A Zulu game.

[S_P]

Yesterday Evan brought round his Zulu collection and a quick scenario for us to try out, also it see if we can get the hang of the 2HW ruleset- Colonial Adventures.

The scenario was a simple one, I took the part of the British, I had 2 platoons of infantry and 2 platoons of Natal Native Contingent troops which had to protect a wagon train that was experiencing difficulty crossing a ford. The Redcoats set up across the river the NNC behind, I placed 4 outlying pickets to cover all avenues of approach. Brian and Evan took on the Zulus with several large groups and some smaller ones armed with Martini Henry’s looted from Islandwana.

We called the game as a minor win for the Brits as time was getting on and more snow was coming down.

All of us really enjoyed the game and are looking forward to the next one. The mechanics were similar enough for us to pick them up quickly but had enough period feel to be different to all the 20th century games we’ve played.

At first I was confident that my massed rifle fire would hold the line but the poor showing of the NNC tempered that thought somewhat, however the redcoats could hold their own but the Zulus are pretty potent in close combat. Gives us plenty to test out next game.

Here are a few pics from the game:
















Cheers,

Pete.

[Cherno]

These are some fine models and terrain, especially the fields
The river looks a little strange though 

[S_P]

Thanks- the river was on of my early gaming 'experiments' which I've yet to revisit.