A BBB Taiping Game: 2nd Hukou (22 Dec 1860)

[EnclavedMicrostate]

Hello all, popping in with a short battle report for a partial game of a Bloody Big Battles scenario I wrote for the Battle of Hukou on 22 December 1860. Limited time at the venue meant we didn't get to a point where the result was absolutely definitive, although in the time remaining with the forces they had, I don't think the Qing were likely to even eke out a draw. Alterations incoming!

https://cohortsofthedamned.blogspot.com/2025/08/bloody-big-taiping-battles-partial.html

[vtsaogames]

Very nice! Did the Taipings start with communion of three bowls of rice and three cups of tea?

[ChrisBBB]

Excellent! We just fought this in Oxford as well. Here's my report:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2025/08/a-second-2nd-hukou.html

Dunno about the Taipings, but this Qing mandarin dined on leftover potato salad and charcuterie. Sadly my fridge was all out of ducks' tongues and pigs' lungs.

Here's a pic of Hukou and all its fine dining establishments: