I have the first edition of the Brigade rules. Based on your review and flip-through I went ahead and ordered a copy (for when I want to fight those larger battles). Take a look at the regimental rules; you will like them as well.

I have been playing this set since 1999. Yes, it's the best out there. You just have fun and don't worry about what people say. Also the player aid cards, you need a few and it was good you picked up another set. after all these years, this rule set still works day after day. One thing about this hobby and ruleset... you can go down the rabbit hole with this and end up with 10000000 guys on each side :) also, if you end up going to any convention, everyone playing the ACW big games or smaller games, they us this set. congrats on finding out the right set right out of the gate. To use this for epic I just cut the strips in half and then rebase them. That worked well. You don't have to do anything though, it will work fine like you have found out.

Planning to get this as well to try,great video, informative.

Fire & Fury is my one true Wargaming love. Started playing back in 1996.

Second edition is a fine tuning and polishing of the 1st. Edition worth buying!

Great Video! I'm doing the same sort of thing only using Regimental F&F with my WL Epic figures. I'd love to see more videos on how you adapted the WL bases to the F&F rules after you have more experience playing.

Your Warlord Civil War infantry stand (with 20 miniatures on it) is the equivalent to 6 stands in Fire and Fury (at 3 figures per stand; see preparing for battle @ 2:56 on your video) with 2 figures 'left over'. If you use it to represent 15 stands, then perhaps all you need to do is change the distances so that the ranges and movement is about 1/2 of that in the rules (and 1" on the table will represent 80 or 120 yards (instead of 45 or 60 yards). Likely it would be 100 yards if we are using the Warlord stand as the equivalent to 15 stands. [Note that in line formation, the units are deployed in two ranks, making them 1/2 as long as you mentioned - 15 stands will usually be 8" wide].

nice review, I played the Regimental version and like it a lot

I think you should look at using two Epic stands per brigade instead of one because of the formation rules. Having a single line or supported line is an important part of the combat rules. A major problem with using Epic stands is that the brigades (actually the regiments within the brigades) got smaller as the war progressed, and therefore the frontages also decrease. Another thing I would look at is making a single shooting template (instead of the one included in the rules) that matches the width of the Epic stand and has a centerline drawn up in the middle. If any part (any amount) of the target extends past (beyond) this centerline, the full strength of the stand strength is used for firing. If no part of the target extends across this centerline, then half the stand strength is used (the side the target is on, rounding down, with the other half still eligible to fire if there is a target).

Thanks for sharing!! Just a suggestion, if you are going to change the scale that much, you may want to consider another game like altar of freedom which is more suited to 1 stand= 1 brigade. Fire and fury is a great rule set, agreed, it just does different Things for the scale involved

Nice and informative presentation!!!! Also, will we see an AAR with the game mechanics of F&F and Epic Miniatures in the near future? There is nothing comparable at the moment. Thanks for your effort

I too have BF&F. Have read it several times, only have a few 15mm figures for both Union and Confederates that are slowly being worked on. I do plan on trying it with just bases to get a grasp of the game. Next time you play it...record it :D

Great video bud.

Anyone played this and Pickett's Charge? How do they compare?

Good review, but I think you spent too much time explaining how you adapted things to the Warlord models. Also, you mentioned at 9:45 that the game has been around for a while and the design team had years to perfect the layout and presentation, but it's worth mentioning that the original rules (that came out in 1990 and were the first game produced by the designers) were also stunningly well presented from the start since Rich Hasenauer, the company founder, is actually a graphic designer by profession.

Have you seen Regimental Fire and Fury? I find the regimental level has more 'character' than the Brigade level (which seems a little more 'generic').

For multi-corps ACW this is still one of the best and a personal favorite... also do a lot of Black Powder. Question when you played did you play the generic main book or the ACW supplement. If it was the main book thats why it was blah. I mix and match the 2 games on occasion for certain scenarios... FnF was a great choice,enjoy.

Struggling with new firing,firing chart HELP!