Bunker Hill (1775) Scenario for Volley & Bayonet

The link below is to my Volley & Bayonet scenario for Bunker Hill (1775). The scenario is a wing scale scenario. I have also included a second copy of the scenario map.

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Back with Volley & Bayonet Road to Glory American Civil War

Mark and I have gotten back together after a long hiatus due to COVID-19. We got one game in during a COVID-19 lull, but we have finally been able to get back to gaming on a regular basis. This game was in July 2022. We tried the Road to Glory set up system from the Road to Glory edition of Volley & Bayonet. The orders of battle were generic ones based loosely on the Antietam organizations with a battlefield based on the Brandy Station battlefield. The goal was to try out the Road to Glory deployment card set up system. It worked very well and produced a unique battle that was not the usual line up and attack form found in most wargames. I can’t remember the outcome of the battle, but it worked very well. I tried the Road to Glory deployment card system again in a solo game a few weeks ago, and it worked very well a second time. So I can highly recommend the Road to Glory deployment card system for all regiment scale Volley & Battle games. Here are a few pictures of that game. I use 2/3rds size stands (2″ x 2″ for massed infantry and massed cavalry). The 2/3rds size stands allows most battles to be played on a 6′ x 4′ table, which is very manageable for 2 players or even a solo game. The figures are 15mm and from a variety of manufacturers.

Volley & Bayonet for the American Revolution

UPDATED June 27, 2023

I have heavily updated my rules/ideas for using Volley & Bayonet to play the American Revolution. The below file contains the updated rules/ideas.

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Updated Command Decision: Test of Battle Information for Steve

Steve asked about a non .pdf file version of my orders of battle for the Command Decision Stolberg Campaign. Here they are:

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The above map has an added section of dragon teeth at the north end, which was present historically, but not included in the original map.

Veterans’ Day Game (Its Been Awhile)

Yes, it is has been awhile since I posted. I think life just got in the way. I have been playing some solo games, mostly American Revolution and American Civil War with both Piquet (the classic kind) and Johnny Reb 3. I did have the chance to play a Veterans’ Day game at Mr. Warflag’s house. He told me that he has run a Veterans’ Day game for the last 20 years. This time it was a fictional War of Spanish Succession game using Piquet: Field of Battle (2nd edition). We probably had too many units even with 10 players, but it was more of a social game and a good deal of fun. I don’t have the scenario notes, but here are some pictures taken by Ian (Mr. Warflag).

The Players:

The Game in Action:

All figures provided by Ian (Mr. Warflag). He also provided the place to play, the table, the terrain, and some of his beer from his micro-brewery.