Not a game but a set of rules for figure gaming in the American Civil War period. Oh yeah ? I hear you say in a knowing tone of voice and I suppose it's available in plain paper wrapping from a P.O. Box number ! As much as I'd like to wax lyrical about the subtle pleasures of bondage and sado-masochism, alluding along the way to the degenerate goings on of the Marquis de Sade, I can't ..... it is really a set of table top ACW rules.
Disappointed ? Well you won't be if you've tried other sets of rules and found them cumbersome, over complicated and very time consuming. Whipping Bobby Lee provides a command system that captures that sense of 'not being able to do everything that you'd like at once' and focuses you on to making decisions about how to prioritise your needs given that you've a shrewd idea of what the opposition might be likely to try.
The rules can be used for one off battles or you can use the Campaign system to orchestrate a series of encounters.
You'll love the Rebel veterans by the way, but they are expensive so don't go thinking you can have an entire army of them. We've actually run whole day Whipping Bobby Lee tournaments as part of the redoubtable Phil Bootherstone's 'Beer 'n' Pretzels' extravaganzas and gamers from all over the country turned up with their armies to compete for the coveted title of 'Whipper' - there you go again you rascal - plus £1,000,000 ( unfortunately only pretend money from old copies of Hasbro's "Easy Money" ). It's not easy bringing the prize money in war gaming up to the levels available in professional golf or tennis you know.
Anyway, if you'd like a copy it costs £7.99 (Sterling) plus P&P. Click on my name on the Main Page and send me your details.
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