Grand Piquet 2 game, played using vintage 2mm (1mm actually) figures by P. Dennis and I. Knight. Maurizio B. is our referee.

Subunits definitions:

Infantry: two adjacent bases, either in line (4cm or 5cm frontage X 2cm depth) or in column (2 cm X 2 cm or 2 cm X 4 cm) spaced apart by 2cm to allow deployment in line, in all cases occupying a frontage of 8cm

Cavalry: same as infantry, the only difference is that columns are (2cm frontage X 4 cm depth).

Artillery: deployed is depicted with two unlimbered bases (2cm X 4cm) spaced apart, occupying a frontage of 8cm.

Limbered artillery is done by putting the two bases abreast. In total (2cm X 8cm).

Massed artillery is depicted by two bases in contact, occupying a frontage of 4 cm.

Massed infantry is depicted with two adjacent column bases or with two line bases one behind the other, , occupying a frontage of 4 cm.

Marching Infantry and cavalry and artillery are depicted by putting bases one behind the other, adding wagon bases to obtain a total lenght of 12cm (or better 16cm?) per subunit.

Cavalry defense: use two bases in square, spaced apart as columns (8 cm frontage).

Skirmishers: 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d12 skirmish die: add zero, one, two, three skirmisher bases to division.

Photos of troops can be seen here.

Battle Rosters

I dadi associati alle unita’ sono gia’ modificato per le caratteristiche, i.e. regular shockk cavalry e’ D8+1D=D10

Austriaci

1. Army quality D8
2. Leadership roll -1
3. BML roll no change
4. D8 skirmish roll (one base per division)
5. Steady at start of game, Grenadiers and Light Cavalry Brigade is Confident.

IV Corpo Rosenberg con elementi del 2 corpo di riserva, Corp leader average skill D8

• Divisione v:Dedovich 4 Rgt da 3,000 uomini con 1 cannone (Infantry CG) division leader average D8
  • 4 unita’ di 3 sub-units, (3 Regular D8, 1 conscript D6)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (Regular D10)
• Div.Hohenlohe c.sopra (Infantry CG) division leader average D8
  • 4 unita’ di 3 sub-units, (Regular, D8)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (Regular D10)
• Div.Sommariva 2 rgt Grenzer da 2,000 cad. + 2 rgt cav. da 1,000 cad.+ 1 cannone (Infantry CG) division leader average D8
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ leggeri (Regular D8)
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ cavalleria leggera (Elite D10) attached
  • 1 cannone medio attached (regular D10)
• Brig. v.Schneller 2 Cor da 1,000 cad. (Cavalry CG) division leader average D8
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ di cavalleria pesante (Regular, shock cavalry, D10)
• Brig. Konstantin 2 x 2,000 granatieri + 1 cannone (Infantry CG) division leader average D8
  • 2 unita’ di quattro subunita’ (Elite D10)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (Regular D10)
• 1 cannone riserva (Artillery CG) division leader average D8
  • 1 cannone pesante (Regular, D12)

tot. 23,000 fanti+ 4,000 leggeri + 2,000 Lt.Cav. + 2,000 Hvy cav. + 4,000 gran + 5 cannoni

Francesi

1. Army quality D20
2. leadership roll +1
3. BML roll +1
4. Skirmish D10 (2 bases per division)
5. All Confident

III Corpo Davout, Brilliant leader, D10

• Div.Morand 4 x 2,000 + 2,000 Light + 1 cannone (Infantry CG), division leader skilled D10
  • 4 unita’ di due subunita’ (3 Regolari D8, 1 elite D10)
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ leggeri (elite D10)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (regular D10)
• Div.Friant c.sopra (Infantry CG) division leader skilled D10
  • 4 unita’ di due subunita’ (4 Regolari D8)
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ leggeri (regular D8)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (elite D12)
• Div. Gudin c.sopra (Infantry CG) division leader skilled D10
  • 4 unita’ di due subunita’ (4 regolari, D8)
  • 2 unita’ di due subunita’ leggeri (1 elite D10, 1 regular D8)
  • 1 cannone medio attached (regular D8)
• Div. St.Sulpice 2 x 1,500 Cor. (Cavalry CG) division leader skilled D10
  • 2 unita’ di 3 subunits di cavalleria pesante (1 elite D12, 2 regular D10, shock cavalry)
• Div.Montbrun 3 x 1,500 Lt. cav (Cavalry CG) division leader skilled D10
  • 3 unita’ di 3 subunita’ di cavalleria leggera (Regular, D8)
• 2 cannoni di corpo (Artillery CG) division leader skilled D10
  • 2 cannoni pesanti (regular, D12)

tot. 6,000 legg + 24,000 fanti + 3,000 cor. +4,500 lt.cav + 5 cannoni

The Game

We must admit that the game was somehow disappointing. Instead of concentrating on the high level command, the players get bogged in trying to micromanage the various brigades and division.
We have played Piquet games only a handful of times, getting some fun from the rules, but this time we found the reading of the rules very difficult.
We probably will not play another game.