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Category Archives: American Civil War
“A Game of Two Halves”: The Battle of Cedar Mountain, 9th August 1862 (Fire & Fury 2nd Edition)
Last weekend we had another all-day gaming session at the Carmarthen Old Guard and Alan, Andy and I once again decided to do an American Civil War historical refight in 10mm with the superb Fire & Fury 2nd Edition rules. … Continue reading
Posted in 10mm Figures, American Civil War, Fire & Fury (Brigade), Games, Scenarios
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Bloody Antietam (The Afternoon Battle), 17th September 1862
Sorry for the slow rate of blog-posts just lately! My excuses are many and varied, but the main reason is that just lately I’ve been ill with Manthrax (like Man Flu but even worse) and ‘between computers’! Sorry! Anyway, … Continue reading
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Gettysburg Revisited
We were back in Gettysburg again last week! Following on from our highly successful first game of Fire & Fury 2nd Edition last month, my mate Skippy was persuaded to give the rules a go, so I decided to re-run the same scenario. … Continue reading
“There’s The Devil To Pay” (First Clash at Gettysburg): Our First ACW Game
Things have been slow on the painting, wargaming and blogging front just lately due to a wedding, an eye infection and tropical heat (anything better than ‘damp’ is considered tropical in these parts), but last week I managed to play … Continue reading
“In Dixie Land I’ll Make My Stand”: Building a 10mm Confederate Army (Part 1)
Heth’s Division at Gettysburg Following on from my recently-painted Union I Corps and 1st Cavalry Division, I’ve finally completed my first major Confederate formation: Major General Harry Heth’s 2nd Division of A.P. Hill’s III Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia. Heth (pronounced … Continue reading
“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 2): Buford’s 1st Cavalry Division in 10mm
As discussed in the previous article in this series, I’m presently building 10mm armies for the American Civil War, starting with the orders of battle for the 1st day at Gettysburg (1st July 1863). The latest formation to be painted … Continue reading
“Glory, Glory Hallelujah!” (Part 1): Building a 10mm Union Army for the ACW
As discussed in my last article, I’ve decided to do ‘one last great wargames project’ in the form of 10mm American Civil War. I opted for 10mm figures primarily because I want to do BIG battles (using Fire & Fury … Continue reading
“Absolutely NO More New Wargame Projects!”… [6 Months Later]… My New 10mm ACW Project! :)
About six months ago, I stated that under no circumstances would I ever start a new ‘major’ wargames project… Yeah, right… I forgot of course, that I still have at least one unsatisfied wargaming itch to scratch in the form of large-scale American … Continue reading