It was a real surprise to receive the review copy of these revered set of rules, rules that many of we “Old Guard” were weaned on. There are some major changes in this edition, changes that eliminate some of the time-worn but affectionately remembered aspect of the rules; artillery sticks, burst circles and howitzer patterns, written orders and simultaneous move are all gone! The basic rules are all there in 36 succinct pages updated by the writing team to integrate all the various “Revised Referee Rulings” and breathlessly awaited responses from Fred Vietmeyer to our (often) sophomoric questions. While the basic rules are there, many will have to read very carefully as there are major changes in cavalry against squares (Cavalry only gets one shot!); Only British Highlanders add 1 to morale; and a flank melee attack requires the victim to roll for morale every turn! I see only one shortcoming, if the authors would like to see the rules used by the “next generation” of gamers and that is a much more detailed organizational chart as an appendix. Bob Piepenbrink and Dana Homo led the writing effort supported by many that helped grow the rules through many games with Fred. The memorable drawings from the first edition by Ted Haskell are there also. To show how much these rules have been “modernized”, there is now a “Gyp Sheet” included! Available for only $5 from Dana Homo, 20399 State Road, 120; Bristol, IN 46507. More Reviews Redoubt 28mm ACW Line Redoubt 28mm ACW Punishment Detail Black Tree Designs 28mm Zulus Front Rank 28mm 18th C. Civilians B&B Miniatures 20mm American Revolution Sash and Saber Prussian 25mm Seven Years War Redoubt 30mm Victoriana Artillery Crew Icon/Black Tree Design 25mm Spartan Hoplites Sash & Saber 28mm ACW Line Minifigs 12mm WWII Armor Black Tree Design 28mm U.S. Infantry BAR Gunners II Geppetto Productions 1/6th Grenadiers of the Guard Redoubt Enterprises ECW or 30YW Battalion Guns Column Line Square 3rd Edition Napoleonic Rules Gurps WW II RPG Rules Great War Spearhead WWI Rules Guts ‘N Glory WWII Rules Blue Seas/Blue Sky WWII Air Combat Rules: Med Comrades in Arms; Axis Allies on the Ostfront Battlefront WWII Late War Card Supplement Screaming GIs II WWII Rules Captain General Rules for 1660-1721 The Barrett Scale for Reviews Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #84 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com