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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Eric the Shed on July 14, 2020, 05:14:39 PM

Title: Battle of Abu Klea - part 2 the refight
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 14, 2020, 05:14:39 PM: Hi Folks

We refought the battle of Abu Klea on Monday night in the shed (this is a real engagement from the Sudan campaign) - it also gave me a chance to field all my new upgraded desert terrain (including mat)

We are refighting this battle on Weds night so a second post will follow shortly afterwards.

More here https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/07/battle-of-abu-klea-game-1.html (https://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/07/battle-of-abu-klea-game-1.html)

(https://i.imgur.com/NrcCCjy.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/B0YPffi.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/gk7GPIV.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/AtAsqZe.jpg)

more soon
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Atheling on July 14, 2020, 05:38:19 PM: :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

Easily my favourite major encounter of the Mahdist 'uprising'.

I would have given Burnaby's right arm to be there playing this! :D

Fantastic looking game. Stunning. I'll jump straight into your blog post just as soon as I've finished cooking :)
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: syrinx0 on July 15, 2020, 04:00:09 AM: As always a fantastic looking table. Your write up and game play certainly suggests there was poor editing on that scenario unless the intention was an attempt to improve the game play. I like black powder as a game set but I think their campaigns suffer from uneven editing overall. Not sure why a consistent and clear format could not have been used throughout their campaign books. You really should not have to guess what size unit the authors intended to be used.

Looking forward to Wednesday's replay.
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 15, 2020, 11:11:40 AM: thanks chaps - second version being fought tonight
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: FifteensAway on July 15, 2020, 11:31:26 AM: Spiffarific blending of the elements of a game.
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: juergen c. olk on July 15, 2020, 02:27:32 PM: WOW..that is one sexy setup...Thanx for sharing...really Love the terrain.
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: CTMM on July 15, 2020, 03:45:57 PM: Museum quality.
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 15, 2020, 05:15:35 PM: Sexy and museum quality - I will take that - thank you kindly gentlemen
;D
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Atheling on July 15, 2020, 07:20:03 PM: Quote from: Eric the Shed on July 15, 2020, 05:15:35 PM
Sexy and museum quality - I will take that - thank you kindly gentlemen
;D

I think they were talking about your game Erik ;) :)
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Deedles on July 15, 2020, 09:46:29 PM: Cracking
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Post by: Diablo Jon on July 16, 2020, 10:24:00 AM: Great stuff I love the bluffs they look awesome.
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 17, 2020, 01:26:32 PM: The refight of Abu Klea was fought on Weds night - a much closer affair this time thanks to some minor changes

details here
http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/07/battle-of-abu-klea-game-2.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2020/07/battle-of-abu-klea-game-2.html)

(https://i.imgur.com/V1oqefB.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/MmiiGnb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cI7Y275.jpg)

Leaving the Sudan for our next game and heading back to 1066 for a scenario called 'King Harold lives !"
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea - part 2 the refight
Post by: Atheling on July 17, 2020, 01:36:29 PM: J'adore le spectre!! :-* :-* :-*

i'll read through the blog post a bit later :)
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea - part 2 the refight
Post by: FifteensAway on July 17, 2020, 02:54:10 PM: Abu Klea the Second a more tense game than the first round.

Has to next game, the King lives - for how long? ;)
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea - part 2 the refight
Post by: Smokeyrone on July 17, 2020, 09:02:21 PM: Great stuff!

Were you the Shed guy with the blog on painting up a bunch of Perry plastic Ansars and such a few years ago?
Title: Re: Battle of Abu Klea - part 2 the refight
Post by: Eric the Shed on July 18, 2020, 06:34:17 AM: Quote from: Smokeyrone on July 17, 2020, 09:02:21 PM
Great stuff!

Were you the Shed guy with the blog on painting up a bunch of Perry plastic Ansars and such a few years ago?

yes....the link is here http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2017/11/sudan-project-part-7-mahdi-army-finished.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.com/2017/11/sudan-project-part-7-mahdi-army-finished.html)