"post about ACW gaming with regiments versus brigades" Topic

Being somewhat new to ACW gaming myself, I wrote a post discussing the difference between gaming with regiments versus brigades as the maneuver elements.

nothing earth shattering, just something for newer ACW players to read or anyone who likes discussing wargaming and scale.

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-Stew

Stew,

That is a great write-up. I played the original Johnny Reb and loved it so I grabbed F&F a few years before the RFF came out and it did not feel the same. I believe RFF is what I need.

Paul

Still play JR2, very much prefer the Regimental to the Brigade size rules, I just got a bigger table and more figures and play the Fire and Fury games with regiments !

Regards Ken
yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk

thanks for reading and comments!
I've never played JR in any version so I can't comment. I remember being told that you had to swap out the stands with other stands with less figures on it to show casualties, which seemed like a lot of work to model…

and of course, if you have enough players and bases and a big enough table you can totally do huge regimental scenarios. : )

-Stew

Regiment regiment regiment

Sometimes Stu it's just a case of improvising, we stick a small plastic counter behind the unit for each casualty and then take a base of when you reach the right no.

Regards Ken
yarkshiregamer.blogspot.co.uk

In playing JR, we had one stand per regiment with figures on individual magnets. We'd remove a figure at a time for casualties. Then, when a stand was eliminated, we'd put the stand with magnet figures back on the table for the next set of casualties.

Stew,
Very much enjoyed reading your post; thanks for sharing your thoughts. In our group, we could never quite decide which we liked more, the regimental or brigade scale. Our solution was to do both. For my collection, I use 5 bases per "unit" (20 figs)as standard, and we employ rosters. I understand that many are averse to that but it does have a lot of advantages. We like the idea of not knowing exactly how strong a force opposite your own is, and it allows us to track the strength, morale status and any other information we choose to keep abreast of.
-George

Thank you George, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. : )

For all my talk I still haven't played a game at the brigade scale, but I'm working on an Antietam scenario for Fire and Fury. In the meantime, more Regimental Fire and Fury games are on the calendar.