2026 Games Count

[Chris Pringle]

ACW: Kennesaw Mountain (BBB rules).
Third playtest after only minor amendment, different combination of players.
Very interesting because both sides adopted quite different plans from previous games.
Union was much more cautious initially, seeking to bypass rather than bull through.
Confederates were equally conservative, foregoing the chance of early counterattack before the odds got too great, opting instead to deploy much further back than historically.
That meant when the Union did reach the Confederate line, all Union corps were intact and fresh. The Confederate ones were too, of course, but the Union was able to exploit its maximum numerical superiority.
Union victory - but still came down to the last turn as usual.

[Last Hussar]

For King and Parliament with Sunjester.

Decided to try the terrain placement rules, which resulted in us making an interesting involved battlefield, and then taking most of it off following card draws! Sj said it was very DBM.

Started off slow, with the two lines looking at each other and thinking "Nope, don't think we'll attack, they've got guns and stuff". This was helped by the fact FK&P uses cards, not dice, so they weren't being luck for Sj.

Then I decided to charge my cavalry. Unfortunately, the gods of fate had obviously reminded the cards that they were random number generators, so the Sj rules applied, so I lost all 4 of my horse for one of his - and that took shooting from some foot to get that!


The after multiple charge/bounces by Sj, my left finally gave up, giving him a 18-3 victory, on a break point of 16!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

GDA last night, using unsuccessful Russians subing for Austrian

[Last Hussar]

Russians subing for Austrian

We'll there's your problem...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Three sided Mortal Gods:Mythic.
Lost Jason, but the Argonauts secured the objectives. Forces of Zeus fled, Hades Undead marched inextricably on.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

We'll there's your problem...

Not if you dona ave Austrians - I have Russian, French and Brits in 6mm, oh and some Spanish, in 15 its just Brit and French.

[Martin1914]

Another WW1 Mesopotamian clash in 10mm. Write up posted to the Batreps section.

[Shedman]

Yet another decisive French victory at Montebello 1859 using Bloody Big Battles on Table Top Simulator.

[Chris Pringle]

ACW: Battle of Nashville (1864). BBB rules.
Revisiting a scenario we first played a decade ago.
Produced an exciting game that was a tale of doom and salvation.
Photo-AAR on the BBBBlog here:
https://bloodybigbattles.blogspot.com/2026/06/nashville-smashville-acw-1864.html

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Two games of 20mm Crossfire Spanish Civil War.
Lost both but two real nail biters that might have swung, and Neil found out the hard way why you don't close assault tanks, even FT-17s.

[Shedman]

FWC2: Scenario 5: Colonisation - Relocation Phase

The MacGregor Clan (Squats) succeeded in the Highland Clearances by wiping out a Pax Arcadian force sent to stop them.

[Big Insect]

FWC2: Scenario 5: Colonisation - Relocation Phase

The MacGregor Clan (Squats) succeeded in the Highland Clearances by wiping out a Pax Arcadian force sent to stop them.

That is an achievement for the 'Clan'!
Those PaxArcs are tough opponants.
How many points per side Al?

[Shedman]

Both sides had 1500 points but the McGregor Mark 1 tank is very very tough Hits 6 with 6 Shields and Saves on 3+

The Pax Arcadians haven't fought for several years, 2019 was the last outing, and the price of Smart Missiles has almost doubled so together with reduced defence spending the PAs were completely outgunned

Still very nice to get the toys out after so many years

[Steve J]

Honours of War and BKCII games over the past few days .