I've been a member for awhile but first time poster. Our local group has been using BLB for our Swede/Russian games and really enjoy the rules.
I attended Historicon and while I couldn't get into a BLB game I was lucky enough to play in a RtE game. I believe it was the second time the Napoleonics scenario was played.
I don't own any Napoleonics. I've played in some at conventions so I'm no expert but I really enjoyed the game Barry presented. I don't get involved in TMP rules babble but I don't get why people think the rules are so complicated, they seemed fine to me.
I was a French player and we quick stormed a Brit held village and bundled them out of it nicely. Then - because I was on Attack orders and hadn't changed them - a battalion of my lads waded into the river and drove back some more elite Brit light troops to gain a slippery foothold on the other bank. Oh, it was glorious! (I had good die rolls, my opponent not so much but that ain't going in the Action Report to my superiors)
Sadly, the British charged us before we could reform with some hussars (rather unsporting I say) and destroyed my boys. Oh well, it was a lot of fun.
Now I can't wait to purchase the second edition of BLB.
So Barry is Scottish? Gee, I thought that was a Russian accent,
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Seriously, it was a pleasure to meet both Barry and Clarence who were real gentlemen.