English Civil War, Very Civile Actions, 28mm

For the first game of the month we played an English Civil War battle designed to try out the Very Civil Actions rules from The Perfect Captain. It was a small affair, with both sides commanding a regiment of foot and a few squadrons of horse and/or dragoons. After all, with one four-figure base counting as just 50 men, its not really designed to refight Marston Moor!The system was very quick, and great fun was had with the officer characteristics. The lessons learned were – don’t use our truly inspirational officers to beef up your charge bonuses unless you really need to – the Royalist cavalry routed immediately their leader was killed! Also, scout out the terrain before you commit your troops, or it’ll all go horribly wrong…The Parliamentarian squadron spent most of the game circling the village, only to find it couldn’t do anything as their path was blocked by walls and hedges! Fortunately the Royalist musketeers elected to come out from cover, allowing themselves to be charged and captured by the sheepish Parliamentarian horse. The fighting in the village itself was pretty straightforward, with victory eventually going to the forces of Parliament. We’ll certainly try the system again. Sorry for the picture quality – poor lighting over the table didn’t help – but at least you get the general idea of the game.

Tags: Very Civile Actions