of the roses using sharp practice rules by the too fat lardies. I have us airborne i want to use and nick wanted to use his newly painted fallschirmjager so we started looking around for some pint sized action featuring theses adversaries and nick found a nice campaign on the too fat lardies forum called rendezvous with destiny by will3tsorry dont know his proper name featuring the 101st airborne and. Theyre described as a large skirmish set, and are similar to the well received sharp practice rules, which we also. As youd expect from the toofatlardies, free pdfs are becoming. Jan 17, 2018 since yesterday evening we already have 33 x orders wanting a copy of the book, so hopefully you wont have to wait too long. Rich and nick get together for a playthrough of sharp practice with a scenario from the swamp fox scenario supplement. With fire and sword is a supplement for sharp practice covering the activities in south carolina between june and august 1780, a critical time for the american revolution in the south after the fall of charleston. After a great weekend playing sharp practice at salute more on that later i was inspired and, to be honest, beaten around the head by my ever diligent. I present here our home made materials that you can download as a free pdf just clicking on the right hand column of this blog in the resouces section are.
So i retrieved them and sent off an order to warlord games for some portuguese and french to add to the project. Sharp practice covers large skirmishes in the black powder era, from 40 to 60 men a side, but with room to push that up to 100 plus if you care to go large. Since youre planning a very small engagement you may want to consider buying the twenty or so figures you need. American war of independence, great britain, sharp practice 2, too fat lardies, united states. Theres no point system here it is absolutely by the cuff how people put their units together. Too fat lardies is a company producing wargaming rules no minis, just rules and a bunch of us are just big old fanboys. The rules are much streamlined from the first edition. The game looks nice with 28mm and it looks right with 15mm figures. It was a sort of a play test adapting these rules for the period and they worked pretty well, once we had toned.
Sharp practice second edition available from too fat lardies. Too fat lardies skirmish rules for the black powder era. In between working on my basic officers training course ive given its 112 full colour pages a very thorough fondling and read through. Just click on the links at the top of the page to find what you are looking for in the wonderful world of lard. Too fat lardies produce a biannual special in pdf format which contains all sorts. Id bought the 2nd edition of these last year but not actually managed to play a game with them so i was glad to test them out earlier this week. Too fat lardies christmas special 20 february 2014 im a recent convert to too fat lardies in spite of one of their regular contributors being a chap i knew at school, so the only game of theirs ive played so far is chain of command. Last year a gaming friend of mine introduced me to sharp practice. The scenario was set on martinique and part of our sugar islands campaign.
Sharp practice toofatlardies public group facebook. Old mechanics that worked at the time get to seem bulky or dont adequately cover what you want them to. Today i would like to present you with one of the more anticipated wargames rules releases of recent sharp practice 2 by too fat lardies. Hi all, ive been having the conundrum of only really owning one army for each game i play, making solo games impossible i cant do paper standins, im allergic. The starter set for bolt action isnt that big, but its a good start if you want the armies. Sharp practice covers large skirmishes in the black powder era, from 40 to 60 men a. Please note, this system is fully automated so that when you purchase.
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