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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Eclaireur on 26 March 2017, 10:40:28 PM

Title: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Eclaireur on 26 March 2017, 10:40:28 PM

I hosted the Perry twins and David Brown (author of GdB) for a play test of some rules I've been working on, 'Field Force Commander'.
Mike Perry has put some nice pictures and an AAR up …

https://www.facebook.com/perryminiatures/photos/a.1138809132907858.1073741969.446712558784189/1138809336241171/?type=3&theater

The rules (like British Grenadier!) offer smaller or larger troop scales -about 1:10 versus 1:25. We fought this one at the 1:10 scale because the commands in this battle were groups a few companies strong versus some Afghan militia and regular forces, including the famed Armstrong 12 pounders fresh from the battle of Maiwand.
There's no release date on 'Field Force Commander' at the moment – but the rules are basically complete, it's just a matter of honing them with a few more play tests,
EC

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Marine0846 on 27 March 2017, 04:54:28 AM

Great looking figures.
Love the look of the battlefield.

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Mad Guru on 27 March 2017, 06:01:44 AM

Wow, looks and sounds like an excellent game, and a promising new rules set!!!

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Keith on 27 March 2017, 07:15:38 AM

This looks excellent. I'd like to give these a go. What time period did you have in mind while writing them?

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Eclaireur on 27 March 2017, 09:49:57 AM

Thank you kindly gents - Marine0846 the battlefield benefited from some recent trips to the area  ;)
Mad Guru - as you know, you've been an inspiration for my 2nd AW project. You may not see them that clearly but the dark coated Afghan regulars in the compound are Michael Perry's first painted up unit of them.
Keith, it's really meant to cover 'small wars' and not just Colonial campaigns from the end of the Napoleonic period to the 2nd Boer War,
EC

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Totleben on 27 March 2017, 12:27:37 PM

Thank you for the report  :-*

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Sparrow on 28 March 2017, 05:40:12 AM

Very interesting! Thank you!

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Arthur on 28 March 2017, 09:23:05 AM

Quite inspiring indeed  8)

Title: Re: Deh Koja, 16th August 1880, AAR
Post by: Admiral Benbow on 28 March 2017, 02:42:18 PM

Looks like a very promising ruleset, would like to get it soonish ...  ;D