Sudan Campaign-Dar-Al-Hadi re-played with TMWWBK rules -upd 03/08

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The Scots are too hard to die! They were attacked by two units, but still survive!

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The Egyptian column is in peril! They are in danger to lose the water wagon!
At the nick of the time, they are saved by fresh cavalry reinforcements!

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The British regulars died gallantly to the last man!
The other two wagons are captured!
The Mahdists are escorting them to their camp!

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The Ghazis engage the Scots, enabling the wagons to be moved further!

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Last man standing!

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One more British group of reinforcements arrive!
The lancers gallop to save the other wagons!
The Egyptians save the water wagon!

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The lancers gallop after the wagons!
The British foot follows!
They must stop them before they reach the enemy camp!
But...

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The lancers engage the foot escort, cause casualties, but they are also eliminated until one rider is left!

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The last two javelinmen escorting the wagon receive a volley and fall, but now the Arab cavalrymen take over the wagon. It is too late!
The wagons reach the Mahdi camp!

[DintheDin]

THANKS!

A very enjoyable game!
Thanks:
to ArisK who took the Mahdists and to Miltiades (cousin) who took the British!
to Panos P. who dropped by!
to Miltiades for his splendid table set up, his whole figure and building collection is a rare artwork,
he spent many working hours to achieve such a detail!
And to his rules, simple, yet able to give a thrilling game!
to Mrs Miltiades for the tasty food she so kindly provided us after such a fight!
to me, the only who survived from this mayhem to tell the truth with my camera  

Both sides were much blooded! The British lost three units, the Arabs four!
The Mahdists won by a margin of one point... But this is a small detail, never to be written in official British archives...
 

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Meanwhile, in Dar-al-Hadi, the garlic merchant isn't selling much...

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Up the Nile, five miles away from Dar-al-Hadi...

[ArisK]

It was one heck of a game indeed.
Miltos' rules are very simple and fast-playing, and have a little bit of Hollywood in them, lots of gallant last stands, dramatic changes of fortune, etc., definitely a pleasure to play with. The scenario was fun and made good use of the whole size of the table.
As the evil and despicable natives my strategy, if you can call it that, was simple: pick the right time to spring the trap. Throwing a full third of the glorious warriors of our great and merciful God onto the Egyptian water cart worked well to keep a good chunk of the colonial (spits) forces busy, evening the odds for the party attempting to carry off the supply wagons.
I have to aknowledge -and did on the day of the game- that my opponent played like a true gentleman. The scenario gave me the ability to bring back units wiped out, and several times he had my units down to one or two figures, practically useless as a fighting force and a threat, but he kept attacking where a lesser player would have refrained from wiping them out to prevent my reinforcement.
All in all, a lovely day.
Aris K.

[DintheDin]

Well done, Aris!
It is always a great joy to meet you at the gaming table!
Also very happy that my scenario gave drama, fun and tension, I hope we play somethin similar very soon!

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Up the Nile, seven miles away from Dar-al-Hadi...