Author Topic: Back of beyond adventures (Read 13351 times)

Westbury · « **Reply #135 on:** December 04, 2022, 12:50:37 PM »

Appropriate liquid refreshment was available but did nothing to boost the British performance.

Grumpy Gnome · « **Reply #136 on:** December 04, 2022, 01:20:16 PM »

Great looking game! Sounds like it was fun. 👍

has.been · « **Reply #137 on:** December 04, 2022, 05:00:23 PM »

I would re-enforce the humour theme by telling you all the names
of the two Hill Tribes & their leaders, but Flatpack has all the paperwork.
It was not as one sided as the British thought.
1) The Russian briefing was to avoid a head-to-head fight with the British.
This became unavoidable when the British (Roles Royce) A/cars opened fire
on the Russian A/cars.
2) Neither tribe trusted the other, but the British opened fire on both.
Whilst still not trusting each other, they each attacked the British.
3) Plans to have the A/cars breaking down a lot (i.e. every time a Joker was drawn
the lowest scoring A/car would be stuck for D6 moves) failed, as it turned out
I had brought a pack without jokers.

. As the Russian A/cars did very little, especially with one being knocked
out very early in the game. This favoured the Brits, who relied on their A/cars a lot.
Anyway, on to some pictures.
168 = Roles Royces move quickly to control the Iron Bridge (NB Bob stuck all the
rivets one at a time!)
167,169 & 170 = The British Inf. debus from the train & march to support the A/cars.
172 & 177 = Russian Cavalry trot (Trotsky?) past their A/cars. One already in
flames & abandoned.
175 = The Engine that brought the British Infantry.

has.been · « **Reply #138 on:** December 04, 2022, 05:13:18 PM »

171 =The right wing (as the British viewed them) Afghans reach the river, & as the
RR A/cars occupy the bridge, decide to cross upstream. 'How deep?' asks Dicemaster
(Garry) I threw a D10 for depth in feet...'Ten' I tell him. Undeterred they start to swim.
173 = Meanwhile the 'left wing' Afghans start to take a pasting from the Indian Mountain gun.
178 = Said gun.
176 = Tribesmen move to attack the Iron bridge
179 = Indian Infantry move to support the A/cars on the bridge

Golgotha · « **Reply #139 on:** December 04, 2022, 05:46:00 PM »

Loving this thread - will no doubt be stealing some of the inspirational ideas here... Keep 'em coming...

has.been · « **Reply #140 on:** December 04, 2022, 05:49:23 PM »

180 = Still sopping wet from the river, Tribesmen rush the Imperial Infantry.
A bloody melee sees the Brits cut down.
181 = On the other wing the Afghans, who had be taking galling casualties
from the Indian gun, note a drop-off in the rate of fire. Taking this as
the Imperial troops running out of ammunition, they charge over the
wooden bridge...
Some desperate last ditch loading and fighting over the cannon ended with
a mound of Afghan dead & some very relieved gunners.
182 & 183 = After a heroic stand on the Iron bridge, during which they withstood
rifle, machine gun & cannon fire, the Roles Royce finally goes down.
Some VCs due here.
184 = With the bridge now free, tribesmen rush over.
185 & 186 = Carefully following the Afghans were the Russian Cavalry , though in
the reports that went back to Moscow...
they valiantly took the lead

187 = The last remaining Rolls is overwhelmed by bloodthirsty tribesmen.
At this point it was agreed that whoever remained out of the British troops
would rush for the train & get out of there.

An enjoyable game, which all players played up to their briefing & in the right spirit.
Especial thanks to:-
Bob, our genial host & spreader of the glorious peoples revolution
JC, provender provider & leader of the impressive suicidal charge of the cannon
Garry, for not letting a 10' deep river stop his bloodthirsty tribesmen
Ian, who maintained a stiff (British) upper lip at all times, even when hacked down
in the melee.

Next year we might venture into the Mexican (1910) revolution. Watch this space.

scotty · « **Reply #141 on:** December 04, 2022, 07:27:37 PM »

Superb looking game

marianas_gamer · « **Reply #142 on:** December 04, 2022, 07:53:32 PM »

Love it and sounds like gongs are in order for the red legs as well!

Golgotha · « **Reply #143 on:** December 04, 2022, 08:45:23 PM »

Look forward to seeing your Mexican adventure...

Zingara · « **Reply #144 on:** December 08, 2022, 08:04:26 PM »

Great looking game, and glad you all got to have a good time. Happy wargaming. As has been mentioned look forward to seeing how you get on with Mexico.