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Offline joekano

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The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« on: 02 March 2014, 04:11:59 PM »
Yesterday Axabrax and I finally managed to meet up at the local shop and play our first colonial Africa game using the "In the Heart of Africa" rules, with 600 points allotted to each side.  Steve fielded a Ruga-Ruga force, while I had a German force.


Our table consisted of a lost trading outpost on the edge of swamp.


A local German commander was tasked with reclaiming the outpost.  For this dangerous mission, he was given a detachment of crack naval troops, with help from some Azande natives and a Boer settler acting as scout.  As they approach the outpost, things look quiet.


Little do they know, a force of Ruga-Ruga and local tribesmen are waiting in the jungle for them.

If you're interested in seeing how the Germans fared on their mission, the rest of the story is up on the blog:
http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-lost-outpost-colonial-africa-aar.html

Thanks!
Chris
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room." -President Merkin Muffley
http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/

Offline juergen c. olk

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Re: The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« Reply #1 on: 03 March 2014, 10:46:29 PM »
great looking game!your right,it is hard to find people, even in your own group to play sometimes. Nice looking terrain and figures.I am having herb gundt from H. G.Walls,build me some german /generic colonial buildings.Again great game

Offline axabrax

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Re: The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« Reply #2 on: 04 March 2014, 02:59:08 PM »
Fun game Chris! Very impressed by the German commander and the circle of bloodshed rounding him at the end of the game. Machine gun turned out to be quite an asset ;)


Offline joekano

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Re: The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« Reply #3 on: 04 March 2014, 04:20:05 PM »
Fun game Chris! Very impressed by the German commander and the circle of bloodshed rounding him at the end of the game. Machine gun turned out to be quite an asset ;)


Yeah Steve, I thought I was a dead man there at the end, but the dice were good to me.  I agree on that machine gun - only thing that kept me in the game.   If you had managed to knock it out earlier I would never have survived the Masai.

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Re: The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« Reply #4 on: 04 March 2014, 07:39:44 PM »
Great looking game and it sounds like it was fun to the bloody end  :o
LB
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Re: The Lost Outpost: A Colonial Africa AAR
« Reply #5 on: 06 March 2014, 02:27:49 AM »
Really like the look of you game.
Great looking Germans.
Semper Fi, Mac

 

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