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| Grandviewroad | 31 Dec 2012 9:01 a.m. PST |
Wondering if anyone knows about a boardgame that is about some of the smaller battles / campaigns like those in the West Country. I already have two fine games for the entire war, but was thinking about scaling down to something more manageable for gaming. I'd think that it'd be a good topic for a magazine game or something like that. Any leads appreciated! |
| Timmo uk | 31 Dec 2012 9:21 a.m. PST |
I don't know of anything but could you tell me the games you have that deal with the entire war? |
| BrianW | 31 Dec 2012 11:04 a.m. PST |
The Perfect Captain site has some games covering that period:
link BWW |
| normsmith | 31 Dec 2012 2:15 p.m. PST |
wargamedownloads.com look here (under board game historical), I think Naseby is free. There are plenty of game is the series and a commercial publisher is looking to pick them up and putthem out as 3 lots of quad games. |
| Grandviewroad | 31 Dec 2012 8:35 p.m. PST |
One is by Clash of Arms: "The Kings War". Nice graphics, nice game. The second is by Simulations Canada: "Power & Resolution". typical by them, bleh graphics but nice rules. Either could be used to provide a scaled-down version of the war on table (a brigade = a regiment, or something like that). The better graphic detail of the former probably makes for a more topographical game, supply matters in both. |
| 10thFoot | 27 Jan 2013 7:23 p.m. PST |
Come, come! Unhappy King Charles is the follow up to King's War. Surely this is well known? It has sold enough copies…. link |
| Manflesh | 28 Jan 2013 6:22 a.m. PST |
Unhappy King Charles is set around the entire 1st Civil War, though, rather than a smaller campaign. It's really good, mind. I think that there were some board games set around the West Country campaigns between Hopton and Waller, although whether they fitted together or were a series of one-off scenarios I cannot say. I recall I found them by searching board game geek on the subject of the English Civil War. Leigh |
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