As part of my short trip to the Williamsburg area, I swung by the Jamestown Virginia Museum and Park. One of my buddies had never been and I had not been there…
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Yorktown Battlefield Museum and Battlefield Park.
Continuing my tidewater visit, next up was the federal Yorktown Battlefield Park and Museum. This is different than the state museum, which is close by. This is actually on the main Yorktown…
BBB – The Battle of Castiglione, August 1796.
For our Napoleonic game, we decided to play the Battle of Castiglione (1796), using Bloody Big Battles (BBB) as the rules. The battle in 1796 was one of several battles that were fought at…
Home Brew – Battle of Resaca de la Palma, May 1846.
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was one of the early engagements of the Mexican–American War, where the United States Army under General Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican Ejército del Norte (“Army of the North”) under General Mariano…
BBB – Battle of Caldiero, November 1796
We needed a scenario for our Tuesday horse-and-musket game, and the current issue (No.128) of “Wargames Soldiers and Strategy” magazine had one that was just right. To quote the magazine: “The Battle…
R&P – Star Spangled Night Scenario.
I reached out to one of my historical gaming buddies and asked him if he could bring some SYW 28mm miniatures to use in our next Rebels and Patriots game. I am…
BBB – Battle of Hohenlinden, December 1800.
On the day after Christmas, we had nine players available for our horse-and-musket game, so a large game was required. We created a scenario for the Battle of Hohenlinden, which fit the…
BBB : ECW – Battle of Glastonbury, June 1643.
The Battle of Glastonbury was an action fought on 12 June 1643 in the southwest of England. The outnumbered forces of Parliament were trying to delay the Royalist advance long enough for…
R&F – British vs Colonials Action.
It was time for some horse and musket action. Most of my stuff is still hors de combat, due to my never ending home repair project. As such, I reached out to…
R&P – Defense of the Walled Road.
We were fresh from coming back from Fall in and it was time to run another Rebels and Patriots game. Unfortunately, much of my stuff is currently not accessible due to a…