Regimental Fire and Fury:
Fire and Fury is one of the most popular historical military miniatures wargames in the hobby. This new regimental edition provides players a more in-depth look at American Civil War combat. The smaller scale allows you to take command of individual regiments and batteries and refight in greater detail many of the war's smaller engagements, as well as critical actions of the conflict's famous battles.
For the new player it is an easy game to learn and enjoy. The veteran Fire and Fury gamer will find much that is familiar, like the play sequence, maneuver table, and combat system, while discovering a game taken to a new level of sophistication. Refined game mechanics strike a balance between playability and historical accuracy that draw upon twenty years of the Fire and Fury gaming experience.
Brief Description
Scope. A set of wargame rules using military miniatures, that allows players to recreate the small engagements and portions of larger battles of the American Civil War, 1861-1864.
Scale. Tactical. 10-15 minutes per turn. 1" = 25 yards. Units are regiments of infantry or cavalry and gun sections grouped into batteries for artillery. Intended for 15mm figures, other scale figures can be used by increasing or decreasing the basing and ground scales as described in the rules.
Basing. Each 1" x 3/4" stand with 3 infantry figures, and 1" x 1" with 2 cavalry figures, represents 40 men. Each 1" x 1-1/2" stand with a gun model and 2 or 3 figure crew represents a 2-gun section. Unit size can range from 3 to 20 troop stands per regiment, with the average of 8-12 stands per unit. Batteries are represented by 2 to 3 gun stands.
Game Turn Sequence. A game turn is divided into an alternating Union player turn and Confederate player turn. Players must follow the Player Turn Sequence. Each player turn consists of three phases. One phase must be completed before moving to the next. Some activities in a phase are performed by the opposing player or jointly by both players.
Maneuver Phase. In the first phase of a player turn the player must resolve a maneuver check for each unit which he controls on the game table. A maneuver check involves either one or more units under the command of a single leader, or a single unit that is out of command. The maneuver check combines the elements in warfare of morale, command and control into a single die roll procedure using the Maneuver Table. The effects from the table describe the movement and other maneuvers that each unit is allowed or required to perform in this phase.
Musketry and Cannonade Phase. There are two kinds of combat in the game: fire combat and charge combat. All fire combat is resolved in the second phase of the player turn. Both Union and Confederate units may fire during this phase. The phase consists of two rounds of fire combat. It begins with a round of defensive fire followed by a round of offensive fire. In the Confederate player turn only Union units may defensive fire, and only Confederate units may offensive fire. During the Union player turn the order is reversed with Confederate defensive fire followed by Union offensive fire. All fire combat is resolved using the Musketry & Cannonade Table to determine casualties and other combat effects.
Charge Phase. In the third and final phase of a player turn a charge combat must be resolved wherever a charging unit made contact with the enemy. The relative position between attacking and defending units will determine which combats need to be divided into less complex combat situations. Both sides then follow a joint die roll procedure to resolve a round of charge combat. The Charge Table is used to determine casualties and other combat effects. Depending on the results of the first round of combat, a second round of breakthrough charge combat may follow after all first round charge combats are resolved. After all charge combat is resolved, the current player turn ends and the next player turn begins.
Battle Scenarios. The book provides guidelines for designing your own scenarios and six historical scenarios covering different periods and theaters of the war:
The Battle of Ball's Bluff, October 21, 1861.
Bloody Hill, The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861.
Casey's Redoubt, The Battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862.
The Battle Comes to Sheridan, The Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862.
Little Round Top, The Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
The Battle of Olustee, February 20, 1864.
Quick Reference Sheets are needed to play a game of Regimental Fire and Fury. Note that two copies of the Quick Reference Sheet are included with the purchase of the rulebook. Additional sets of two quick reference sheets on heavy cardstock may be purchased from our on-line store. You can also download these as a .pdf from the RFF support page and print them yourself.
By Rich Hasenauer
Regimental Fire and Fury Supplements
Regimental Fire and Fury: Civil War Battle Scenarios 1
Volume 1:1861-1862
Stand with the Stonewall Brigade at First Bull Run, test the mettle of the Iron Brigade in its first action at Brawner's Farm, charge through The Cornfield at Antietam, and lead hard-fighting Westerners into battle at Pea Ridge, Perryville, and Prairie Grove.
The full-color, 80-page softback book offers 16 early war battle scenarios to go with your Regimental Fire and Fury rulebook. The scenarios have been thoroughly researched, playtested, and designed to offer a wide range of gaming experiences. Each scenario comes with a detailed battlefield map, a complete order of battle with unit labels, and the special rules and content you need to set up and play each game. The book also has a section of optional rules and a new oblique template.
Scenarios
Battle of Big Bethel, June 10 1861
First Battle of Bull Run, July 21 1861 - Henry House Hill
Battle of Belmont, November 7 1861
Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7, 1862
Leetown
Elkhorn Tavern
First Battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862
Battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run, August 28, 1862 - Brawner Farm
Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862 - The Cornfield
Battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862
Battle of Perryville, October 8, 1862
Polk's Right Wing Attack
Hardee's Left Wing Attack
Full Battle
Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7, 1862
Herron Assaults The Ridge
Blunt To The Rescue
Full Battle
This book only contains scenario information. The Regimental Fire and Fury Rulebook is needed to play these scenarios.
By Rich Hasenauer
Volume 2:1862-1863
Give history a second chance and lead the breakout at Fort Donelson, stand with the Iron Brigade in its finest moment on McPherson's Ridge, and charge with General Barksdale into the Peach Orchard.
The second volume in our series is a full-color, 80-page softback book, offering 13 early and mid-war battle scenarios to go with your Regimental Fire and Fury rulebook. Each scenario comes with a detailed battlefield map, a complete order of battle with unit labels, and the special rules and content you need to set up and play each game. The book also has a section of optional rules.
Scenarios
Fort Donelson Breakout, February 15, 1862
Battle of Valverde, February 21, 1862
Battle of McDowell, May 8, 1862
Battle of Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862
Fox's Gap: Morning, Battle of South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Fox's Gap: Afternoon
Battle of Salem Church, May 3, 1863
McPherson's Ridge: Morning, Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863
McPherson's Ridge: Afternoon
Sickles' Salient, Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
Caldwell Clears the Wheatfield, Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
Viniard Field, Battle of Chickamauga, September 19, 1863
Tunnel Hill, Battle of Chattanooga, November 25, 1863
This book only contains scenario information. The Regimental Fire and Fury Rulebook is needed to play these scenarios.
The addendum containing extended scenarios and supporting materials may be downloaded free using this link (.pdf 6Mbytes)
By Rich Hasenauer
Extra free scenarios for download can be found here
Fire and Fury Rules
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