Adventures on the Wargames Table

What better way to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the world's most famous battle than by re-creating it in miniature with a group of friends! Steve and Simon have a huge collection of suitable figures, so along with a few others, we set about having a day of splendid fun. The rules in use were the (rather good) Blackpowder set from Warlord. Here's a shot of most of the table... I simply cannot guess at how many figures there are. On the left in the foreground in the French 1st Corps, with the Allied ridge on the right. To decide who was commanding each Corps, Steve and Simon had made suitable badges which we drew from a bag. My first go saw me pull out none other than the Emperor himself! However, as I knew I couldn't stay all day I returned the badge... Next draw... It was Wellington! A third draw and I got Reille, commanding second Corps and tasked with taking Hougomont! The main roles went to Steve (Wellington), Jez (Boney) and Simon (Blucher). The Allied...

To celebrate the occasion of his birthday, chum Steve (along with Simon) arranged a huge game of Black Powder - no less than the Battle of Waterloo! This would be my first game of Black Powder ... and wow what a game! Each side had 5-6 players so commands were allocated by a lottery. I drew General D'Erlon, so the 5 divisions of the mighty 1st Corps (42 battalions of infantry, 8 batteries of guns and 4 regiments of cavalry!) were under my command. That's more than 8,000 figures (20mm plastics) on a 24' x 12' (7.32m x 3.66m) "E" shaped table. A view, from the Allied ridge of La Haye Saint and the 95th Rifles in the sand-pit. Hello Sharpe! In the background you can see my 1st Corps, starting at the road and extending east across to the far right French flank. A view along the Allied lines. The little chits of paper behind the units were essential notes of what division/brigade each unit belonged to. The ridge opposite the centre of 1st Corps ...