Here’s the game I’ll be staging at a British (and German!) Lead Adventurers Meeting in a couple of weeks time.
Thought you would like to see the scenario… (although not the specific player objectives and victory conditions, as these will be known only to each player).
Scenario: Massacre at Deer Creek - 1758Background1758. The French & Indian War rages across the north-east Americas.
In a backwater of upstate New York, life continues in the tiny settlement of Deer Creek on a fast flowing tributary of the Ohio River.
Two settler families eke a living from trapping fish, hunting elk, and farming clearings hewn from the forest. Their thin resources are stretched to breaking point in these troubled times by a section of 78th Foot billeted upon them. But the good people of Deer Creek feel well protected from the threat of war, with the well-armed stockade of Fort Albemarle standing guard on a bend in the river a short march distant, accessible by bridge south or ford to the east.
But the settlers’ sense of security is misplaced… War is about to come to Deer Creek…
In the shadow of the surrounding forest, French-allied Abenaki and Huron Indians are moving towards the settlement. They will come from two directions, encircling Deer Creek and cutting it off. Their intent: to kill the men, loot the provisions, and carry off the women. They aim to strike with speed and without quarter before relief can arrive from the small garrison at Fort Albemarle.
The Map
And the table, viewed from the west...
Player dispositionsThere are four players.
Player 1 – At Deer Creek
Led by: Captain Duncan Campbell 78th Foot
You control 2 groups of figures:
Settlers x 8
Highlanders x 6
The settlers start in the fields or houses.
The highlanders start in the blockhouse
Player 2 – At Fort Albemarle
Led by: Colonel Horatio Kyte (mounted)
You control 2 groups of soldiers:
Soldiers x 8
12 pounder cannon and crew plus sergeants etc x 6
Both groups start inside Fort Albemarle
Player 3 – Abenaki
Led by: Powacatan
You control 2 groups each containing 8 warriors, armed with muskets and mixed weapons.
Both your groups start at any edge of the board to the
west of Deer Creek and
north of the river.
Player 4 – Huron
Led by: Kanatake
You control 2 groups each containing 8 warriors, armed with muskets and mixed weapons.
Both your groups start at any edge of the board to the
east of Deer Creek and
north of the river.
Points to noteOn turn one the Indian players move first. On subsequent turns, initiative is decided by card draw.
Colonel Kyte may not despatch soldiers from Fort Albemarle until firing is heard or a messenger from Deer Creek reaches the fort.
Player 1 may not fire or despatch a messenger until hostile Indians are clearly seen.
Colonel Kyte may not move his cannon from Fort Albemarle.
And that's about it...
Pics and game (or games!) report to follow in a couple of weeks...
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