Any consensus on F 14?

[jonnymacbrown]

"Yes indeed. That is why I hoped that it would bridge the gap between the Napoleonic and the Panzer Campaigns series. I just wish more Napoleonic fans would try out FWWC --they would probably like it."

Unfortunately there is no gap to bridge. F 14 is truly the only Napoleonic game in the HPS series. The games that are nominally entitled "Napoleonic" do not in the slightest degree accurately reflect the movements of Napoleonic armies. As ridiculous as it may seem to say, all the Napoleonic games consist of cavalry armies in which units are named infantry but in fact have all the capabilities of cavalry. What can be more effective or heart-warming for a French player than a 500 to 1000 yard Imperial Guard infantry charge blasting a hole in the enemy line panzerblitz style? Recent attempts to rectify this problem with house rules like "embedded melee phases" only show that the HPS Napoleonic engine doesn't work. My guess is most Napoleonic gamers have some difficulty with F 14 because the accurate Napoleonic pace of the game is quite foreign to the very rapid and absurd pace of the current Napoleonic engine.
Jonny :angry: