Hammerin' Iron II: Rules for ACW Riverine Warfare 1861 to 1865

What is Hammerin' Iron II: Rules for ACW Riverine Warfare 1861 to 1865

This supplement to the game Hammerin' Iron (1992) describes itself as more of an expansion than a rewrite. It is intended to be played with 1/600 scale miniatures, although conversions to other scales would be relatively straightforward.

Hammerin' Iron 2 is a set of rules designed to covers river conflicts of the American Civil War, 1861 to 1865.

This rules system uses a hex movement system that is described as original to Peter Pig. This system requires that each ship miniature be placed upon a 5.5" hexagon cutout. The hexagons are used as a 'floating' hex grid radiating from each ship miniature. These hexes offer the ease of a hex grid in regulating movement, but since rotations of odd angles (for example, 34 or 52 degrees rotation) are possible, this system is free of the constraints of a traditional grid which would limit ships to 60 degree rotations.

Combat is based on a dice-pool system, in which to-hit modifiers affect the number of dice rolled. Each dice result of 5 or 6 (on a d6) is a potential hit, which is then tested against armor deflection. Potential hits not successfully deflected score hull hits.

Game details

Players

2–0

Age

+10

Duration

—

Difficulty

Medium

Type

Board game

Year

1999

Mechanics

Dice Rolling · Hexagon Grid · Simulation

Categories

American Civil War · Book · Miniatures

Designer

The RFCM Team

Publisher

Peter Pig · RFCM