"Black Powder Casualty Markers" Topic

I have seen a few of these but any suggestions for casualty markers for Black powder would be good. I like the use of figures but then to count them. rather than lots of dice who has the best idea for a number attachment system.
Cheers
Mike

I have a simple system using thin magnetic sheet and metal under a thin plywood base. The custom dials can be downloaded here link , and can be modified to suit what you need. You landscape the tops how you like.

I use the dials for 10mm but can be easily adapted for other sizes.

More information and step by step pictures here link

A number of companies make really nice dials, depends on your budget.

Cheers

Ironlegs
10mmnapoleonics.blogspot.com

I just use figures. It takes a little extra painting but the end result does look good on the table.

I find if you paint the casualties at the same time as painting the units it is relatively painless (and doesn't add much to the project time) – if you complete all the forces then think … 'now, I just need to do a bundle of casualty markers ..' it can become a defeating chore.

So factor them in from the start.

Phil
ecwbattles.wordpress.com

I simply use small pieces of gravel. Totally natural looking, free, as easy as picking some up off my pathway. Unlimited supply if I'm having a really bad day on the games table.

I bought some from Warbases. Got to tart them up yet.

As martin says uses warbases which have the dial , add figure and base .

thank you all for your comments, i lik eusing figures…. just look ed at the warbases ones, nice touch, ordered some of those and will put some of my figs on,

thanks guys, its always nice when others can help you and you feel the solution has been good…..

I like the "gravel idea". I was planning on using OB dead figures to mark where figures died (still doing).

Using wounded figures to indicate figures within a stand that were dead, before removing a full stand (of 4 figures). Didn't have a good plan for shaken/routed/etc.

It looks better to use "rocks" for dead within a stand and use the wounded figures for unit status.

Yep, I just trail the appropriate number of pieces of gravel behind the unit. Same as some people use small cotton balls – but much less obtrusive looking.

We use small red wooden discs (about 15mm dia. as used in board games) for casualties and thicker black ones for disorder. Because they're wood they don't distract from the appearance of the game and can be transferred between armies without trouble. Using black markers tends to lead to the comment that a player "has earned a black mark".

There are casualty markers and casualty markers, depending on the exact purpose. Most of the above comments seem to relate to marking where on the field a unit took casualties. If your particular set of rules' combat resolution system inflicts casualties in terms of a certain number of miniature figures, mounted on multiple-figure stands, then a simple and cheap way of keeping track is to hang little reinforcement rings (the kind you add to loose-leaf notebook paper to keep the holes from tearing out with repeated use) on the muskets or over the heads of the figures which have become casualties, up to the point where an entire stand can be removed. Besides that, markers for special purposes can be easily color coded with paint or felt-tip markers. I admit that this is not aesthically pleasing, but if your priority is on competition, rather than prettiness, this is about the ultimate in simplicity and low cost.

I don't like dials or the like for showing casualties. It means you actually need *read* the marker, not just see that it's there.

Having one casualty marker equal one wound is something that gets recognized faster, even though it means you need more of them.

In Lasalle, you need a number of Disruption markers equal the number of bases in the unit. So, a standard 4-base unit has 4 casualty figures based on steel washers. Problem solved.

When we played the game, we used old SPI/Board game counters with numbers on them. For My Sudan games I'm gluing casualties (Peter PIG) on poker chips. 1 Chip=1casualty. Stack blank chips under them as needed. They are not as effective as the counters but they shut some folks up.