Attended the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society's Winter convention "Cold Wars" this past weekend. Got up at 4:45am Friday morning in order to make it to Lancaster PA in time to play the first game I was signed up for at 9:00am.
Arrived at the Lancaster Host at 815am, plenty of time to get my badge and settle in for 1859, run by the designer Bruce Weigle. Mr. Weigle, other than designing several sets of rules covering European conflicts in the mid-19th century, is known for his outstanding terrain.
Coupled with his use of 6mm miniatures, the visual effect is outstanding. Above you can see a corps of Italians marching onto the battlefield, San Martino, on the northern flank of Solferino.
The two things that stand out in Weigle's rules are the use of order chits and the variety of formations in which your brigades can be.
One big handicap for the Italians was that their reinforcements didn't arrive until turn five.
Therefor while the Italians that started the game on the board were able to capture the town that was their objective, I was able to concentrate an entire brigade for the counterattack and push them out. By the time their reinforcements did arrive it was too late for them to take it back.
All in all a very fun game.
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