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Franco-Prussian War Prussian infantry in greatcoats. 15mm miniatures from Irregular.
Franco Prussian War - refight of Colombey, 14 August 1870.  As the first French line is swamped under Prussian bayonets, the second line prepares to cover the inevitable retreat.
ACW zouave command.
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Prussian Battalion - various manufacturers

Black Powder: Second Edition (2009)

Players
2–120
Best: 2, 4
Playing time
120–360 min
Age
12+
7.36
Average rating
197
Ratings
2.60/5
Weight
#8223
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Black Powder: Battles with Model Soldiers in the Age of the Musket
Designer:Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson, John Stallard
Artist:Alan Perry, Daniel Faulconbridge, Michael Perry, Peter Dennis, Anna Bereza
Publisher:Warlord Games
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 5.2, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity5.2
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

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Overview

Miniature Wargame rules for the era of horse and musket 1700-1900.

If you can think of nothing finer than taking to the field of battle to refight great battles such as Quatre Bras, Bunker Hill, Rourke’s Drift, Blenheim, Gettysburg, and more, you’ll be needing a copy of Black Powder.

Black Powder is very much a game for gentlemen gamers. Gamers who cherish the finer things in life such as wonderfully painted armies, fighting over luxurious terrain and doing so in the company of friends. No need for the use of protractors to wheel a unit. Arguments over whether a charge is 2mm out of range are not something you’ll need to worry about. In essence it’s a very relaxing game that can produce stunning conflicts - conflicts that can see one side appear doomed only for them to pull victory from the icy grasp of Mistress Defeat!

The book itself is glorious. Hardback covers binding 184 full-colour pages filled with atmospheric anecdotes and the most sumptuous photographs of model soldiers you will have seen. It’s every wargamer’s dream!

The 2nd Edition was published in August 2018.

Expansions

Black Powder: The Last Argument of Kings
Black Powder: Albion Triumphant Vol 1 – The Peninsular Campaign
Black Powder: Albion Triumphant Vol. 2 – The Hundred Days Campaign
Black Powder: Zulu!
Black Powder: Rebellion!
Black Powder: A Clash of Eagles
Black Powder: Glory, Hallelujah!
Black Powder: Blood On The Nile
Black Powder: A Dark and Bloody Ground
La Haye Sainte
The Partizan Press Guide to War Gaming The Crimean War
Black Powder: Epic Battles – The Hundred Days
A Savage and Romantic War: A Wargamer's Guide to the First Carlist War, Spain, 1833-1840
Throwing Thunderbolts: A Wargamer's Guide to the War of the First Coalition, 1792-1797
Victory or Death: A Wargamers Guide to the American Revolution, 1775-1782
Waking the Bear: A Guide to Wargaming the Great Northern War and Turkish Campaigns 1700-1721
Battles For Empire: Napoleonic Wargame Scenarios 1807 & 1809
Black Powder: Into the Valley of Death
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