A Plundering We Will Go .... A short "Flashing Steel" Battle Report

[Ramirez Noname]

An after action report for "Flashing Steel"

As our usual board gaming evening was missing one of our players, I decided to run a miniatures game. I thought we would give “Flashing Steel” a go, so I quickly sorted out a group of colonial settlers as a group of defenders and a pirate crew as the attackers.

The basic scenario was for the pirate crew to raid the settlement for plunder and make good their escape. The settlers would try and stop them.

The pirates eventually got going after some reluctance in rolling more than one activation dice. The first shot claimed the settlers guard dog which had bounded gallantly towards the plunderers. The settlers were soon overrun, the only survivor being one of the servants who was last seen fleeing into the nearby fields.

Only a few in game phots to give the flavour.



The pirates start towards the settlement



The settlers get their first glimpse of trouble ...



... and suffer the consequents



The servants are spurred into action – but all too late though.

The Somnabulist painted the pirates and also provided some of the jungle terrain. The settlers, buildings and general debris are all mine own work.

An enjoyable evening game and the start of a campaign – I’m sure the militia will be out next time.

RMZ

[Galland]

This surely looks nice, and actually rather cool. I mean, sometimes, the best skirmishgames we have had, have been with a very small table and just a few miniatures.

[WuZhuiQiu]

Nice! I also like the giant ganja plant in the first picture...

[Ramirez Noname]

Thanks guys,

Nice! I also like the giant ganja plant in the first picture...

It was a very strange place .... 

RMZ

[YPU]

Nice! I also like the giant ganja plant in the first picture...

You wont believe how many fake plant carry that five finger leaf pattern.
That being said I do live in the netherlands so perhaps our market is a bit crooked in that respect.

[DeafNala]

The Little Rogues & the setting look WONDERFUL...VERY WELL DONE!

You wont believe how many fake plant carry that five finger leaf pattern.
That being said I do live in the netherlands so perhaps our market is a bit crooked in that respect.

As a Child of the 60s, I notice all 5 leaf flora real or otherwise...it's a time AND place thingy.

[Marine0846]

Great terrain.
Sounds like you had fun.

[Malamute]

Looks like a fun game.

[aggro84]

Cool looking game Ramirez!

Did you like the rules?

The game sure looked like fun. 

[Ramirez Noname]

Did you like the rules?

Thanks Aggro84,

This was our first game, and was enjoyable as a quick se-up game without having to do to much background work.

We will be playing again - probably run it as a campaign.

Ramirez

[aggro84]

Thanks Aggro84,

This was our first game, and was enjoyable as a quick se-up game without having to do to much background work.

We will be playing again - probably run it as a campaign.

Ramirez

That sounds like a "yes". 

Be sure to take lots of pictures of the campaign as it unfolds.