The wargaming world of Nozza

Had a chance to use the dining room table for a game this week. It was quite nice going from our usual 3 x 3 table to a 5 x 3 table. This afforded the chance to use the American Civil War (ACW) figures that I had painted up during lockdown and to have a go at using the Big Battles rule set. Each side had four units and a commander, and we played Scenario 1 in the book. Scenario objectives were to capture and maintain control of the following: The Barn The Bridge The Hill One point would be awarded for maintaining control of an objective at the end of the turn. The scenario would last at least 8 turns, before we rolled for night fall. The Battlefield. The Union Army advances. Confederates defend the barn and advance on the bridge. The Union Centre takes casualties, but forces the Confederates off the bridge. The Union storms the bridge! The last Confederate unit tries to defend the barn. In the end, a decisive victo...

I have always been a fan of the Sharpe TV series starring Sean Bean. When I heard that one of my favourite wargames rule sets was releasing a themed set of rules for the musket era, I decided to buy enough figures to enable a skirmish game. First up was some Wargames Atlantic British Rifles. These are multipart figures that can be constructed to look like the characters from Sharpe, and you get 8 figures on a sprue. Next up was some Perry Miniatures French Napoleonic Infantry. With these, you get 10 multipart figures on a sprue. So, a total of 18 figures for a skirmish game. The completed figures I started with the British Rifles first. Putting together figures to represent Sharpe, Harper, Hagman, Harris and Cooper. Started painting Harper, Sharpe & a Rifleman The famous five (l to r) Harris, Cooper, Sharpe, Harper and Hagman British Rifles   Having completed the British forces, it was time to make a start ...