Oops.

I just noticed that I had a typo in the ACW scenario that I had posted earlier. If you had downloaded it before, please grab the newer copy: Pohick Church

American Civil War Scenario Availible - Scenario Shareware?

I was going through my old projects and stumbled upon some half finished scenarios that did not make it into The Coming Thunder. One of them was a scenario that I actually had 90% finished. It only lacked a finished map. I did not include it because it fell outside of Longstreet's operational area which is what I had restricted the scenario book too.

I spent some time trying to figure out what to do with this scenario and decided to try something. I am a big fan of shareware software. I tend to support the products that I like and keep. I was wondering if this would work for scenarios. So here is my thought. I would post a share link for the scenario. Down load it. Read it. Play it. Comment on it. If you like it, shoot me $0.50 or whatever you feel it is worth via PayPal to cstoesen@corecard.com. There is also a button for this on the right side of the blog somewhere. If you think it stinks, just delete it. What do you think?

Here is the scenario. It is for Pohick Church - August 18, 1861. Pohick Church was the home church of George Washington. It became the site of several small skirmishes throughout the war. Unfortunately, the church was vandalized and ill used while under Union occupation during the war. The scenario is a cavalry action the will require close to 40 cavalry troops for each side. .

Please let me know if you think this is something worthwhile to try out and what you think of the scenario. Thanks.

Edit 9/25/2013 - I noticed a typo in the scenario. Please take the updated version.

Edit 10/3/2013 - I have taken the scenario down. It seems that the shareware concept was a flop.

The Coming Thunder - Errata

Well it was brought to my attention that I messed up and created cards with no definitions to them.

Here is what I have spotted so far:
They’s a Comin - When this card is drawn from the deck it is played immediately. Any green force on the table that is still on blinds, has one of their blinds open fire in panic at the nearest blind to them (friend or foe) or upon the closest enemy unit (if the deployed enemy unit is deployed. The unit is immediately deployed and in an unloaded status. When firing on the blind, treat the unit receiving fire as in heavy cover. If that blind is already in heavy cover, reduce the amount of dice by half again. Casualties are determined when that blind deploys.

Others will be posted as I find them. I will update the doc going forward.

The Coming Thunder: Scenarios for Terrible Sharp Sword

I have finished the supplement for the Too Fat Lardies Rules: Terrible Sharp Sword. There are 17 scenarios plus a campaign background to use with the campaign generator that comes with the rules. The scenarios are all from the first year of the war as is the campaign generator.

The campaign generator is focused on the "Battle of the Peach Orchard" in the Fall of 1861. The battle was no one battle but a series of linked skirmishes that occurred across numerous orchards of peaches in Northern Virginia. It is an entertaining piece of history as the skirmishes had basically come to a stop once the troops had picked the peach trees clean of fruit.
The scenarios cover the following skirmishes:
1) The Battle of Fairfax Courthouse - June 1, 1861
2) Ball's Crossroads - August 27, 1861
3) Bailey's Corners - August 28 - 30, 1861
4) Munson's Hill - August 31, 1861
5) Lewinsville Part 1 - September 10, 1861
6) Lewinsville Part 2 - September 10, 1861
7) Lewinsville - September 11, 1861
8) Lewinsville - September 25, 1861
9) Munson's Hill - September 28, 1861
10) Springfield Station - October 3, 1861
11) Little River Turnpike - October 15, 1861
12) Doolan's Farm - November 16, 1861
13) A Running Skirmish - November 18, 1861 (on the Fairfax Courthouse road)
14) Hunter's Mill - November 26, 1861
15) Dranesville - November 26, 1861
16) Falls Church - November 27, 1861
17) Annandale - December 2, 1861

All of these occur in a relatively small area of northern Virginia involving many of the same units. I am selling this for $10.00 from my PayHip Store.
Now this is availible for direct download:
This is now availible from my PayHip Store: https://payhip.com/b/Oxja

*** Update ***
Just a reminder, I have Rich's permission to use the Terrible Sharp Sword name and though published by me, it has his approval.
******Update 11/21/2011*******
I had a request for a sample of the scenario pack for folks to see what they would get. Click the link below for a sample from the document including the table of contents and most of a scenario.
Download Sample file
******Update 12/21/2011*******
I have created an errata page for a couple of other issues that have been pointed out. You can download the errata here: