Review of WSS (WAS & SYW) Rules

Historically, I have always loved reading rules, but I have the concentration of a goldfish when it comes to wargaming a period. I tend to flit from one ruleset to another, never settling on a single set. However, I've decided to reduce the number of rules I use and focus on my favourites. As part of this effort, I've decided to fight roughly the same War of Spanish Succession (WSS) battle using different rules to see which I prefer.  Below are two tables of reviews with links out to the individual battles/rules review.

I wanted the battle to contain the following elements:

• Crossing a small stream (as per Blenheim and Ramillies)
• Attacking a village 
• Cavalry frontally charging Infantry
• Infantry v Infantry
• Cavalry v Cavalry
• Artillery 

	Kampe in Reihen	Twilight of the Sun King	Honours of War
Battle review	Review	Review	Review
Clarity of rules	Average	Below average but good in supplements.	Good
Friction of command	One free move but can gamble for more	Limitations if a unit wants to do anything other that just advance.	Commands alternate  movement & firing with opponents commands.
Speed of play	Average	Average	Little faster than most
Movement & obstacles	Average	Innovative works well	Average
Attacking Buildings	Hard to succeed	"Realistic"	Defenders can be worn down
Army size	8-12 units per player	12+ units per player. Unit is brigades	8-12 units work well
Notes	Player feels involved not an observer.	Good but felt like a simulation rather than a game  Very innovative combat with moral replacing  "to hit" rolls.	Good but combat results are to varied for my taste
Cost	Charity payment	£14 (excellent supplements £20)	£9.99

	DNB - SYW	Maurice
Battle review	Review	Review
Clarity of rules	Clarity: Average  Presentation: Poor	Good
Friction of command	Generals roll 1d6  points and pat points to move units.	Generals move one command per round.
Speed of play	Average, 3-5 rounds to destroy a unit in combat.	Quick
Movement & obstacles	Bad terrain slows unit movement	Bad terrain may disrupt units
Attacking Buildings	Very difficult in DBN but only slightly difficult in the SYW supplement	Hard to succeed
Army size	12 units per player is not a problem.	12 or so units per player
Notes	Combat is opposed rolls.  There is no I firem you take hits then you fire with what troops you have left.	Different mechanic for shooting and melee. Melee always wears down troops even the winners.
Cost:	$15 for the pdf.  Seven Years war rules are a free download but require the full rules.	£30 rules & £30 cards (or lite version for free)