Johnny Con – 2016

Johnny Con was held Memorial Day weekend in Franklin, TN in conjunction with Nashcon. The Rebbers lead the charge this year with gaming on Thursday and Friday morning (Nashcon doesn’t…

ADF Question and Answer Page

Stephanie Hill (John’s daughter) has a fantastic John Hill tribute website. She is now offering gamers the opportunity to ask questions about ADF and have them answered by rules expert…

Across A Deadly Field – The War in the West

  The third book in John Hill’s “Across A Deadly Field” rules trilogy is now out! This is a very special book if you are a John Hill and ADF…

The Battle of New Market, VA, May 15, 1864

“Put the boys in!” Today we are featuring one of our newest terrain mats, the classic American Civil War battle of New Market. This mat was designed for the “Across…

Across a Deadly Field – Ask John Hill

“Across A Deadly Field” author John Hill has provided us with some clarification on combined fire rules / guidelines and some optional rules for large group / brigade fire resolution.…

Gettysburg! Cigar Box Battle and Osprey Publishing join forces!

Cigar Box Battle and Osprey Publishing are proud to announce the release of three new terrain mats! These are Gettysburg mats designed to fight out all of the “Gettysburg –…

American Civil War Campaigns

Wayne Bollands at Wargames Illustrated has been sharing his gaming groups campaign news with us here at Cigar Box Battle and it has been quite enjoyable to follow along. So…

The Battle of Nashville 1864 – featured mat

This is one of our newest, wave 2, mats! The mat represents the terrain of the historical battle of Nashville in 1864 during the first day’s fighting on the Confederate left…

We are working on Wave 3…. and something very special is planned!

We have been burning the midnight oil here at Cigar Box Battle and we have something very special planned in conjunction with Osprey Publishing. Here is an easy clue to…

ADF – Scenarios for the War in the East

John Hill and Osprey have an exciting release planned to support their new ACW rules “Across A Deadly Field”.  It will be a scenario book entitled “Across A Deadly Field – Scenarios…

Field Report – The Battle of Bollinburg

Wayne Bollands from Wargames Illustrated and his gaming club have been running an “Across A Deadly Field” campaign. Here is an after action report and pictures of their latest battle – “Sir,…

ADF 15mm Johnny Reb III Compatible Reference Charts

There seems to be a desire by more than a few folks to use 15mm Johnny Reb III four stand regiments with the ADF mechanics. John Hill decided to modify…