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After years of development, the Bloody Big Peninsular Battles scenario book has been released in PDF and hardcopy. Bloody Big Peninsular Battles has eighteen scenarios that capture all the rich Peninsular War flavor, as they take you from the start of the war in 1808 through to the Allied invasion of France in 1813. Fully half of the scenarios have no British troops present, reflecting the part played by Spain and Portugal in their own liberation. Each scenario is distinctively different, portraying each battle's individual character and presenting players with different tactical challenges each time. Campaign options enable players to play the set as a campaign in which victory in one battle provides some plausible advantage in the next.
Wargamers love the Peninsular War for many good reasons:
- It is where Napoleon's nemesis, Wellington, builds his reputation through famous victories such as Salamanca and Vitoria (both featured in this book).
- The four contending armies – British, Spanish, Portuguese and French – all feature many colorful troop types. These range from the classic British riflemen, Highlanders, etc., via Spanish yellow-jacketed dragoons or guerrillas and Portuguese caçadores or militia, to Napoleon's Polish, German and Italian allies. Even the Imperial Guard puts in a brief appearance.
- These armies meet on diverse battlefields in assorted unique situations: we see wagon trains, siestas, mountain passes, crown jewels…
Bloody Big Battles! rules – and scenario books for a wide range of 19th-century and Napoleonic wars – are now available in PDF.
BBB Scenario Books
- Bloody Big European Battles!
- Bloody Big PENINSULAR Battles! (1808-1813)
- NAPOLEON'S Bloody Big Battles!
- Bloody Big Battles in INDIA!
- Bloody Big Balkan Battles! (1912-1913)
- Bloody Big HUNGARY '48 Battles!
- Bloody Big Battles in Africa! (1801-1901) (forthcoming)
- Bloody Big Civil War Battles! (1861-1865) (forthcoming)
The universally positive reviews of the BBB rules are collected on the BBB Blog – BBB ticks the boxes for all kinds of wargamers. If you love history – it's all about the history. If you want a challenge and a contest – BBB's tightly designed, well-balanced scenarios will give you that. If you just want a fast and furious game – BBB's slick and quick mechanisms make the game rock on so that the situation changes every turn, and they inject just enough unpredictability and fog of war to make it surprising and entertaining while staying historically plausible.
More BBB is on the way:
- We expect to publish at least two more scenario books in 2026.
- Scenario books on the American Civil War and the Wars in Africa are nearly complete.
- Scenario books for other wars are also in preparation.
New BBB players will find they have joined an active, friendly and supportive community. Your fellow players in the BBB io group and on the BBB Facebook page will welcome and help you, as will the very responsive BBB team. The annual BBB Bash Day conventions are great occasions if you can get to them. We hope you will enjoy BBB, and we look forward to meeting you!