I hadn’t had a river battle for a while so I thought that I would get my ACW ironclads onto the table and roll some dice. I thought that it was time for some heavy ships and decided to use some of my big heavy ships so I picked a selection for each force. The Union force consisted of the [Read more...]
I had a chance of a game over the last couple of nights so I decided to try a race on my new city table, the table is still very much work in progress but it should give an idea of how the finished table will look. It is a more complicated layout than my normal desert tracks, it gives several [Read more...]
The battleship and her escorts are travelling between sectors in their normal patrol route when they are attacked by a small and deadly Bio-fleet. Most Captains know that a raiding party of Bio-ships is not something you want to stay and face off against, they know that they are tough and can [Read more...]
Ceptome Colony ship CC Patriarch an old Zeta Class Fighter Carrier left over from the alien wars is travelling back from a policing mission with her only escort CC Hampton an Epsilon Class Frigate when they run into a scouting force from a nearby enemy sector. The Captain of the Patriarch is [Read more...]
Summer Fall settlement is holding its monthly race day where all the locals, drifters and even gangs get a chance to race around the settlements small dusty track with a chance of winning prizes. Each race has an entrance fee which is either food or supplies including ammo and weapons, these [Read more...]
A tanker full of fuel is being escorted to one of the large settlements in the wastelands, this fuel is needed to enable the settlement to run its power plants and also for its residents and scavenging vehicles, it is vital that this fuel gets through. Ace and Blade have been hired to escort the [Read more...]
This is a run through of a possible new scenario for Blood Sweat & Iron ACW river battles and this was also my first chance to use my new scratch-built paddle steamers. The scenario is a simple one, the Union ships are trying to get past the Confederate Ironclads and to safety. The points [Read more...]
It’s a baking hot June day here in Hope Valley and the temperatures are up in the hundreds and the settlement is running its annual festival, three days of races and markets and all are welcome. There have been several races already with some great action but now it’s time for the big event of [Read more...]
( This is a play though of a new scenario I have been working on, I still need to sort out all of the details but there is enough to at least get a game from it ) The United Earth Federation has seen an increase in attacks on their colonies and ships out by the Corillous Sectors, the reports [Read more...]
The Avalonia Colonies have been having trouble for many years with break away groups on some of their remote planets, one of these planets is Handor IV. Colonial troops have been sent to this planet to quell the rebels and reinstate order on the planet. A small section of the Colonial force [Read more...]