Wars of Stomping Moon Battle Reports on Facebook
A great resource for well-written, personalized battle reports is on the Wars of Stomping Moon Facebook group. Dave Brown regularly posts reports from multi-part battles using Song of Drums and Tomahawks. His games bring the characters to life, and are a continuing history of a conflict. Well worth a read — highly recommended and entertaining!! Go to Dave’s Wars of Stomping Moon Facebook group here.
Seneca & Miami Tribes Clash in Scenario from ‘Beaver Wars'
Four wargamers with their very humorous title of the Old Gits test out a scenario from the Beaver Wars Campaign Rules & Scenario Book. A Seneca raid on a Miami village goes disastrously (and hilariously, on their blog) wrong. Read about how the Miami turn the tables on the would-be readiers in the report here on their Toy Soldiers for Old Gits blog.
Hurons Ambush a Dutch & Iroquois Force in Convention Playtest
This six-player game set around 1640 has a force of Hurons trying to ambush a combined Dutch – Iroquois force that was making its way across the map. Dave from the Naval Gazing blog and his Seattle friends were playtesting the scenario for an upcoming convention. Read Dave’s report here on his Naval Gazing blog.
Three-way Battle Between Tribes Leads to Slaughter
Three friends from Seattle play a follow-up game of Song of Drums and Tomahawks using the beautiful Flint & Feather line of 28mm miniatures. They prove the gaming truism that three player games can be tricky — and particularly deadly for the player the other two decide to gang up on! Read the report here on Dave's Naval Gazing blog.
Taking Raid on Deerfield (and our other games) to Historicon 2017
The summer of 2017 was a magnus opus of sorts for First Command Wargames. All but one of our members made the trip to Historicon 2017 and ran all four sets of our rules. Song of Drums and Tomahawks’ contribution was the Raid on Deerfield. Check out my Lead Legionaries post about the company’s trip to historical miniatures’ gaming mecca.
Raid on Deerfield Convention Game (DayCon & First Capital 2017)
One of the more elaborate convention Song of Drums and Tomahawks games we have staged at conventions was the 1704 Raid on Deerfield. We pooled all of our buildings and scenery to put on an 8-player extravaganza covering four sections of the town. Check out my Lead Legionaries post about it here.
The Rescue of Ensign Von Goddard
After Ensign Von Goddard’s capture by Indians in this Central Ohio gaming group’s first scenario, GM Tim Peaslee cooked up a follow-up game with forces attempting to rescue him. British regulars and rangers would clash with French regulars and marines in this scenario. Read the FB post and check out Tim’s account and photos here on this Facebook post. Also check out player Andy Swingle’s additional photos here.
Song of Frogs & Muskets? Adding a Dash of Fantasy
First Command Wargames member Keith Finn decided to add a “splash” of fantasy to Song of Drums and Tomahawks with this scenario. The New Madrid Quake of 1812 rearranged things in the middle of the continent, and some strange things began to wander about in what would become SE Missouri and NW Arkansas! Check out Keith’s report and photos here on the Game Reports section of Orcafinn’s Basement.
Huron & Coureur de Bois Attack Farm Compound
Gamer Nick Nascati adapts a scenario from the Napoleonic skirmish rules, Song of Drums and Shakos, for the French & Indian War. This Facebook post details his playing out of the game using Song of Drums and Tomahawks. Check out the FB post here.
Return to Tromney’s Farm: Rescue the Madamoiselles!
The gamers from Tom’s Toy Soldiers blog revisit Tromney’s Farm and the French & Indian War. British troops have capture two French women and are holding them in the farmhouse. The French are trying to rescue them, while Indians are trying to seized them for themselves. Read the report here on Tom’s Toy Soldier’s Blog.
French & Indian Fight at Tromney’s Farm
French officers and their marines investigate Tromney’s Farm, which the family has abandoned upon hearing of British-inspired Indians on the warpath. French and Indians clash in this first game using the rules for this group of gamers. Check out the report on Tom’s Toy Soldiers blog.
Using Song of Drums and Tomahawks to Refight the Alamo
First Command Wargames member Keith Finn acquired a 28mm resin Alamo, and chose to run a few games with it using Song of Drums and Tomahawks rules. Here are photos from his playtest of the game to be held at area conventions. Check out Keith’s Game Reports section of his Orcafinn’s Basement blog.
British Patrol Runs Gauntlet With Key Prisoner
A week later, the UK’s Kitch is back with a second Song of Drums and Tomahawks battle report. In this scenario, a British patrol has seized an Italian priest who they claim was spying for the French. They try to return him to the frontier inn while running the gauntlet of pursuing Indians and French marines.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read Kitch’s Dinah Cat of Danger blog.
Indians Rustle Cattle on the Frontier!
When First Command Wargames put out a call on the Lead Adventure Forum for playtesters to give scenarios that will appear in the upcoming Beaver Wars in Ohio supplement a run-through, Tom Gordon jumped at the chance. He took the “Horse Thieves!” scenario and converted it to match his Frontiersmen and Indian figures. Read about his nail-biter of a game which documents some cattle rustling on the Ohio Frontiere.
Click on the above photo or the link here to read Tom’s report on his Wandering View blog.
Battle at a Frontier Inn
Kitch, from the UK, got in his first game of Song of Drums and Tomahawks. A remote inn on the frontier — in an area that both the French and British claimed during the French & Indian War — is the scene of an epic struggle. Blood is spilled on the inn floor, mixing with the wine and ale stains already darkening the floorboards.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read Kitch’s report on his Dinah Cat of Danger blog.
Player’s First Test of Rules Goes Well
Jim Bradley from Norfolk, VA, had read about Song of Drums and Tomahawks and finally was able to get in his first playtest. Read his account on the Lead Adventure Forum of a clash between Frontiersmen and Huron Indians. The Huron are led by the ever-fearsome Magua!
Click on the photo above or the link here to read the account.
Beaver Wars Turn 8 Playtest
Turn 8 of the Beaver Wars in Ohio Campaign Rules and Scenario Book playtest separated the leaders from the challengers. The top two tribes in the Ohio Territory were challenged by numbers three and four, and the resulting battle may prove fatal to certain tribes’ bids to control the hunting and trapping in this land.
Click here or on the photo above to read Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog and find out!
Tomahawks to Historicon 2016!
The authors of Song of Drums and Tomahawks made the 8-hour drive East to Historicon 2016 in Fredericksburg, VA. We were set up to run a 6-player event (Raid on the Ohio Frontier) four times. We could have filled many, many more slots — and were very pleased with the interest and nice comments from the players!
Click here or on the picture above to check out the photos and more on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
Beaver Wars Turn 7 playtest
As the second Beaver Wars playtest moves towards its final flurries, tribes are targetting the leading Neutrals and Shawnee. Would they be able to fight off the raids and stay taop the power struggle?
Click here or on the photo above to read Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog and find out!
Drums at the Rapids 2016 AAR
Once again, we had lots of Song of Drums and Tomahawks action going on in the shadow of Fort Meigs’ reconstructed War of 1812 fort. Six players restaged an Indian raid on the Ohio frontier for both the Friday evening and Saturday mornings runnings of the event.
Click here or on the picture above to see lots of photos and explanation of the scenarios on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
Seminole Wars! - the Just Dice League’s event at Recon 2016
What better place to host a game of Song of Drums and Tomahawks covering the Seminole Wars than in a Florida convention? The “Just Dice League” did so successfully at Recon 2016. U.S. troops enter into the dangerous, swampy terrain of the Seminole tribe in this early 19th century action.
Click on the photo above or the link here to be taken to the Facebook album with pictures from their game.
Beaver Wars in Ohio playtest, Turn 6
Each turn of the Beaver Wars playtest has provided gripping battles as the tribes war for supremacy of the Ohio territory. In this battle, the author’s Erie tribe fights a second, “bonus” battle, neither of which goes well for them. Check out the turn report.
To read the article, click on the photo above or on the link here to Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries page.
The Battle of the Canoes
The saga of the Raid on Fergusson’s Farm enters its 6th chapter. In this series of linked scenarios, our avid French player, Eric of the Ch’ti Re-Animator website, stages a battle between colonial militia and a warparty of Abenaki warriors. The warriors spot the militia, who have been ordered to guard the canoes for a punitive expedition. They creep up on them and launch a surprise attack.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read the account on Eric’s Ch’ti Re-Animator website.
Beaver Wars in Ohio, Turn 5 report
The pizza shop was unavailable for our Turn 5 playtest of the Beaver Wars in Ohio campaign rules. So, one of the players volunteered their house and we set up four games. A new Indian tribe took to the field on this turn, the Honniasont. This Iroquoian tribe was found in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio around the time of the Five Nations onslaught on the Ohio Valley. Read how the newcomers fared against the undefeated Shawnee, who were currently in second place in the campaign standings.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read the battle report on the rules author’s Lead Legionaries blog.
Slaughter in the Defile
Keith Finn, pictured above on the far left, is blogging his participation in our playtest of the Beaver Wars in Ohio campaign rules. His Neutral tribe fought a tense, difficult battle that he called “Slaughter in the Defile” against the Mohawk tribe run by Mike Stelzer. Read about the initial overpowering Mohawk assault on the Neutral traders, and how Keith’s braves were able to begin to turn the tables on their ambushers.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read the battle report on Keith’s OrcaFinn’s Basement blog.
Beaver Wars in Ohio, turn 4 Report
The next supplement to Song of Drums and Tomahawks rules continues its final playtest. Eight players met at a local pizzeria’s party room to game out turn 4. Read about the battles and see more pictures on the rules author’s Lead Legionaries blog. Click on the picture above or the link in this paragraph to read more.
Shasquatch is Alive! Hurons attack to rescue their leader
Feared for dead after falling senseless on the battlefield, the Huron get news that their revered leader Shasquatch is actually alive and being held in captivity. They assemble a warparty to rescue him, and creep towards their objective. Read about Part 5 of the Raid on Fergusson’s Farm saga and see if the Huron succeed.
Click on the photo above or the link here to read the game report on Eric’s Ch’ti Re-animator website.
Trapper’s End
One member of a Miami trapping party has been captured by rivals from the Neutrals tribe. The Neutrals truss him up and hold onto him as bait, hoping to lure the rest of the Miami trappers in to find out where their companion disappeared to in the woods. When they come close enough, the Neutrals launch their ambush.
Click on the photo above, or the link here, to read the game report on Keith’s OrcaFinn’s Basement blog.
Beaver Wars in Ohio, Turn 3 Report
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/2016/02/beaver-wars-in-ohio-playtest-turn-3.html
The Beaver Wars in Ohio — a campaign supplement covering a historical conflict from the late 17th - early 18th century — is going great. We’ll be growing to nine players after this turn. Everyone seems to be enjoying the chance to play interesting scenarios, using Song of Drums and Tomahawks rules. Players’ forces improve as the campaign progresses, but games are kept balanced by mechanics which allow “upgrades” with weapons and traits.
Check out the report by clicking on the photo above or the link here to my Lead Legionaires website.
OrcaFinn’s Basement Report on Beaver Wars Campaign
One of the players in the Beaver Wars in Ohio campaign playtest is blogging the story of his tribe. He is playing the “Neutrals” tribe (historically, a very aggressive tribe who was neutral only in the Huron vs. Five Nations conflict). Here, Keith gives a run-through on the turn and a blow by blow of his tribe’s battle. He analyzes the decisions he and others are making as players, so his report gives good insight into how the campaign may play out.
Click on the photo above or here to read the report on Keith’s OrcaFinn’s Basement Game Report webpage.