28mm ACW – Black Powder – Glory Hallelujah!
It is a long time since we played American Civil War (ACW) at club, and I’m not sure we’ve ever played it in 28mm before. However, for a number of the Friends, this year has been the year of 28mm ACW. This game was the first outing for many of the evolving armies, some of which have been in the “piles of opportunity” for 30+ years!
For this first outing, what better scenario than the first scenario in the Glory Hallelujah! (GH) supplement, Wilson’s Creek 1861. An ideal scenario as the players were mostly as green as most of the troops in the battle. We used some of the GH special rules, but not all of them, while we got used to the ‘feel’ of ACW games.
The scenario worked really well. Despite most people owning the supplement we hadn’t read this scenario and so most people were surprised by the twists of fate the scenario sets up. (Perhaps don’t read the picture caption if you want to avoid spoilers!) The battle resulted in a convincing victory for the Federal force.
Everyone enjoyed the game. It was great to see new collections on the table including fabulous classic sculpts from the Dixons and Redoubt ranges. The special rules worked well with the fighting degenerating in to prolonged fire fights, and ‘whipped troops’ general getting in the way. Those with more figures to paint went away enthused to get more Johnny Rebs and Billy Yanks finished asap!
