The Brave Men, Badly Led series was originally designed for battles in the age of rifles after a computer driven moderation system
crashed at a critical moment during one of our convention games. Since that time, the game has constantly evolved, with the overall
goal being to produce a set of rules for wargaming the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries that was both easy to play and chock full
of atmosphere.
All the traditional elements of the age of linear warfare are inmcluded, but so too are less tangible elements
- the chaos of warfare, the inability of officers to act decisively at critical moments, the less than arbitrary nature of movement
for any unit of men operating in battlefield formation. Using the BMBL rules and the revolutionary "Event Deck," you will deal not
only with failed offensive pushes, but sudden rainstorms, drunken generals, and overcharged cannon, and the acts of God and Nature that
made battles in this era anything but a SURE thing.
All of this, and all but the largest battles can be resolved in 4 hours or
less!
Our first volume, 1846 - Napoleon of the West, explores the bloody experience of the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848,
when North America's two largest military powers attempted to settle the matter of continental supremacy once and for all.
Future expansions
for the War of 1812, the Russo-Turkish Wars, the Crimea, and other conflicts are all in various stages of development, along with
more planned and along the way.
Polish your cuirass, sharpen your saber, hang your flags high. The time for war is now!
