Some of the kind people at the Wargames club have been running a couple of BBF games to teach me the rules. I have read the rules a number of times but had only played it once. After finding out they played the game there, it wasn't long before I had arranged a game. We're going to play again next week too, I'll be an expert by the end of all this.
So, it's been a real treat playing with people who know the rules back to front. I even managed to add my input into a couple of the rules they were getting slightly wrong. After doing years of research has given me a slight advantage and to be honest, I too used to get the 10% rule wrong. It's 10% of the number needed not just 10 and under on a D100. I used to get this wrong too until I read other blogs discussing the rules.
The players use Wufun figures to keep the weight down on transporting armies to the club. I think my heavy 28mm metals would probably give them the cold sweats.
A really good idea that I gleened from one of the players, was to use some sort of counting tool to help with the adding and subtracting. I looked on eBay and managed to find this counting slider which is actually a score counter for table football.
I've added a dot in-between the numbers to count as fives. This little tool really helps to take all of the mathematics out of your head and put it down on the table.
A simple set up with club scenery.
50% needed to roll over...quite a tricky roll.
I did take my D100 this week for a laugh. The other team borrowed it and it ended the game for them with a failed roll. The Union retreated after loosing their centre regiments, leaving the cross roads for the Confederates to take.
Another good night and I'm really grateful I've found people willing to show me the ropes.
Here are some shots of our first game where I took some simple terrain along. Teddy bear fur wheat fields are a classic for ACW games.
For me it was nice to use a lot of my collected bits and bobs from over the years.
The Wufun figures look very effective and after a while you stop noticing they're 2D.
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