Picket fences and Indians !

[Belisarius]

At the mates house last night for a game set in the FIW.

[FifteensAway]

You but tease us.  And I don't see no picket fences no wheres.  More information, more imagery! 

[Belisarius]

Certainly , happy to oblige.

[mikedemana]

Looks nice...scratch-built fences, I take it? Any tips...?

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Belisarius]

Me, give you tips, Mike , ou contrare ! You do realise I,m watching Ulster 17 thumping Toulouse 0 btw.

[Belisarius]

24 - 0

[Marine0846]

One of my favorite periods.
I see a lot of fine painted figures.
What set of rules did you use?

[nervisfr]

Very nice game.

With a lot of Indians......
Great

Eric

[Belisarius]

Thanks lads, we currently have 3 different sets , Musket & Thomahawks , Longe Carabine from TFL,s and the new one Songs of Drums and Thomahawks. I love to game this period.

[mikedemana]

Thanks lads, we currently have 3 different sets , Musket & Thomahawks , Longe Carabine from TFL,s and the new one Songs of Drums and Tomahawks. I love to game this period.

Thanks for the purchase...ha, ha! If you'd like to play a bigger scale Song of Drums and Tomahawks game, with more players, here's how I do it. I set up the board to be separate, side-by-side scenarios. They are linked together by theme. For example, my latest was the Battle of Bloody Run from Pontiac's Rebellion. Each player vs. player sector was a portion of the historical encounter (which was a long, sprawling battle). Players make strategic decisions of what forces to commit to each sector, and victors can even reinforce one sector from another when that encounter is won.

Here's a link to my blog post about it:
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2015/10/battle-of-bloody-run-at-advance-colors.html

Oh, and sorry...don't mean to threadjack here...! 

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Belisarius]

Mike, always delighted to hear from you , I try to read all your posts on the F&I wars. We,re still at the read thro stage on your rules , I,m hoping to put a game on at the club sometime in the new year. They use three measuring sticks , could you clarify them in inches for an old Luddite like me , please ? Your Beaver Wars campaign is particularly interesting as ,between us , we,ve collected lots of Indian figures , hard to resist them , and inter tribal warfare is very appealing.  Sorry if my earlier reply may have confused you , i was watching the European Rugby match between Ulster and Toulouse , I replied at half time when I may have had a beer or three.  I should make it clear that all the figures in this post are owned by my good friend Billy Mc Clenaghen at whose house they were taken.

[mikedemana]

Thanks for the kind comments, sir! Sure thing on the measuring sticks. For 28mm games, the approximate cm to inches conversion would be:
Long: 7 inches
Medium: 4 3/4 inches
Short: 3 inches

Our kickoff date for the 2nd phase of the Beaver Wars test is the day after Christmas. We're meeting at a local pizza place that has a side room we can use. So, expect a new thread on that starting up soon. There is even a possibility a second playtest group in Cincinnati, Ohio (about 100 miles away), will be doing their own run-though of the rules, too.

I'm looking forward to getting it going...

Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com

[Belisarius]

Thanks , Mike , for the prompt reply , so I take it that the maximum musket range is 3x times the  " long stick "  i.e. 21 inches.  I,ll be sure to post some pics of our future games , although it.ll be hard to beat the cover photo on your site.