Over the years
I’ve pursued an interest in Victorian era games, first through
GDW’s groundbreaking
Space 1889 (well before fan interest in
“steampunk”), then with R. Talsorian’s
Castle Falkenstein,
dabbling with
The Sword and the Flame miniatures rules, and
even writing for early versions of
Victoriana. The games
inspired my interest in the historical period itself (not just its
fantasy game-world versions) to the point I’ve accumulated a small,
specialized library on the subject that never seems to hold enough
books by
Osprey Publishing. In recent years the company started
releasing wargame rules sets for various historical periods (and some
not-so-historical ones). When I saw Daniel Mersey’s Victorian-era
wargame rules,
The Men Who Would Be Kings, I immediately saw a
way to put all the various historical miniatures I’ve been
collecting and painting over the years to good use in an engaging
skirmish game.
