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Little Round Top (1863)
Last night I put on a 20mm ACW game at the club using old school Airfix figures and my Beards n' Bayonets rules. The scenario was a...

Piotr Stolarski
Oct 12, 20242 min read
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Up the creek without a paddle steamer
In recent months I have been ploughing through my (very disorganised) mountains of accumulated wargaming kit - if it is possible to...
Phil Sibbald
Jan 22, 20244 min read
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Stones River (1862) - War Room Christmas game 2023
Below are some photos of this year's club Christmas game, painstakingly organised by Rob using his 15mm ACW figure collection and Brigade...

Piotr Stolarski
Dec 28, 20232 min read
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Behind Enemy Lines: ACW Railway Sabotage!
Mal and Phil put on a nifty ACW game at the club last Friday, using a scenario devised by Mal, Phil's amended Black Powder rules and...
Kamall Ramsahoye
Nov 5, 20233 min read
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O'Neill's Orchard: 15mm ACW
Phil's Minifigs got another run out yesterday, as he hosted an ACW encounter at the community centre. We were joined by our old comrade...

Piotr Stolarski
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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Pickett's charge and the Light Brigade revisited
We played an ACW game using Black Powder rules (with several necessary amendments). The players divided into three per side. It was...
Phil Sibbald
Jul 1, 20232 min read
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Kennesaw Mountain (1864): 6mm ACW
Our club night yesterday was a refight of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain (27 June 1864) - using my 6mm figures and Beards n' Bayonets...

Piotr Stolarski
Apr 15, 20232 min read
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Bartlett's Farm (1863): ACW at the War Room
Rob rolled spectacularly during yesterday’s Sunday game at the War Room. The scenario, using his 15mm collection, pitted Rob and Neil’s...

Piotr Stolarski
Mar 27, 20235 min read
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Rebels Repulsed: 1862 ACW
Friday 13th January 2023 proved inauspicious for the Confederates, as we played a 15mm ACW game umpired by Richard at the club using...

Piotr Stolarski
Jan 14, 20232 min read
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Missouri Border War (1861)
Yesterday's club game was an attempt at an alternative to the usual ACW set-piece head-on clash of arms. The scenario was set in the...

Piotr Stolarski
Sep 18, 20211 min read
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Armies on Parade: 1:72 American Civil War
This is the first in what may be a series of blog posts showcasing my wargames armies. First up we have the completed 1:72 (20mm) plastic...

Piotr Stolarski
May 1, 20202 min read
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Shiloh in 6mm
On Friday 14 February 2020 I umpired a 6mm ACW game at the club. Rob and Noel were on the Confederate side, and Doug and Phil on the...

Piotr Stolarski
Feb 15, 20201 min read
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2nd Manassas / Bull Run - Refight
Over a weekend we re fought this famous battle in the American Civil War using the new edition of the Fire & Fury brigade rules. The new...
Rob Wingrave
May 4, 20191 min read
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Gettysburg - Day Three (6mm)
Last night's game was a refight of day three at the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863, in 6mm scale. Mal, Richard and Doug controlled three...

Piotr Stolarski
Mar 30, 20192 min read
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Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg!
Friday 15 June 2018 saw me put on an American Civil War game at the club. Using 6mm Heroics and Ros figures, mostly freshly painted, a...

Piotr Stolarski
Jun 22, 20182 min read
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