Way back in Wargames Illustrated 235 (May 2007), Dave Andrews printed rules for a WW1 trench raid. I read it, I enjoyed it, I obsessed about it and wanted to create my own. The rules were easy; all you really needed were a deck of cards, some dice, a few figs and photocopies of the trench template provided. Of course I couldn’t just do that, I had to create my own 3D trench and create a custom deck of cards! Here is a gallery of several of the 6 inch by 6 inch modular boards I created.
Two trench raiders from the Great War Miniatures line
- Trench warning sign is a photo, shrunk down to size and printed on sticker paper.
A side branch to reserve trenches
Water created with Envirotex Lite and a couple of washes of cheap acrylic paint
All in all, there are eight 6 by 6 boards with openings that are roughly the same spot on each of them so that I can create a different 4 foot trench for each game.
November 16th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
What a fantastic, gritty, realistic board. It’s crying out for people to play on it. Very much look forward to seeing the games you’re playing on it