Comparing Skirmish Rules for the Boshin War

Thanks to EnclavedMicrostate of LAF for this great article posted in his Blog analyzing several rule sets for the Boshin War.  

Going through the various (four) rule sets he've used for the Boshin War, with thoughts on pros and cons of each, both in general terms and specifically for the Bakumatsu period.

You can read the entire article here:

https://cohortsofthedamned.blogspot.com/2024/04/comparing-skirmish-rules-for-boshin-war.html

Boshin War game by Colin Snelgrove

Tosa Jinshotai

Tosa Jinshotai from BW-17 Imperial Officers & NCO.

Shaguma, Haguma and Koguma was a type of headgear worn by the officers of the Japanese Imperial troops in the Boshin War. The headgear was quite peculiar, involving the used of long, colored, "bear" hair. The "Red bear" (Shaguma) wigs indicate officers from Tosa Jinshotai, the "White bear" (Haguma) wigs officers from Chōshū, and the "Black bear" (Koguma) wigs officers from Satsuma.

Boshin War game at Albanich 2017

Boshin War display game by South East of Scotland Gamers, using the "The Men who would be Kings" rules from Osprey. More pics on the Hill 107 blog.