Song of Drums and Shakos
WINNER: BEST HISTORICAL RULES AWARD AT ORIGINS 2009
Song of Drums and Shakos is a fast play Napoleonic skirmish game based on the popular Song of Blades and Heroes mechanics. Muster your squad. Deploy your soldiers and fire volleys at the enemy…and when the moment of truth comes, fix bayonets and charge!
Three scenarios included;
Simple, elegant system where your tactical decisions matter
Playable in any scale with single based models
All major troop types represented: 160+ profiles (French, British, Prussian, Russian, and Austrian)
Easy measuring system
No bookkeeping
Point system for building up your Squad
Play with as little as 5-6 elite to 20 inexperienced soldiers in a standard game
Playable on a small table (60x60 cm for 15mm)
Simple yet subtle command system, with Officers and NCO
Two or more players, 30-45 minutes for a full game
Ideal introductory rule set to small actions in the Napoleonic Era.
More Drums and Shakos
More Drums & Shakos is a supplement for the 2009 Origins Award-winning Napoleonic skirmish game Song of Drums and Shakos. It includes new rules, special rules, weapons, 4 scenarios and army lists for most Nations involved in the Napoleonic wars.
* Rules for extreme weather conditions, mixed nationality squads and former allies
* Fight the War of 1812, the Tyrolean rebellion of 1809 and the bitter struggle of the French and their allies against Guerrillas in Spain!
* New weapons such as tomahawk, javelins, pikes and daggers
* New special rules to better depict irregulars
* 4 scenarios, with rules for artillery fire and a generic task system for sappers and engineers
* Army lists for 28+ Nations: from Anhalt to Wurttemberg, foreign regiments in French and allied service, Partisans and Native Americans.
This book is not a stand alone game. You need a copy of Song of Drums and Shakos to play.
