Has anyone played Black Powder yet...

[OSHIROmodels]

...And if so, what do you think?

cheers

James

[fastolfrus]

Played a sample game at the open day that Warlord Games organised at Maelstrom last month.

Jury still out on the verdict.

[Doc Twilight]

...And if so, what do you think?

cheers

James

Not a bad game. Very simple, relatively easy to learn. Obviously designed to be played on a huge table with 28mm figs, however, as the ranges are HUGE. We haven't played with the 15mm adjustments yet, but I would certainly do that next time, maybe even for 28s, as the movement and firing ranges just seemed, well, excessive.

That said, a fun game, worth a few plays.

-Doc

[Rich J]

Does what it says on the can ... good fast fun with loads of dice ... it is a 'game' but a damn good one ... keep away from playing anyone who is a real Nap Head though or they will moan your ears off!

[Baldrick]

Easy to explain and the rules can force you to take some risks.  They are geared more towards the "fun" side of the hobby and not the "simulation" side.

[OSHIROmodels]

I've heard it is more of a 'game' than chess which is good, as I like that sort of thing.

Spectical, look and feel rather than millimeter accuracy.

Thanks chaps 

cheers

James

[Trooper]

Jim,

Whilst the book itself is attractive, I felt the whole package was a triumph of style over substance. It was aggravating picking through lots of fluff to get to the meat, and when you did, it was a bit low fat for me. Don't get me wrong I like simple, but when a "large" unit of 30 or more figures can still only inflict a possible four casualties, well that just ain't right. The so called summary sheets are a bit missing on info too. All in all, it looks nice, but I have decided to give it a miss.

[Luthaaren Von Tegale]

I've had a couple of games in 15mm with cm instead of inches on a 5'x3' board using a scenario I'd played using the Grant rules from "The Wargame" which is my usual ruleset for C18th.
Worked very well and I thoroughly enjoyed it. As the others have said very much "game" rather than simulation which I prefer - and no "official" army lists which I hate.

I know at £30 it's not cheap - but I bought it unseen and was am happy with the results so far.

vT