Chain of Command in Jhamjar - Bolt Action AAR p 2

[Will Bailie]

Lt F. Ocker and his Ockerforce ANZACs had another go at putting down the Jhamjar insurrection.  AAR here:
http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2017/06/jhamjar-border-skirmish.html

Forces mustering:


Deserted market street just before the action begins:


Jhamjar Rifles advancing through a Hindu shrine


More photos on the blog!

[Wirelizard]

Looks good!

Is the corkboard bit with red and blue thumbtacks your Force Morale tracker? I might have to steal that for future CoC games and build my own, that's inspired.

I really should get back to CoC, I tried running it in public (at Trumpeter Salute 2016) before I really understood the rules and that kind of soured things. Must pull the book off my shelf and add it to the "to be read" pile again!

[Will Bailie]

I can't take credit for this, I knicked the idea from someone else's website.  It needs a tweak - leave more space to show how many full CoC dice have accumulated!  But much easier than trying to save dice from shifting around on a piece of card.

Bit of a write up on my CoC game aids here:  http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2017/04/coc-game-aids-and-more-for-jhamjar.html

As for CoC - it takes a bit more getting into than some other, more conventional rules, but it also rewards the time it takes to learn them.  And it's not that much time - two or three games, I'd say, compared to simpler games that you could completely understand after a couple of turns. 

[marianas_gamer]

That naan bread in the maket area is amazing!
LB

[FramFramson]

Oh my god I didn't even notice that - they're amazing!

[Will Bailie]

Thanks, folks!  I've been slowly (over a few years) building up terrain that I can transfer between my 1880(ish) North West Frontier, 1920(ish) Jhamjar and 2010(ish) Kandahar.  The story of the bakery is here:  http://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.ca/2016/07/afghan-bakery-and-anp-sangar-pic-heavy.html

TL:DR:  the bread is made from DAS clay with the simplest of paint jobs.

[Will Bailie]

Reviving an old thread! 

After struggling with Chain of Command (I love the system but can't quite fit in a scenario in a 3-hour club night), I've decided to give Bolt Action a chance.  There were a few benefits to BA, in that it was easier to have a biggish multi-player game and play it to conclusion in less than 3 hours. 

Here is a write up on "An Arresting Situation in Jhamjar"  https://willstoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2019/09/an-arresting-situation-in-jhamjar-many.html

Jhamjar armed camp


Ockerforce advancing (sheep and goats represent pin markers - I need to find a nice substitute for the order dice!)


Whippet tank uses Gurkhas to cover its advance

[Shahbahraz]

Thanks for the report. A good fun game, although I much prefer CoC to BA. But I think you need to play quite a bit of CoC to get fast at a game. (If you look at the Lardies games on YouTube, they are usually about two hours after cutting.)

[Will Bailie]

Thanks, Shabahraz.  Yes, it was a fun game, and I think BA is ok for a beer & pretzels, entertaining evening at the club.  However, I'm going to keep seeking out Chain of Command when I want more 'serious' light entertainment