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Black Powder: Second Edition

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2009 · 2-120 players · 360min · weight 2.60 · 192 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
60815
Name
Black Powder: Second Edition
Year
2009
Rank
8204
Min players
2
Max players
120
Playing time
360
Min playtime
120
Max playtime
360
Avg weight
2.6
Num weights
15
Bayes avg
5.62671
Average
7.34013
Users rated
192
Num owned
506
Wanting
7
Wishing
42
Num comments
83
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (2)
Dice RollingSimulation
Categories (8)
Age of ReasonAmerican Civil WarAmerican Revolutionary WarBookMiniaturesNapoleonicPost-NapoleonicWargame
Description (1130 chars)

Miniature Wargame rules for the era of horse and musket 1700-1900. If you can think of nothing finer than taking to the field of battle to refight great battles such as Quatre Bras, Bunker Hill, Rourke’s Drift, Blenheim, Gettysburg, and more, you’ll be needing a copy of Black Powder. Black Powder is very much a game for gentlemen gamers. Gamers who cherish the finer things in life such as wonderfully painted armies, fighting over luxurious terrain and doing so in the company of friends. No need for the use of protractors to wheel a unit. Arguments over whether a charge is 2mm out of range are not something you’ll need to worry about. In essence it’s a very relaxing game that can produce stunning conflicts - conflicts that can see one side appear doomed only for them to pull victory from the icy grasp of Mistress Defeat! The book itself is glorious. Hardback covers binding 184 full-colour pages filled with atmospheric anecdotes and the most sumptuous photographs of model soldiers you will have seen. It’s every wargamer’s dream! The 2nd Edition was published in August 2018.

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.