An Intermittent Firefight: ACW

Showing posts with label ACW. Show all posts

Saturday, April 18, 2015

ACW Gamer, The eZine

I recently received a free copy of the ACW Gamer. This eZine has been around for almost two years. It is a great magazine for those interested in the American Civil War. The copy was sent to me free. This review is not a paid review; rather, I thought the ACW gamers out there might have missed this e-zine that has been around for almost two years. I was quite happy to get a promo copy as I have had my eye on this for some time.

For $12.00 USD), you are subscribed for one year. Issues come out quarterly. The next issue is due out 15 July 2015. The editor is currently seeking articles, AAR's and artwork for that and future issues. Subscribe here: ACW Gamer Subscriptions.

The current issue, has a plethora of information for the Civil War Gamer. The issues weighs in at thirty-nine color pages. Topics include ACW rules; a Painting guide (for the Iron Brigade); a continuation of an article on Confederate clothing; an article about Company D Miniatures; How to Create Custom figures; an article about John Sisson of Company D, the 51st Ohio; and, some information on Clubs, vendors, dioramas and the like.

ACW Gamer also put together a Terrain Special. For $3.50 USD, you receiver 47 pages of terrain making information specific to the American Civil War; but, some of the articles have cross genre uses. You can buy it here.

Terrain Makes the Game Easier
Building Antietam
Making low cost, durable fields for your ACW gaming table
The Road (More or) Less Traveled
Terrain Tip: Cinnamon Broom
How to Make American Civil War Earthworks
Flexible Fields
Easy Cardstock Terrain for Wargamers
“Winterizing” Your Battlefield

Back Issues

Back issues are available for $3.50 USD: Purchase Back Issues.

Issue Six

The Gilleland Twin Cannon
Tributes to John Hill
ACW Gamer goes to Fall-In
THE DEVIL TO PAY: Dangerously Exciting Rules for ACW Miniatures
THE DEVIL TO PAY: Some thoughts from the designer
Campaign May-June 1864 28 Bald Knob: June 20th, 1864
Colors of Confederate Clothing
A Bad Afternoon along the Orange Turnpike: The Battle for Saunders Field Revisited
Workbench: Iron Clads & River Boats Part II

Issue Five

Review: On to Richmond!
Scenario: The Battle of Gettysburg, Jackson Hits Home
Hobby: The Wargaming Club at the Top of the World
Workbench: Iron Clads & River Boats
Scenario: Thoroughfare Gap
Review: Cigar Box Battle Gaming Mats
Biography: Austin Grout, Corporal, Company C, 6th Vermont Volunteers
Rules: Our Brutal Rules
Preview: Across A Deadly Field: War in the East

Issue Four

Review: Across A Deadly Field: Regimental Rules For Large Civil War Battles
Scenario: A Bad Afternoon along the Orange Turnpike: The Battle for Saunders Field, The Wilderness
Hobby: 15mm Gettysburg Dioramas
Review: American Uncivil War: Action and Adventure in the American Uncivil War
Review: American Uncivil War Miniatures Range
Workbench: Sound the Charge! Painting 6mm Cavalry
Workbench: Uncase the Colors! Making Your Own ACW Flags
Hobby: The Zouaves at Saunder’s Field: A look at the uniforms of Ayre’s Zouave Brigade
Hobby: Command Combat: Civil War

Issue Three

ACW Gamer Goes to Cold Wars
Painting 18mm Union Infantry
Making a Civil War Battlefield
Rebel Raiders on the High Seas
The Troup Hurt House
Battle Report: Return to Castleman’s Ferry, Part 2
Building a Civil War Observation Balloon

Issue Two

Review: Trident Miniatures’ “Nation Divided” 40mm ACW Range
Battle Report: Crossroads at Seven Pines
Weapons: Weird Weapons of the Civil War
Scenario: The Morning After
Battle Report: Return to Castleman’s Ferry, Part 1
Review: Infantry Flags, Longstreet’s Corps, Gettysburg 1863

Issue One

A skirmish level scenario for Pohick Church, 1861
An interview with Chris Hughes, owner/sculptor of Sash and Saber Castings
A unit sketch of the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Crucible of Valor: an unofficial ACW variant for Warlord Games' Black Powder

...But I'm not interested in the American Civil War, you say. There is a new publication: Forging a Nation which covers the Wars in America. The subscription rate is $12.00 for one year. The magazine will be published Quarterly. You can buy this issue here; or, subscribe here.

The Making of Eutaw Springs
Painting AWI British 13
How to Make Forest Floor 21
Alamo Soldatos
Building a Mesa

Lastly, for those of you cursing me for hitting your wallets, I have finally succumbed and tagged my budget. Now I just need to sell some more stuff and subscribe to both...and then find someone to game ACW.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Best of the Blogs I Follow: 10-16 April 2015

All Bones About It #145

Anatoli's Game Room reviews Robinson Crusoe

Baron's Blog Medieval Campaign

Beasts of War reports on Frostgrave...

...and How to Paint Darth Vader...

...How to Paint Trandoshan Hunters...

...and Zombicide: Black Plague

Bleaseworld paints Dwarven Bear Cavalry

Blood Sand and Empire starts a VLOG

Chicago Skirmish Gamers play a game an unfortunately named game by and unfortunately named gaming group with an unfortunately named blog at Adepticon...it's probably the worst name ever for a game or a gaming group, or their own blog (I don't mean CSG)...I enjoy juvenile humor but really?!