"Who has gamed the Pig Wars?" Topic

Huh? The "Pig Wars" I know of is a venerable set of rules for medieval skirmish games involving raids on Dark Ages settlements. I've played it, it was enjoyable, and I have a set of the rules still but haven't played it in many a moon. My impression was that it needed some revision or refinement still. But a decent set of core rules for its purposes.

I am hoping to do a Pig War game someday, I already have the Perry BIF British figures, the Americans would be difficult as although early ACW dress would work the US commander insisted his men wear full dress uniforms at all times with Hardee hats! Perhaps Iron Brigade figures would work. One would need a pig. I don't think Mountain Men would be accurate for militia who by that time would appear in more normal civilian dress. By 1859 the area wasn't exactly a frontier anymore, more lumberjacks, farmers, townsmen and fishermen. Blackfoot Indians are a world away from natives of the Pacific Coast culturally, I can envision the local natives as wearing cast off "European" clothing (traditionally the men in warm weather wore nothing at all) but they were mostly involved as spectators to events. I would use The Men Who Would Be Kings rules although I'm not sure how to handle the off shore artillery support of ships of the royal navy. There was an American entrepreneur who was selling rotgut to the US militia, when the US regulars shut down his still he was outraged and went to the British side to see if they would allow him to set up shop with them. I'm not sure how to cover that in the rulea.

About the US militia, I imagine there would have been as well some failed gold prospectors from the Gold rush of 1859 looking for adventure.

I'm in the process of buying figures and terrain for a Pig's War scenario using The Men Who Would be Kings.

There is a scenario in the back of TMWWBK for the Pig War but it's total bolloks (to quote our cousins over the Pond).

I've done research on what troops might be available for both sides. The US forces also get a entrenchment for their troops and artillery.

The US forces (infantry and dragoons) would have worn Hardee hats.

If anyone would like copies of my proposed army rosters feel free to contact me directly at <burker1 (at) aol (dot) com>.

"The pig war" <> Pig wars the game. Had me going there for a sec too.