| ACW Gamer | 08 Feb 2012 8:37 p.m. PST |
Has anyone tried to game the Baltimore riots? |
| Pictors Studio | 08 Feb 2012 9:10 p.m. PST |
The Perry's make figures for it so I'm guessing so. |
 McKinstry   | 08 Feb 2012 9:29 p.m. PST |
The ACW one or the moving Historicon one? Both involved a semi-civil war. |
| ACW Gamer | 09 Feb 2012 6:55 a.m. PST |
LOL! I was just wondering what rules you would use for it. And how would you prevent it from becoming "the militia massacres the rioters." |
| 79thPA | 09 Feb 2012 7:02 a.m. PST |
TVAG has a set of rules called, "B'hoys" or something like that designed for Gangs of New York style actions. I'd take a look at those. |
| John the Greater | 09 Feb 2012 2:09 p.m. PST |
Would B'hoys work for the Draft riots as well? That might make an interesting demonstration game for Fall In. |
 John the OFM | 09 Feb 2012 7:02 p.m. PST |
B'hoys has specific scenrios for the Draft Riots. |
 Bobgnar | 09 Feb 2012 9:33 p.m. PST |
Our group did a Gangs of New York movie style Draft Riot game. Did not use B'hoys as it was too role play for us. We used home rules based on The Sword and the Flame. 2 civilian gangs, police, soldiers, civilian rioters. Used lots of the B'hoy figures from Armchair General and from Brigade, plus other civilians, and ACW figs. Old Glory. This was before Perry Figures which have since gotten, they are excellent. |
| HammerHead | 10 Feb 2012 4:59 a.m. PST |
there is a load of Armchair General rioters on UK e-bay …NOW |
| ACW Gamer | 29 Mar 2013 6:32 p.m. PST |
One year later…any new thoughts on this topic? Any new suggestions for rules? Would love to paint these figs. |
| John Thomas8 | 29 Mar 2013 7:10 p.m. PST |
The TSS supplement to They Couldn't Hit An Elephant should let you do this, between 30 and 100 figures per side. |
| EJNashIII | 30 Mar 2013 7:11 a.m. PST |
You know there were 3 major Baltimore riots you can model? 1), at Lexington Market was basically the riot you see at the beginning of Gangs of New York. Native vs immigrant gangs. 2) The well known Mass troop march thru the city. 3) The biggest, the May 62 riot in which pro-unionist gangs went after sesch. Probably the most interesting as the Army actually had to step in to defend the sesch. The riot went on for days, then rioters descended on the B&O machine shops and attacked the workers (most were pro-southern, but liked the war time pay check). At this point the Army came in and put down the gangs. The Captured rioters were then forced at gun point to take the oath and join the army. |
| ACW Gamer | 30 Mar 2013 2:40 p.m. PST |
I am interested in the incident with the 6th Mass due to the rocking Perry miniatures. Based on what I am hearing, I should just use my current skirmish rules but modify them for the riots. |
