Donnybrook, Skirmish rules 1660-1760

Yes indeed last friday I got my self a copy of the latest League of Augsburg rules Donnybrook, even as the postage was quite hefty £11.50 I decided that i realy got to have a copy to try out for our Scanian War "Snapphanes style" project. I was NOT dissapointed :)

The Donnybrook book are a real wargaming gem regarding the layout and production, 110 pages and 180ish photos all i full colour, very well presented and a real joy to read. Clerance Harrison have done a greate jobb with the layout as well as the basic rules system as it seems!

I have not had a chanse to test the rules yet, first game planed for tomorrow, but as one have read and played quite much wargaming rules during the 30ish years I been wargaming one could at least have a feel...and the feel are indeed very, very good:)

Donnybrook seems like a realy fast paced skirmish game that uses a card driven turn system, one card for each unit and hero.

The units are 3-12 minis depending how the player want to group them before the game. A basic force have 13-49 minis, all get a Hero to lead the force for free the remaining minis are bought in groups and for a basic force you have 4 point to spend…SAGA any one…

1 point will give you 12 foot or 9 mounted Recruits OR 8 foot or 6 mounted Drilled OR 4 foot or 3 mounted Elit minis, you don’t have to field them in the groups you buy then as long as all minis in a fielded group are of the same Experience Level and on foot or mounted.

One really nice touch are the use of the dice most often seen in RPG´s D4, D6, D8, D10 and D12 to show the different experience levels, you most often need to roll 6 or higher to achive your task like hit a target, the list of modifiers are, to my liking, very short.

The Donnybrook rules also include a bunch of different factions and plenty of suggested theaters to set your games. Unfortunally not the Scanian War 1675-79 but that is not a big deal as the rules are so “free” there should be no problem to get done myself, and of course my work with them have already begun…

I´m realy looking forward to try Donnybrook out and I´ll be sure to let you know how it all turned out...

If you cant´t wait and want you copy now! it seems like LoA still have the disscounted prisce, but be aware of the postage...

EDIT 2014-01-28: I mailed Warfare Miniatures and asked about the postage cost, they have now adjusted it and to Sweden its now £6.60 and thats much better:) You can read more about the postage cost at the LoA forum. By the way the disscounte introduction price are ended and the Cost of the Donnybrook rules are now £27.