2009 · Miniatures

Black Powder: Second Edition

Miniature wargame rules covering the horse-and-musket era from 1700 to 1900. Players command painted armies across terrain to recreate battles such as Blenheim, Gettysburg, Quatre Bras, Bunker Hill, and Rourke’s Drift. The rules emphasize straightforward movement and flexible battlefield decisions rather than precise measuring, allowing large, dramatic conflicts to unfold through command choices, charges, and changing fortunes. The hardback book contains 184 full-colour pages of rules, historical anecdotes, and photographs of model armies.

groupPlayers

2–120 best 4

schedulePlaying time

120–360 min

cakeAge

12+

psychologyComplexity

2.6 / 5