Wednesday Wargaming

On this day in history in 1836 there was a Skirmish between Texian rear guards and advancing Mexican troops at San Felipe Ford. This skirmish took place near the end of the Texas War of Independence from Mexico, which preceeded the Mexican-American War by about a decade. The Texas War of Independence had several causes, chief among them heavy immigration from the United States, economic regulation of agriculture, and Mexican military garrisons staffed largely by prisoners. The mix proved volatile, and eventually resulted in the fall of the Alamo and later, independence for the Lone Star State.

Unfortunately there aren’t many games which cover this time period. However, with some digging I have turned up more than I expected. To start with, I’ll offer some humor posted on the internet about it.

Games to Set the Mood

Several lines of miniatures have been produced, which isn’t surprising since the historical miniatures gamers seem to revel in re-creating battles about the more obscure conflicts in history. For those interested you might want to check out the line by Old Glory and Tin Soldiers. I’ve only found one set of minis rules so far: Deguello.

A boardgame company I’m unfamiliar with has a game: http://www.chathamhillgames.com/alamo.php. The price seems right, so it might be worth the plunge.

If you do some digging on auction sites or network with buddies you might be able to score a copy of Dan Ming’s Texas Revolution. Other than that, the pickings are pretty slim.





By: GladiusMagnus