Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Two Hours Wargames: Muskets and Shakos Ruleset


Two Hours Wargames: It's 1812, and the self-proclaimed Emperor of France has conquered all of Europe, save Portugal. Ignoring the flea bites of Spanish guerillas and their Anglo-Portuguese allies, the Emperor has gathered 750,000 men with the intention of subduing the Russian forces of Tsar Alexander I. The future of Europe lies in the balance.


Muskets and Shakos is a unit-based, division-level, mass-battle game. In Muskets and Shakos, you can choose from two sides, with a total of seven factions from the following list:

  • French (including French satellites)
  • Austrian
  • British (often including allied troops such as the Portuguese)
  • Prussian
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Turks

Whichever you choose, you must lead your troops through the Napoleonic Wars, fighting when needed, because it's all about victory and glory, and in some cases, just survival! The drums are beating le pas de charge, the troops are mustering, and now it's death or glory! Welcome to Muskets and Shakos!


2 comments:

Juan Mancheño said...

I have bought it right now, thanks to your report, with the idea to adapt it to the Crimean War.

Wargame News and Terrain Blog said...

Sounds interesting! Do you have sufficient terrain for the Crimean?

Just kidding! :)

Cheers