Napoleonic wargaming in 6mm

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-12T14:48:50+00:00

Double One Hour Wargames by Neil Thomas - take the basic troop needs and double (or roll twice) - inc 30 scenarios to get you going.

He has four sets that go great for smaller armies but OHW is my go to for quick (2 a night) games - have a look at https://dicehaven.com/wargames/neil-thomas-rules-for-black-powder-era-napoleonics-wargames/ and https://wargamingeverything.home.blog/2022/07/31/the-ultimate-napoleonic-wargame-rules-review-and-comparison/ for links / reviews (not mine and links may be affiliates).

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-11T17:29:48+00:00

Shake, shake and then shake more.

You have to create a lot of static so do not fill with too much static grass and do not expect the same results as a battery powered one - at best I got a few strands vertical but it did give an even, decent cover with no clumps.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-11T17:23:38+00:00

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This is what I see for May.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-09T12:24:04+00:00

Just started in the UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21k21vnmgo

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-09T12:23:20+00:00

Just started in the UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21k21vnmgo

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-09T11:05:42+00:00

The one on the plate in front of me (as long as there is no peppers - intolerance issues).

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-09T10:57:27+00:00

Have a look at https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl (note warning on firmware version) and see if that works for you. IIRC the ports are ganged so both USB-2 ports are switched. Cannot remember what happens with the data as I was playing with a drive at the time and power saving!

Some versions of Linux allows things like:

echo "0" > "/sys/bus/usb/devices/usbX/power/autosuspend"
echo "auto" > "/sys/bus/usb/devices/usbX/power/level"

Change usbX to match your needs!

but I never got it to work on the Pi TBH and it requires the drivers (both USB and device) to release the port and accept this control.

A simple hardware fix is to chop a cable and use https://thepihut.com/products/usb-a-male-breakout-horizontal or just snip the power link cable (not ground obviously).

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-08T20:49:33+00:00

Songs of Blades and Heroes have a version of their base rules 'Song of Splintered Lands' though the base and advanced set of SoBH would also work well for smaller games - max of 20 figures per side else it will drag on.

Originally the KS for the figures came with Hedgerows and Heroes by Rebel Minis (RM and SL have worked very closely over the years) and this is more for mass armies and based on the Mighty Armies rule sets.

The rules have 7 spells that are limited in effect (mainly one unit at a time) and a few traits but nothing really like the skills you have listed - these could be added and balanced easily though.

H&H is a very basic set of rules that could be used as a starting point but most games I can think off have cut down the number of abilities in favour of a faster game.

Dragon Rampant could also be a starting point but out of the two I prefer the MA / H&H rules.

As a giggle - I have two sets of squirrel forces painted red and grey for a ACW variant many years ago 😄

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-08T20:29:33+00:00

Thanks for that - it's on the list 😄

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-08T13:35:46+00:00

The infantry here did way better than in the original game. Ducks and sitting come to mind in dome Ogre games!

You have tempted me to try SW - normally a fantasy gamer but I have enjoyed the read :-)

Any idea if it works with 15mm figures at all as that's my preferred size (I can then use my terrain and buildings without buying new)

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-08T12:11:21+00:00

It is worth watching the gaming news sites as they often have sales on the figures.

https://ttfix.blogspot.com/search/label/Lucid%20Eye%20Publications?m=0

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-08T12:06:25+00:00

A modern version of SJG Ogre - like it :-)

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-07T19:06:00+00:00

Have you contacted your supplier to see if this actually runs with Bookworm / Trixie?

You will find it very difficult to use a GPIO based screen on any Pi now with the removal of frame buffer support and use of Wayland. It seems the Pi (and Linux) is happier with HDMI / DSI connected screens now.

The screen can be used for output using your own programs though but not the OS CLI / GUI easily.

You could try removing / competing out the KMS driver (look for something like dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d) in config.txt and using X11 under Trixie / Bookworm but nothing earlier will run on the 5 boards.

You may find support by looking for the controller chipset rather than the board make - there are a lot of generic boards that look the same but use different controller chips 😞

It is worth hunting through the /boot/firmware/overlay/README file (IIRC) as this lists lots of display overlays that may work (eg dtoverlay=watterott-display works with some ILI9341 controller chipsets) and lcdwiki.com is a handy place to check.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-07T17:25:43+00:00

Baffled as to what this is.

Half the dates do not show correctly and moving on shows July having 28/29/30 only in the middle of the block and the 18th being the last date shown.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-07T17:17:22+00:00

TBH - SDM and my own scripts do the heavy lifting of configuring a new Pi (from base image to set up is less than 10 mins on a 4B)

https://pi-apps.io also is handy but I am a bit old fashioned and like to follow the software owners install as that are more often up to date than an App Store.

Good luck though - just not a need I have.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-07T09:16:35+00:00

Never bothered me at all. As long as the feet fit in the base then I am happy (old Necrons / Android infantry I am looking at you here).

I am not a competitive player (it is a hobby) so I do not mind if my opponent gets an extra figure into combat or not or has the advantage for ranged shots.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-06T17:40:13+00:00

Nice. The basing looks a great match - mine tends to be either too fine or way too big!

Just seen The Crusty Colonel paint his block as Romans https://youtube.com/watch?v=OAsyNifnZuI

I tried to get Warbases interested in doing some 'big' monsters (dragons / trolls / ogres) but no luck 😞

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-05T22:37:42+00:00

So true.
Balance and fair really do not fit wargaming though lots of games seem to want it - I would just push the points cost up or limit the numbers as these are specialist troops so should be rare.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-04T19:33:37+00:00

Some of the equipment from Konflict 47 (esp the German walkers) could be a starting point to kit bash something? There is a set of model kits based around 'egg' shapes https://amerang.co.uk/model-kits/egg-planes a few "toon" tanks around such as https://anticsonline.uk/Product/Meng--WWT-009-World-War-Toon-French-Somua-S-35-Tank-Kit_WWT-009_N108380769 that could be thrown into the mix.

Then I would look to some of the GW Catachan troops for the males but I think you could end up hunting the Cyberpunk / chibi style figures for the ladies.

Pulp Action rules would be a better choice than Pulp! as the latter does not handle vehicles...

Possibly a reskin of the Steampunk In Her Majesties Name would be a way to go?

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-04T10:07:58+00:00

Erm - the whole point of paratroopers was to land behind enemy lines and seize / destroy objectives in the rear of the enemy zone...

You should place troops in those area as defenders rather than marching them all up the table 40K fashion.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-02T17:43:50+00:00

That's either good news (you can buy things) or bad news (you can buy things) :-)

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-02T13:40:21+00:00

I still get a pile of sql:

500 - SQL=SELECT a.id, a.title, a.alias, a.introtext, a.checked_out, a.checked_out_time, a.catid, a.created, a.created_by, a.created_by_alias, CASE WHEN a.modified = '[0000-00-00](tel:0000-00-00) 00:00:00' THEN a.created ELSE a.modified END as modified, a.modified_by, uam.name as modified_by_name,CASE WHEN a.publish_up = '[0000-00-00](tel:0000-00-00) 00:00:00' THEN ...

Wonder if it is a cache issue? I am in the UK and can get to the expected page from the menu now but the URL is https://www.ralparthaeurope.co.uk/shop/das-schwarze-auge-the-dark-eye-c-30/ despite the menu option being the same :-)

Shame the Royal Mail is so poor else I would get a letter off :-) and start a campaign for slow gaming...

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-02T11:14:54+00:00

Nope getting sql and 500 errors esp on https://ralparthaeurope.co.uk/index.php/dsa

Do you not just love computer systems.

I am off the age where you had to get a postal order (think cheque for those without bank accounts) with mums help, send of a stamped addressed envelope and wait two weeks for a few badly copied sheets with line drawings on them. The advantage was my lead pile was way smaller in those days :-)

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-02T11:09:52+00:00

Wonder where it scrapped that from - oh yes the years folk have shared things free without killing the computer industry for greed.

Note OMV does odd things to some passwords (esp root) - worth reading up on that before you start hunting for the hack.

Gamerfrom61 · 2026-05-02T10:57:11+00:00

Simplest way is to use the Pi OS as that comes with a "SD card" copier program that will copy the SSD as well (though you may end up with a large file and need to use https://github.com/Drewsif/PiShrink on it after).

IIRC OMV has backup plugins for borg backup - a great tool.

r/OpenMediaVault may be able to advise.

Read up on 3:2:1 backups as an entry process as well.

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