Jim, I'm very partial to The Sword And The Flame rules sets. They give a very fun, fast paced, and exciting game. Many people know the rules sets so you can...
Tom: Are your figures suitable for the 1840s? (I.e., pre-Mutiny). They wore a belltop shako & had a Napoleonic era look. I have some minifigs Benal cav from...
Hi JB I agree that TSATF is an excellent set of rules. They are adaptable to other periods, and if you go to some of the free wargames rules sites, others have...
... Hash: SHA1 Our prayers are with you here in Putnam County, New York as we kick off another round of The Sword in North Africa... ... - -- Jim Wise ...
Lori and Christy, You definitely have our prayers and wishes for good cheer - for you and your Father. Chuck ... Emergency Room at Oschner Hospital tonight at...
David, if you still have the original French I would be very interested - it's sometimes easier (or at least less frustrating) than ploughing through a poor...
Hi Ben, Do you find that the higher percentage of automatic weapons affects play for the SCW? I've used a bastardization of TSATF for the period and it was...
The perfect cure for Post Holiday Depression! Historical Miniatures' Gaming Convention Saturday January 19th, 2008 To be held Archbishop Curley High School in...
Bob, I got from the previous replies that the Turcos were not in China...BUT they were in Algeria, Morocco, Madagascar, France, etc., and if you want to know...
Lori Brom asked me to post this: "We just returned from Ocshner's where we talked with Dad's cardiac surgeon and anesthesiologist. Dad will have quadruple...
As far as I know, Turcos were in China, but during the second Opium War/Arrow War, not during the Boxer Rising. Mark ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com...
As I told previously, Turcos were not in China during the Boxers rebellion But 2 batallions of 1st and 3 rd Regiment were sent to Tonkin, in 1883.
They had...
Hi Jerry, the thing to do is limit the number of autoweapons and those that have them get 3d20. Also, the range is much shorter. Another thing is that most of...
In very sad news George MacDonald Fraser has passed away. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7169047.stm We can only dream of Flashman's missing adventures...
Author George MacDonald Fraser Dies By JILL LAWLESS - 4 hours ago LONDON (AP) - George MacDonald Fraser, author of the "Flashman" series of historical...
I have purchased a set of lead figures for him and sent the various soldiers to other members of this group to hide. He cannot leave until he locates and...
This update was just sent by Lori Brom [Thursday afternoon] "We just returned from the hospital and meeting with Dad's cadiac surgeon. Dad came through the 6...
Don't know if this is a repeat...but I ran across this PDF while looking for something else...it's a nice description of the British Ligation in Peking from...
No, not a question about battleship grey, but rather about naval color parties (or I suppose in this case colour parties). I was reading an account about a...
Unless you're talking Royal Marines (or Imperial, for that matter), the only "Colors" that would be carried by a Naval Landing Party would be their Country's...
Well thank'ee, I'll be sure to drop by! :-) ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of clubrot Sent: January 4,...
Lori and Christy, That is wonderful news! We will keep the prayers coming. Semper Fi Larry. Cheers, Jeff ... and ... good ... him ... there ... had a ... ...
... a ... fascinating ... Harry Flashman has been a permanent fixture in my Indian Mutiny games for the past several years. He shows up once every game (by...
I have also used "Sword & Flame" for SCW and it works great. We give SMGs 3 dice, LMG 6, and HMG 12. armored vehicles are a bit of a problem, I don't really...