Boilers And Breechloaders: Rules for Miniature Gunboat Battles In The Age of Imperialism

With the advent of he steam engine, the Imperialist Nations of the 19th and early 20th centuries began projecting their power into ever more remote waters in Africa and Asia--wherever Empire beckoned.

With readily available historical miniature ship's weapons and fittings, it has never been easier-or more rewarding!-for wargamers to try their hands at designing and scratch building their own model gunboats and native craft, or by using any of the many fine models commercially available as well, all over the Victorian/Edwardian world. From running the Nile against the Mahdi's Ansar, to breaking the slave traders of the Red Sea and Indian Oceans, to operations on the Irrawaddy, the East Indies, and coasts of China, gunboats of all nations showed their flags and enforced the will of the Imperialist nations.

To newcomers and old salts alike, here's your chance to steer your gunboats-bought or hand built-into miniature wargames action into the heart of darkness, wherever the water is brown and the weather is hot!