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Miniatures Adventure => Colonial Adventures => Topic started by: Overlord on September 20, 2009, 12:33:49 PM
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I played a game using Chris Peers ruleset last week. The first Africa game in several years. ::)
Excuse the photos as they were taken with my phone and the lighting wasnt great.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA001.jpg)
A unit of my spearmen spot a group of askaris
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA002.jpg)
The askaris ready themselves for the attack
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA003.jpg)
Drawing some ineffective fire the spearmen head towards a juicier target, the whitemen and their entourage
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA004.jpg)
A general shot of 2/3rds of the table
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA005.jpg)
The spearmen close with the leaders of the Stanley-Baxter expedition
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA006.jpg)
The steady measured fire from the Europeans starts to whittle the spearmen down
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA007.jpg)
Meanwhile, as the askari begin to relax a group of warriors see their opportunity
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Darkest%20Africa/Games/11Sep09/DA008.jpg)
At the other end of the table my ambushing pygmy archers surprise the advancing Sikhs.
Sadly (for me) the biggest surprise was killing only a single man.
The spearmen did however crash into the whitemen wiping them out in a fierce melee.
Unfortunately we ran out of time at this point....
The askari will likely be in trouble now from the advancing warriors, supported by the remnants of the spearmen from the melee. At the other end of the table the pygmys and a unit of spears are facing the Sikh regulars and a unit of heavily armed askari. I dont fancy their chances...
Another game (hopefully to a conclusion) is planned in a couple of weeks time. :)
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The spearmen close with the leaders of the Stanley-Baxter expedition
Three cheers for the name-pun! lol
Looks like you had a good game. I'm undecided as to whether I should by these rules or not.
I already have plenty of good colonial rules, but I still want more :?
I look forward to your next report. Maybe you could go into how the rules mechanisms work, to help poor souls like me decide what to do.
Cheers :)
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No bricks? ;)
Looks like a fun game :)
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Looks great and good report!
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Those are some great pictures, even with a phone. (Technology is amazing, who would have thought you could take pictures of a game of miniatures with a phone, fer cryin' out loud?)
What are the skulls on poles for? Casualty markers? But why are they on poles? (6th photo down)
K.C.
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What are the skulls on poles for?
Cannibal headhunters! They're everywhere!
Good looking game, I've gotta start playing more Africa!
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Looking good, sounds like it was a fun game. :)
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Great stuff :)
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Great report, bad pun! I Like them both! :)
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Great stuff, very inspiring.
I am in the process of sprucing up and rebasing my DA figs for Chris's new set "Death in the Dark Continent".
I will post a report when we get a game in.
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Ah, I misread the title. I assumed they were the new set in use, not the old skirmish ones ::)
I have those, but not "Death in the Dark Continent".
Maybe Phil could postthoughts on the rules along with the report?
Either way, Im looking forward to reading it :)
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Thanks for the encouraging comments chaps. :)
Three cheers for the name-pun! lol
In retrospect I should have fielded one of the whitemen in a period ladies dress, brandishing a Scottish accent. :D
No bricks? ;)
Not one, not even a building on the table :o ;)
What are the skulls on poles for? Casualty markers? But why are they on poles? (6th photo down)
I had intended using them as morale staus markers, but they were used as casualty markers in this game.
Why are they on poles? It looked good (to me) when I was making them, nothing more. :)
Ah, I misread the title. I assumed they were the new set in use, not the old skirmish ones ::)
No, they are the "old" set. Its that I have only just got around to playing them.... ::)
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Like Kelroy said, the piccies are good enough, and show just how far mobile "phones" have come! (Wonder if anyone uses them as telephones anymore?)
I was interested in the square stands on your figures. Is that a requirement of these rules, a preference of yours, or just that it's easier to know which way a figure is facing! :)
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Like Kelroy said, the piccies are good enough, and show just how far mobile "phones" have come! (Wonder if anyone uses them as telephones anymore?)
Its better picture quality than the first digital camera I bought (not that many years ago). ::)
I was interested in the square stands on your figures. Is that a requirement of these rules, a preference of yours, or just that it's easier to know which way a figure is facing! :)
I usually go with round bases (1p or 2p coins generally). I went for square bases at the time, but slightly regret it now. It does help with facing, particularly firearms as they have a 90 degree fire arc and the sit a bit neater in the storage box :?
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I had intended using them as morale staus markers, but they were used as casualty markers in this game.
Why are they on poles? It looked good (to me) when I was making them, nothing more. :)
I think they look quite appropriate on poles, what with it being in Africa and all. Just seems to fit the style! I was more curious if they were markers or simply terrain. Thanks!
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Didn't plynkes do something similar with skulls in one of his extravaganzas, or was that the elephant poo episode?
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Very cool! The tribesmen units look to be huge.
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Very cool! The tribesmen units look to be huge.
The 2 spearmen units had 25 miniatures each. The warriors numbered 20, the achers 18 and pygmys 13. I used virtually all the painted miniatures I had. (Just under 700 points)
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This appears to be a great battle. Are those skulls on stakes something you made? I am thinking about buying some from Lance & Laser.
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This appears to be a great battle. Are those skulls on stakes something you made? I am thinking about buying some from Lance & Laser.
Fairly simple & cheap to make: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=7318.msg81351#msg81351
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/overlord_awc/Terragenesis/Totems/58-3.jpg)
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Wow, I think those look much nicer than the ones I was looking to purchase. Thank-you for the close up. I just might give this a try.
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Overlord, would multibases suit the rules for natives? I'm thinking of 3 models on a 60mm round base combined with single based figures. It would make handling such big units much easier.
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Overlord, would multibases suit the rules for natives? I'm thinking of 3 models on a 60mm round base combined with single based figures. It would make handling such big units much easier.
Although the rules state individual bases, you could use multibases. It would be better suited to native type armies as they tend to suffer larger numbers of casualties (at least mine do!) to fire combat. It would limit you on movement, closing up/spreading out etc
For melee you match up figures to determine how many opponents any individual is fighting. Not impossible with multibases, but less easy.
The new "Death in the Dark Continent" rules by Chris Peers use multiple figure bases, but I havent seen the rules yet. Others might be better able to comment.
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I have the new rules but they are made with bigger forces in mind. I like the size of games "in the Heart of Afrika" provides but always dreaded to move 20 men units on the table. Multibases could help to cut the number of native bases by 50% so much less work for the player.
Thanks for your oppinion!