The Gordon expedition destroyed

[Pictors Studio]

The British faced up confidently as they saw the Mahdists emerge from behind a short ridge ahead of them.









As the Mahdists advanced into full view the Gardner crew started to crank at their machine even while cracks issued from the line of the 42nd.  But after only a very few shots the gun fell silent.



It was almost as if it was a signal to the enemy and the Fuzzy Wuzzies surged forward eating up yards on the sandy desert line starved men at a buffet.

The crew desperately tried to get the machine functioning again, but their attempts were in vain. 



The Mahdists slammed into the line and in a flurry of blades the 42nd were soon slaughtered.  The broken square fell back before the onslaught even as the Egyptians on the other side tried to bear up against the assault they faced.




Spurred on by the success of their comrades the big units of tribesmen on the flank rushed upon the retreating British. 

The swarm of enemy quickly overwhelmed any resistance and the British were swept from the field.



With the British either dead or in full flight the Egyptians did not last long against a combined cavalry and infantry assault and the casualties would mount as political forces would try to explain the disaster at home. 

[Atheling]

Great looking game 

[MaleGriffin]

So 'ere's ~to~ you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, at your 'ome in the Soudan;
   You're a pore benighted 'eathen but a first-class fightin' man;
   An' 'ere's ~to~ you, Fuzzy-Wuzzy, with your 'ayrick 'ead of 'air —
   You big black boundin' beggar — for you broke a British square!
R. Kipling

Beautiful game!

[scotty]

Superb looking game

[ChrisBBB]

Setting up the squares so they fired at each other instead of covering each other can't have helped!

Good looking game - thanks for posting.

[Pictors Studio]

Thanks for the compliments. It was a fun game.  We ran it at the Bushy Run Battlefield Games Day yesterday. 

Part of the game is to get the squares into position to support each other. 

They never had a chance to do it.  Once the gardner jammed the first time it fired it was Katie bar the door.  The Mahdists swooped in and just slaughtered everyone. 

Game lasted about 30 minutes total.  I've never seen such an unequal match. 

In their first charge the Fuzzies got 15 hits out of 16 attacks.

[syrinx0]

Nice looking game.  If the big guns all fail you... it's rather quick. 

[SJWi]

Very nice. What rules did you use? I only ask as I have lots of period figures which haven't been on the table for 10 or more years.

[Pictors Studio]

I used Black Powder, although it isn't my favourite ruleset for the period, it is one of my favourite rulesets overall and I knew that people would know it which makes it better for a con game.

Plus since I was running the Dien Bien Phu game my buddy brought, if we had enough attendees he could run that.

[CapnJim]

Ugh.  bad day for Her Majesty's forces....

Good looking minis and terrain though!

[JBaumal]

Great looking game! Sounds like fun.

[giorgio]

Amazing!