by Judson T. Bauman and Fred H. Vietmeyer.

This is a very detailed, and well-established, set of rules for Napoleonic miniatures that recently appeared in my mail box. I happen to know that these rules are widely used and well respected among 25 & 30mm players, especially in the Midwest. Evidently the present "Battle Manual" represents a complete rewrite of the rules so as to present them in more logical form and is being offered to the public. It consists of a 1" thick stack of 8.5"x 11" sheets that are 3-hole punched for insertion in a loose-leaf binder. The rules themselves are too complex for me to comment on without having played them, and I have no troops that would fit their scheme of things. They appear far too complex and tactical for my taste (I like Pete Bennett's AUX ARMIES, see PF #61) but no more so than most rules I've seen for 20, 25 & 30mm Nanoleonics. The rules are available from Musketeer Publications, Dept P, Box 773, Yuba City, CA 95991. Price is $6.00.

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