Rules for French and Indian Wars?

[H.M.Stanley]

I have been waiting for this for a bit now...

TBH it needs to be a more substantive diversion than SAGA imo. Not a bad set of rules and nice for something different occasionally but after the novelty of the game-boards wears off there's just not that much to it.

Someone said recently "easy to play, difficult to master". Nah! 

Just my £0.02

[GordonKhartoum]

Gradually working my way through my first F&IW figures. I'm afraid that I can't compete with H.M.S's speed painting. The Marines are Conquest and the Huron's Galloping Major. Both lovely figures. I especially enjoyed painting the Hurons. Canadian Militia (GM) on the way.

[H.M.Stanley]

Good work that man.

Catch up on the painting and we can have a rare old game between us 

[H.M.Stanley]

Played TVG yesterday evening with a guy who'd not played DH at all before.

He liked the rules: clear, fun & atmospheric.

I resisted the temptation to pick up some OOP Foundry British Regulars and Grenadiers, which quite frankly isn't like me 

[GordonKhartoum]

Good work that man.

Catch up on the painting and we can have a rare old game between us 

Its coming along old boy. The main issue at the moment is the cold garage - its taking an age for the varnish to dry on the river sections of the new boards.

[H.M.Stanley]

Its coming along old boy. The main issue at the moment is the cold garage - its taking an age for the varnish to dry on the river sections of the new boards.

Stop being cheap. Get a heater!

Looking forward to it

[GordonKhartoum]

Stop being cheap. Get a heater!

Looking forward to it

I've negotiated getting them inside the house to dry - they need a fair few more layers of varnish yet.

[Galloping Major]

Gradually working my way through my first F&IW figures. I'm afraid that I can't compete with H.M.S's speed painting. The Marines are Conquest and the Huron's Galloping Major. Both lovely figures. I especially enjoyed painting the Hurons. Canadian Militia (GM) on the way.

Great stuff, glad you enjoyed painting those Huron, looking forward to seeing your Canadian Militia. I don't think any of us can match HMS sudden turn of speed there so I wouldn't even go there 

Cheers,

Lance

www.gallopingmajorwargames.com

[H.M.Stanley]

I was a winger at Rugby, what can i say .. 

[huevans]

Any chance of bigger photos?

[H.M.Stanley]

Inspired by the imminent release of the Major's Settler figures and White Savage for a scenario, my mucka and i are working towards doing the battle of Bloody Morning Scout & Johnson's Camp

Using what we [will] have what do you think of these numbers:

Militia
Provincial Officer/Johnson*
2 x 20 Militia plus Militia Officer
2 x 10 Mohawks plus Warleader
1 or 2 Cannon (i really must read the TVG rules on artillery at some point!)
* Both the Militia and Mohawks can use Johnson's leadership as a change to the norm

French
Regular Officer/Dieskau
2 x 10 Grenadiers [must remain formed]
2 x 20 Huron plus Warleader
1 x 20 Canadians plus Militia Officer

What do you think? The Militia will have an initial scouting exercise & the outcome of that may determine the final numbers. Otherwise the Militia are behind makeshift barricades in the Camp with French attacking.

An (additional) Political Victory for the Militia if they wound/capture Dieskau [must remain in musket range after the first couple of turns] assuming they fight the French off and aren't butchered

[GordonKhartoum]

With your rate of painting H.M.S this will be aready to roll out in a few weeks.

Not haveing read White Savage (yet) what kind of terrain do you envisage?

[H.M.Stanley]

With you're rate of painting H.M.S this will be aready to roll out in a few weeks.

Not haveing read White Savage (yet) what kind of terrain do you envisage?

I'll paint yours then shall i?  

Camp backs onto a river . There's cleared ground/patches of light cover perhaps on three sides of the camp with Medium Forest within Musket range of the barricades on the three sides (12/15")

The Grenadiers come through a clearing/path/make-shift road in the forest although they wouldn't get cover modifiers anyway for being formed

Usual 6 x 4 table. Say, 4 turns to inject some urgency into the French, otherwise it becomes a sniping contest. The game continues on a D10/5+ if the French are in the camp at the end of turn 4 and each subsequent turn

Everyone starts within musket range

[GordonKhartoum]

I'll paint yours then shall i?  

I say H.M that's a remarkably kind offer. It will allow me to concentrate on getting the river sections finished.

The sceanrio seems pretty good - you should write it up for others on the forum.

[H.M.Stanley]

I say H.M that's a remarkably kind offer. It will allow me to concentrate on getting the river sections finished.

The sceanrio seems pretty good - you should write it up for others on the forum.

Nice try old man. I can blag some river for the day  

I thought i just did