Across A Deadly Field – ACW Rules

  The recent announcement by Amazon confirmed that John Hill has been working with Osprey on a new set of hardbound deluxe ACW miniature rules entitled, “Across A Deadly Field” (ADF) that will enable gamers to recreate large battles while still using individual…

Foxhole Terrain – product review

We recently received some product from Foxhole Terrain in Atlanta, GA for review. They sent us a selection of their new 25mm earthworks and a section from their WWI trench…

Blogs of War – Wargaming with the Silver Whistle

“Wargming with the Silver Whistle” is a fantastic blog by Pat Smith in the UK. Pat is a phenomenal painter, terrain maker  and modeler. His figures and terrain have been…

The War in Virginia: 1862-1865 by Powder Mill Games 1979

The War in Virginia: 1862-1865 by Powder Mill Games – Does anyone remember this game? This is a classic, old school, American Civil War boardgame! This game is hard to…

NEW Johnny Reb 3 Point System written by John Hill – FREE DOWNLOAD!

We are proud to bring you this NEW addition to the Johnny Reb 3 rules written by John Hill himself!  Please click on the link below for the downloadable PDF.…

Notes on Game Design – by Buck Surdu

I had someone approach me recently for some notes on game design. He is developing a set of rules for WWI and is looking at taking his ideas to the…

Blogs of War – Buck Surdu’s Blog

In this installment of Blogs of War, we talk about Buck Surdu! Buck is a well known gamer, game designer and all around great guy! He is a frequent contributor…

Back In My Day: Forty Things to do with a Dead Hireling

This is a total shout-out to Kenzer and Company. I want to thank them for years of incredibly witty entertainment. If you’ve never read an issue of Knights of the…

Blogs of War – William’s 17th & 18th Century Wargaming & Musings

This is a new feature for CBB, where we will feature miniature wargaming blogs that we think are fantastic!   Our first featured blog is my friend Bill Amick’s “William’s…

Review 4Ground Western Building Kit

4ground, a wonderful UK company has released laser-cut wood buildings for the American Wild West, or Late Nineteenth Century gaming. They go together easily and are assembled with just a…

American Wild West Wargaming Research

Over the next year, CigarBoxBattle.com is going to put together a “American Wild West” project. This could be the most fun I’ve ever had doing research for a wargaming project!…

CigarBoxBattle is now on Twitter! Follow Us!

Hey everybody, we’re now on Twitter and will be posting some fun stuff! You can follow us by clicking any of the “Follow” buttons on our site, or by finding…