Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As a newcomer to the Napoleonic Wars, how do you start collecting miniatures or playing your first game? It's a question we are asked frequently enough that we felt it warranted a video with some tips and advice! In some sense, Napoleonic wargaming is the grandfather of all tabletop games. After all, the first known tabletop wargame presented to the Prussian king in 1812, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars! Today, hundreds of years later, hobbyists have a vast array of choices in figure scale and rules to play.
Miles & Greg help cut through all the noise by offering six specific tips for how new players can get started without being overwhelmed by all the colorful uniforms, different armies, and 20+ year span of the era. We want you to give the Napoleonic period a try! And if you'd like to see some fantastic Napoleonic miniature games in progress, try watching our Marengo, Ulm, or Austerlitz games on YouTube!
Visit us at LittleWarsTV.com
As a newcomer to the Napoleonic Wars, how do you start collecting miniatures or playing your first game? It's a question we are asked frequently enough that we felt it warranted a video with some tips and advice! In some sense, Napoleonic wargaming is the grandfather of all tabletop games. After all, the first known tabletop wargame presented to the Prussian king in 1812, in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars! Today, hundreds of years later, hobbyists have a vast array of choices in figure scale and rules to play.
Miles & Greg help cut through all the noise by offering six specific tips for how new players can get started without being overwhelmed by all the colorful uniforms, different armies, and 20+ year span of the era. We want you to give the Napoleonic period a try! And if you'd like to see some fantastic Napoleonic miniature games in progress, try watching our Marengo, Ulm, or Austerlitz games on YouTube!
Visit us at LittleWarsTV.com
