THE ANTWERP FUSILIERS
Free rules for historical wargames & fantasy games
by members of Tin Soldiers of Antwerp.
Since rules might (always?...) need tinkering, check the rules pages from time to time to find
out if there have been any updates (text will change without warning, unless it would be a major issue).

"NORTH against SOUTH"
FASTPLAY CARD DRIVEN ACW WARGAME RULES
The order cards for the English version of the rules can be taken from the Battle Cry game.
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This is what it looks like (in 15mm, but other scales would do just as well...). The surface of the table is covered with an imitation grass carpet (as sold in garden and carpet stores) on which a hexgrid (hexes are 15cm or 6" flat to flat) has been drawn using a cardboard master (one hex) and a green felttipped pen, finished with a light spray of greens & browns (spraycans). The best result is obtained by first drawing the hexes and then spraying the carpet with greens and browns as shown to the left. The hexes are thus faded (though still visible) and the game surface looks more realistic as opposed to the pictures above, showing the "bare" hexes. The whole job took about 3 hours and had to dry overnight. Cost around USD 30 for the carpet & the pen. Please note that, contrary to Battle Cry or Memoir '44, the flat sides of the hexes are facing the players' base lines in order to make proper forward movement possible.
You could also use the ready made 10cm hex system as offered by Kallistra if you wish (see picture below).

TOP ROW: (Left picture) typical setup, viewed from the US lines. (Centre picture) a Northern Infantry brigade stops a Southern cavalry attack. (Right picture) a Southern cavalry brigade on the move.

DESIGNER'S NOTES:
This is the first set of my card driven wargame rules. It is inspired by the Battle Cry game by Richard Borg. In order to play the game, you need a copy of the Battle Cry game for the cards and the dice that come with it.
When viewing the rules, please bear in mind that (after reading them thoroughly and playing a few games) the order sheet will normally suffice to play the game.

Rudi Geudens
rudi.geudens@edpnet.be