"15mm Bloody Big Battles, Solferino 1859." Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Feb 2026 12:50 p.m. PST |
"Solferino was fought in what is now northern Italy between the forces of Austria on one side and France/Sardinians on the other in 1859. Have a look on the wikipedia page Here for a detailed read of the battle itself. Neal and I refought the encounter over a number of evenings using the Bloody Big Battles rules set, the only one which could possibly allow the battle to be refought on my 7' x 4' table. A great set of rules for this period my only issue is that for a historical encounter it is very difficult to recreate the battle field accurately and still have the aesthetics looking good so one must compromise somewhat unless a bespoke table is made to show every fold of ground and every village etc. It looks ok though and does the job…" AVvXsEhmiJkP1H4ZLaRobTRfwELsgwdE5XDc4jP3XVyJuE9hvDBEdsFxUOT7gy_363f2CpXI9cahUFpRNZskEL98fvF93SI5R486wMuPjM0PK6YeXdV6bkE9kwW59oc8p2yF96hY3RcocUZVQW4xnzdMyumlEgUoiOp85HPeOXL
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