News Flash! Gettysburg mats now released! #Gettysburg
Head on over to our webstore to check out the officially licensed “Across A Deadly Field” Gettysburg – the First Day Mats! Osprey Publishing and Cigar Box Battle are extremely…
American Civil War Campaigns
Wayne Bollands at Wargames Illustrated has been sharing his gaming groups campaign news with us here at Cigar Box Battle and it has been quite enjoyable to follow along. So…
The Battle of Nashville 1864 – featured mat
This is one of our newest, wave 2, mats! The mat represents the terrain of the historical battle of Nashville in 1864 during the first day’s fighting on the Confederate left…
Featured Mat of the Week – The Muddy Barren Mat
This incredibly detailed mat was part of our recent wave 2 release! It’s a generic, desert brown mat that has many uses! The historical gamer crowd is using it for British…
Attention Nashville area gamers! Turkey Wars 2014 is approaching!
If you live in metro Nashville, or within driving distance, and you need a reason to sneak out of the house to avoid your in-laws after Thanksgiving, head on down…
New Regimental Fire and Fury Scenario Book Released!
Rich Hasenauer has released the second Regimental Fire & Fury scenario book! This is a must buy for all RF&F players, and it would be easily convertible for players of other tactical…
Get the most out of your bits!
Over the past few years miniature companies have been releasing more and more historical miniatures in plastic. These plastics have helped mitigate rising figure costs and allow for the customization…
Attention Australian and New Zealand Gamers!
If you are a gamer in Australia or New Zealand and you are looking to purchase a Cigar Box Battle terrain mat, your best option is to contact Shayne at Campaign Books &…
Gringo40s – an Interview with Ged Cronin
Gringos40 are known as a UK based manufacturer of excellent 40mm “Alamo” and “Mexican-American War” figures, but they have an ever increasing line of 28mm figures in multiple periods. We sat down…
We are working on Wave 3…. and something very special is planned!
We have been burning the midnight oil here at Cigar Box Battle and we have something very special planned in conjunction with Osprey Publishing. Here is an easy clue to…
An After Action Report from Erik A. at Several Gamers Tales Blog
Erik A. played a great looking 1750 pts Eastern Front “Flames of War” game using his 15mm figures and a “Winter” mat from Cigar Box Battle. We think it looks great!…
How to Run a Convention Game
A light hearted look at running a historical miniatures convention game – A friend of mine, who has never run a game at a convention, asked me for some pointers…