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Title: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Yankeepedlar01 on 27 February 2012, 05:47:42 PM

A Black Powder Darkest Africa game played here in GHQ this afternoon, in which the warriors of Chief Bykelezi m'Tubi were suitably chastised by Robinson of the River...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/P1030725.jpg)
Not even the Maiden Guard could save the day for the hapless Chief...
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh135/Yankeepedlar01/P1030729.jpg)

More photos and a bit of a write up over on my Blog...

http://talesfromghq.blogspot.com/2012/02/heart-of-darkness.html

Pop over for a look if you have a spare moment.
David

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: joroas on 27 February 2012, 05:54:42 PM

Not the Joseph Conrad novel, then?  :'(

Nice looking game.  This DA stuff is having quite a resurgence of late.  :D

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Plynkes on 27 February 2012, 06:05:00 PM

Nonsense! It never went away.  :)

Bykelezi is a grand name in the Bickley tradition, and by the living Jingo we get some bare arses too. Most excellent value from a single post.  lol


Would never have occurred to me to use Black Powder for DA. Might have to give that a go.

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Ray Rivers on 27 February 2012, 07:13:05 PM

Nice shields!

Interesting looking game.  :-*

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: airbornegrove26 on 27 February 2012, 07:21:22 PM

Nice looking game.  Really like the use of Blackpowder.  I have been using aspects of it in my Fire and Fury games. 

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Traveler Man on 27 February 2012, 07:39:38 PM

Nice eye candy and AAR. I got to get me some Sikhs one of these days.

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: cram on 27 February 2012, 09:06:53 PM

Nice collection. I really like the shields.

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Marine0846 on 28 February 2012, 02:50:50 AM

Sweet looking game.
Fine terrain.
Looks like a fun time.

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: fitterpete on 28 February 2012, 11:58:58 PM

sweet looking game!
I'm planning on using BP for DA/colonial fantasy.Friends have told me BP didn't work well for Zulu war as it was a bit one sided and its hard to find the right adjustment to make it fair as one side or the other is too powerful.
But I will have Europeans and natives on both sides so I'm hoping it will work itself out.

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: Kingscarbine on 29 February 2012, 10:27:43 AM

Interesting BP scenario...

I want to try Sharp Practice and some mates of mine played a couple of Zulu War scenarios using Ambush Alley. I like the AA/FoF system as it works very nicely for small skirmishes. 

Title: Re: The Heart of Darkness
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 29 February 2012, 11:35:50 AM

Quote from: fitterpete on 28 February 2012, 11:58:58 PM

sweet looking game!
I'm planning on using BP for DA/colonial fantasy.Friends have told me BP didn't work well for Zulu war as it was a bit one sided and its hard to find the right adjustment to make it fair as one side or the other is too powerful.
But I will have Europeans and natives on both sides so I'm hoping it will work itself out.

We're trying BP for Colonials (NWF/Sudan etc) now. I'm not sure how it would work for Explorers etc though