American Civil War Riverine Actions

The simple rules given here, that I designed for ACW riverine actions can be taken as an example of how you might go about quickly getting down to the bare essentials of a playable game. In fact these are so basic that I've christened them 'Noddy' rules, which I hope gives the right impression of simplicity and lack of too much seriousness. I don't for a minute expect they'll be everyone's cup of tea…
– American Civil War Riverine Actions introduction

Designer: Andy Callan
Year Published: 1984
Status: In Print
Contents: Archived online (webpage)
Scale: 1 move = 1 minute.
1 knot speed = 1 inch movement. (At 1:1200 scale this means that 1 inch = approx 30 metres).

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This entry created by Editor in Chief Bill on 27 November 2016. Last revised by Editor in Chief Bill on 27 November 2016.

The 'Noddy' Approach

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Originally appeared in Miniature Wargames, No. 14, 1984. This page was reproduced for the Internet by Nick Dorrell, January 2005, with the permission of the author.
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