Let's Play: Sharp Practice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Richard from Two Fat Lardies gives Justin an introductory game of Sharp Practice.
This ball-and-musket skirmish game encourages a more "heroic" style than other traditional historic games. Battles play out like a cinematic period drama.
In this Let's Play the guys go into detail on how a game will play out and the various cards and rules that will come into effect during each turn, giving you a good reference for learning to play your own games.
Do you plan on playing your own dramatic set-pieces?
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MORE LARD! Please! Best thing to watch. Their systems are solid but their gameplays are so fun to watch and narrativly enjoyable because Lard and BoW get immersed so fast and hard :D
Richard is the current godfather of our hobby - always entertaining. We've got to get Clark to star in some kind of reality TV show.
Also, this demo shows one of the satisfying thing about these rules, that is the way few kills but more shock will cause units to disintegrate in a realistic manner compared to some rules where the kills happen to quickly. Solid rules once you get into them.
This is my favorite let's play ever. Please do more lardy! Thanks
This is probably the best Let's Play / Demo on Beasts of War ever.
The rules set looks really nice and seem to really capture the feeling of line infantry fire being really ineffective and the morale and competence of your officers being the real deciding factor in who wins and loses, rather than casualties and effective fire.
Rich's passion for historical gaming shows not only in his rule systems but in his live game demos as well. Good stuff! Another motion for a Chain of Command demo as well.
Amazing to see Richard in this video and see how this game works. It succeeds in creating a cinematic view of a battle. More TooFatLardies games please!
I would love to see another Sharpe Practice "Let's Play." Fantastic!
This was one of the most lively of your vids yet. Great work!
Justin! You better have another one of these in the release schedule or in editing?
Now Trooper! The Commissariat does not wait.
Also well done to Richard and crew for creating an awesome and what looks to be a very easy and interesting Black Powder game to get into.
Again congrats to you gents for an Amazing Let's Play and another Congrats to Richard and Crew for a game well done.
Justin! Let's Play! Now!
*Raises Hoof Bolter
Not my era of play but I enjoyed this. Must agree one of the better game demos you all have done.
Great to see lardies games getting some exposure. More please!
This game looks fantastic! Richard is so great too, he really made it feel like I was watching Sharpe!
I think its even worse for Richard because at 1:35 he forgot to roll on the 'Bad Things Happen' table for a unit breaking (the one that ran across the front of the French line). Great game thought. Chain of Command next please.
I love the French leaders: Capitain Visage de Vache (Cowface!); and Hercule Legume (Hercules Vegetable)?
I have played this game once, and we didn't know the rules very well, I didn't like it, but now that I see it played properly, I really like it. I am going to get the rules for sure. What a great demo!!! Could you do another one mainly showing melee . Thanks
Brilliant video. Such a great game. Hopefully more people give the Lardies games a go. Very fun and accessible historical games.
If love to see a Chain of Command game at some point. A nice alternative to Bolt Action.
PrawnToucher - totally agree. CoC I find to be much more fun than Bolt Action
Bolt Action is a game, Chain of Command is a WAR game.
For years i've held off buying lardies stuff as I never saw a proper playthrough. After this and the chain of command ones I think i'm sold.
Glad you did a play through, I have been wanting to see one. Nice shot on Sharpe, who alo made it more interesting, as I have the Sharpe collection out on my desk to start eatching with my neice.
just watched this again, best play through on you tube.
When you talk about smoke obscuring view and waiting for it to clear, at the 2015 Waterloo battle re-enactment the artillery were told to stop firing as the paying public couldnt see anything happening !!
brilliant game could see you both having fun so was fun to watch
What a fantastic game. Been looking for a good Napoleonic game. I was always daunted by how massive this period could be but this really is my kind of game
Superb. Missed this playthrough when it was uploaded. glad I've watched it. Great game!
Lol Rich is such character. Excellent game. Looking forward to seeing more:)
This is such a great game and the video a wonderful showcase of it.
Great demo and game, I will be getting the rules soon for my American War of Independence figures. I would love to see Rich do one of these with you for Chain of Command.
Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love the way you guys demo games. My new favorite channel.
Glad you enjoy our videos Samuel. We have a lot more on our Website, not just here on TH-cam. :)
TheBeastsOfWar will definitely check it out.
Brilliant Game!!!! loved the video and about time you ran a demo for this. They have plenty more games inc WW2
Hector Legume... Let me guess, he's a quite down to earth officer?
Great game. More, please. And some black powder as well.
I really like this rule set and will need to purchase. Tnx for the demo vid. Good job!
Very cool looking game, I think I won't get rid of my box of British after all instead I think I need to buy these rules really enjoyed watch this game
Kent Galpin of The paint shack My next rule purchase. :)
It's excellent for using all the armies you started buying on a whim, then moved on to another project
Sean Bean always dies ahahahhahha
Really great game. Want more ! What about a game of Chain of Command !
you guy sold me on the game rules, just ordered mine
Wold like to see a battle report for I ain't been shot mum, to see how the game plays!
Brilliant; I have bought soldiers, painting them and watching you tube to try to learn how to play. This is great, one rule book sold here too. Thank you guys.. sub'd too
Great game, and such a nice change to see and alternative to the usual games you demo. Would love to see a game of chain of command here as well. Top Notch Sirs!
Game looks good ! gonna get the rulebook :)
1:20:39 Sun Tzu...um...not quite but still a nice vid, the best play through yet. I also second the calls for Chain of Command play through.
I like this dice rolling box. Nifty! I need to make one.
You almost lost me right at the beginning with the talk about the game being a hollywood/series style affair. But watching the BR, I really liked how it's difficult to get kills and how it's all about morale, command, positioning and manouvering. It seems to represent historical tactics rather well and I'm seriously considering getting the rules to play some napoleonic skirmishing while I build up my force for Black Powder. And as an interesting game option in itself. Cheers!
TFL games are so fun.
Fantastic game guys.
Just found the next war game I’m getting love the nepolenic era especially Shape
shape lol
Conan the Barbarian ?
You spelled sharpe as shape just amused me that's all.
lol didn't see till now lol silly me
Nice very entertaining batrep and game.
this is fantastic. plz do another lardie game.
This is wonderful! I would love to see Chain of Command as well!
Well. This was brilliant. I just finished reading Sharpes Triumph. This game captured the back and forth point of view of the line battle wonderfully. I've been watching battle reports from other skirmish games and find myself frustrated with how most games are won or lost based on who bought the toughest characters and can you roll a six to wound before this tank character wipes the floor with you. This game captures the idea that your character needs his unit to be effective, so while a general might be tough, he is only as strong as the units he supports.
The sharpe tv series always showed the French advancing in a column, making them harder to kill since they present less of a target to a facing line. Could this tactic work here? Are there cavalry units and how do they effect play? What minis do you recommend using with this game.
I'm overseas currently in the US but I would totally buy this!
Superb we want more no much much MORE!!!!.....
I really liked it. I would like to see a French and Indian War (Seven Years War as we say in Québec) scenario.
Martin Sirois - yes. Same here...though I live in Alberta. Still, it's the history aspect that intrigues me 😁
As well as SP. Muskets and Tomahawks is a great ruleset for the FIW well worth checking out. A Song of Drums and Tomahawks too. It's a fantastic conflict for large scale skirmish games!
With a little research, there's a lot you can do with Canadian military history from the XVIIth to the XIXth century, from early skirmishes in New France to the War of 1812 and even beyond.
Sergeant Patrick Harder. The non-copyright-infringing names gave me a laugh. :D
Excellent video - really enjoyed it.
Awesome game.
awesome battle your a great team of story tellers
Love this Rich guy! Its only my 2nd lets play but hes a card! Faved the vid and subbed! , , am I getting old that historical gaming is starting to intrigue me?
My own experience shows it's more about years in the hobby than actual age. After a while, all the SciFi/Fantasy/Steampunk thing loses a lot of its charm and you tend to look into other rulesets that either give a more realistic feel (say Force On Force), are grounded in history to a certain degree (like Sharp Practice or Chain of Command) or just tripping-balls insanity (like A Fistful Of Kung Fu).
Nah, not really years in hobby, it's all about whether you actually like and have any sense of history.
I've always loved both SciFi AND history, but there's absolutely no competition: SciFi is invented - it's only as deep as the author(s) who wrote it; history was real life. It's as deep as history, essentially infinite. The more you know, it just gets better. For me gaming gives me insight into actual events, real people, the fate of real nations; scifi can be fun, but it's just made up.
I didn’t know it had anything to do with age lol, I’ve been playing historical since I was 16 (Napoleonic and the World Wars)
This has been the most interesting demo game you guys have ever done. Give the old bloke a job.
I did indeed enjoy that. Visage de Vache is a brilliant name. I may be stealing it. 😂
This looks great! May replace my black powder. May play in 15mm though
Great play-through for my favourite ruleset. I've watched this four times and just picked up an issue at 1:08:30 where Richard uses his two Command Cards to increase his officer's status to four. He removes four shock markers from his formation, using up the officer's four orders, but then the officer orders the formation to fire. Was that last order allowed? Keep up the awesome SP2 vids!
Great game guys!
So Simmerson beat the French and got Sharpe killed; he must be pleased with himself.
Great Demo! Have to run another game!
Love this game and great vid!
Wow - I enjoyed that - great vid
Same thing happened when I played a Sharp Practice demo game, it really sucks you in and gets you involved....
I've got the MDF Tokens instead of the card set :)
Charlie Foxtrot has these numbered/ flag/Tiffin tokens . And you can get them in your countries colours if you want
This was real cool
This is awesome....what figures where you guys using?
Loved it ...
I'm thinking if you're going to use dice towers, you should have one for each side.
Very nice little mechanics. Always like breaking up you go I go moves and long periods of waiting. I like idea of shock but too many playing tokens can be annoying visually and moving around with units. When I see a lot of smoke on board kinda feel it should affect visibility/accuracy than just keeping track of reloading/shooting.
Michael Abbey I agree about the tokens. An unobtrusive dice to mark shock is more usual. Tokens work for the video though.
I use the Warbases 'dials' with a period appropriate casualty on top.. or a farm animal.. they go up to 12, which is usually enough for a single group.
You can use pebbles. Personally, I really, really hate mini dice and dial counters. The game has enough dice and numbers in it already. Some kind of token is a great visual queue without resorting to numerical representation. Also adding/removing tokens is so much simpler than fiddling with dice and dials. A quick glance at a heap of tokens tells you instantly a unit is in trouble without your eyes needing to read and brain needing to process the number on the dice.
Agreed that musketry smoke should accumulate and reduce visibility. To an extent it's abstracted into the First Fire mechanism.
Great fun! Off to build a French force. 😊
Rich when you got 3 flags in a row around 45:11 were you supposed to do a check of some kind?
Ahh can you hear it? There in the background...I hear a violine playing...DO YOU TOO?
Here's forty shillings on the drum
For those who'll volunteer to come
To 'list and fight the foe today.
Over the hills and far away.
O'er the hills and o'er the main.
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey.
Over the hills and far away.
When duty calls me I must go
To stand and face another foe.
But part of me will always stray
Over the hills and far away.
O'er the hills and o'er the main.
Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
King George commands and we obey.
Over the hills and far away.
If I should fall to rise no more,
As many comrades did before,
Then ask the fifes and drums to play.
Over the hills and far away.
Then fall in lads behind the drum,
With colours blazing like the sun.
Along the road to come-what may.
Over the hills and far away.
;)
Are these 25mm or smaller? I’m just refreshing my sp2 game for napoleonic while I paint 2 enlarged armies for GDA2.
T he garden will have to wait until the mud drys out.
Nice Terrain........ 👍👍👍
Love it, what terrain did you use?
Charlie Foxtrot Range
Are there scenarios for the whole spectrum of napoleonic wars, even russia campaign?
How many folks noticed they were playing on a Realm Of Battle board? :D
Why doesn't a death also count as a shock point?
What is the size of the table?
Did they make a video on Chain of Command on here?
The curse of Sean Bean strikes again!
so where do you get troops movement trays ect?
Charlie Foxtrot Models
Have any of you ever fired a Brown Bess musket live?
mm looks nice
I know a Commander named Major Aimes Touloose
good vidio
Is there a PDF version of the rulebook?
Yes, there is.
Greetings,
Where did you get the dice tower?
Are these models from black powder?
the shock focus is pretty great, makes the units more durable, but unreliable, revaluing the slow rate of fire weapons, and leading up to those big gunline moments even if one side gets the drop
those two lads can really pair their themes with their mechanics, and no one is a better creator-demonstrator than Richard
many games of this nature devolve into hex affairs due to the combat mechanics not being as bespoke, forcing the roudabout hex format to recreate those pickets charge moments or those storming the sanctum moments
i have never seen it pulled off in an honest to goodness radial movement wargame
what models are being used here please?
Could be Perry Miniatures. Warlord Games...
Blech. Cards.
or use tokens instead
Nice run through. Great to see both getting right into it.. though I think Rich was a bit unlucky.