by Golf Alpha Zulu » Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:30 am
There certainly are historical gamers around - just not yet very well represented on this forum (which obviously has its origins as a fantasy/sci-fi gaming forum...).
Talking for PWG, Cape Town (not sure about who plays what in Gauteng):
Samurai - the guys who play this period use Ronin from Osprey or a fanmade adaption to Saga. 28mm
Colonials - plenty played here - mostly Black Powder, also Muskets and Tomahawks for skirmish-scale encounters. Mostly 28mm, some 15mm, some 6mm
19C - Mostly Black Powder, again mostly 28mm, some 15mm, some 6mm
Moderns and Ultra Moderns - Mostly skirmish scale: 28mm. Bolt Action (with the fan-written statlines for ultra moderns), and currently looking at Skirmish Sangin, Force on Force, and Operation Squad. Forces currently being built up by the club include 1980s cold war gone hot "what if" units, and Afghanistan from 1980s-present. There were a few guys doing Angolan conflict in 6mm - I think they used adapted Command Decision rules.
Keep asking around: IIRC there were a few Joburg-based forum members threatening to play some Zulu Wars games using Black Powder rules...