Dystopian Wars Terrain – by Mike Frang

My good friend, Mike Frang, is a ridiculously good painter and terrain builder. Mike is known in the Atlanta area as a an all-star game master, and always has fantastic…

1:10 Johnny Reb

My favorite version of John Hill’s ACW rules “Johnny Reb” is “Johnny Reb 2”. I originally started playing with JR1, which is a fine game, but switched over to JR2…

Doctor Who by G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T.

By John R. “Buck” Surdu Introduction: How do you run a “wargame” with only a little bit of war?  I’m a fan of the Dr. Who series, particularly the Jon…

25mm Barn Wargame Scenery

I’m a self-proclaimed decent figure painter and scenery maker, but I don’t have any architectural skills for making model buildings!  Chris and I have talked about doing a “Dead Man’s…

2mm ACW Rules – a Cigar Box Battle project

I’ve had some Irregular Miniatures 2mm ACW figures just sitting around in cigar boxes for a long time now. They get taken out from time to time for a DBA…

FREE Founding Fathers Wallpaper in July

In celebration of America’s Independence Day, CigarBoxBattle.com will be giving away a FREE Founding Fathers Wallpaper as seen below as a premium to any subscriber:     all you have…

Night Battle Photos

I want to take an opportunity to show you an example of the Night Battle photos technique that is explained in Advanced Photography Techniques for Gamers volume 1: Night Battles.…

An Interview with Buck Surdu, Game Designer

Cigar Box Battle: Buck, for those who don’t know you, could you tell us a little about yourself? Buck: I’ve been war gaming since about the seventh grade when I…

Game of Thrones HOTT in 25mm

Holy moly, here we go folks! This was an incredible set of armies that I ran across this year at NASHCON. There was an entry in this year’s convention program…

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader – Battle at the Farm

Well, Cory and I finally found some time to do some vintage Warhammer 40k using the Battle At The Farm from the original Rogue Trader book from Games Workshop (kind…

“Shiloh Dawn” – a sneak peak of John Hill’s new boardgame

    Shlioh Dawn – a sneak peak of John Hill’s new American Civil War boardgame. This is exciting news for ACW boardgamers and miniatures players alike! John Hill and…

Used Book Store: Dungeons and Dragons

While I was at my local Used Book Store, I came across part of my childhood and couldn’t resist buying it back! The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition Players…