New Line of 28mm ACW Miniatures from ACW Gamer!
Stephen Huckaby at ACW Gamer is introducing a fantastic line of new 28mm miniatures. These will be released as collectable vignettes, focusing on specific personalities and events throughout the war.…
Cigar Box Battle Mats combine to make Massive gaming area
While looking at the Cigar Box Battle Mat designs, I hope you’ve noticed that the mats combine to make MASSIVE gaming areas. We recently posted on Facebook the image below…
Now Available: Cigarboxbattle Wargaming Mats!
We now offer a line of our own 60 x 80 inch wargaming mats for sale! This is something that we had been using for our own games, but we…
A Review of ACW Gamer Issue 3
Stephen Huckaby at ACWGamer.com continues to gain momentum and in my opinion is currently publishing the world’s best dedicated ACW miniature magazine. If you are not familiar with it, head…
Across a Deadly Field Gettysburg at Little Wars AAR
Across a Deadly Field “Gettysburg – A Long Afternoon” Played at the “Little Wars” Chicago Convention, April 26, 2014 After Action Report – By Patrick R. LeBeau and Dean West…
Wargames Illustrated playtests “Across A Deadly Field”
Wayne Bollands from Wargames Illustrated and Mike Bradford got together recently to playtest John Hill and Osprey Publishing’s new set of American Civil War rules “Across a Deadly Field”. They faced…
ACWGamer.com visits Cold Wars 2014
28mm Union soldiers advance! All pictures taken by Stephen Huckaby. ACWGamer made a trip to HMGS’s Cold Wars 2014 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The event, held from March 6-9, is one of the biggest historical miniature…
Musings of a “Johnny Reb” Gamer
I have to be clear, I’m a huge “Johnny Reb” fan. This will be a biased article! Actually I’ve been a “Civil War buff”, for as long as I can remember. The…
“What if Slocum Wasn’t Slow?” July 1, 1863 – scenario & terrain pictures
“What of Slocum wasn’t slow?” A scenario for July 1st, 1863 Northeast of Gettysburg. “The Corps could easily have joined in the battle the first day. The distance from our…
Favorite 4ground Western Buildings
Once again 4ground has amazed me with how beautiful their terrain is, along with how easy it is to assemble. These are my favorite! I am 2 buildings away from…
Unsung Heroes of Gaming – Rick Priestley
In this first post of Unsung Heroes of Gaming, CigarBoxBattle.com gets the uncommon privilege of interviewing one of the greatest Game Designers of our time. Welcome Mr. Rick Preistley!…
A new series about Game Designers – UHG
Hey Gamers! We have a treat in store for you. Cigar Box Battle has compiled interviews with some of the world’s most influential game designers. We want to bring some…
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