Author Topic: Saunders of the River (Read 7041 times)

Belisarius · « **on:** July 05, 2015, 10:31:38 PM »

Lt. Saunders R.N. had commandeered two civilian steamers and embarked his command for a crack at the notorious slaver Mustafa Phagg at his base on the Limpeckaa River , a turgid tributary of the Limpopo. We played it out on Saturday using Chris Peers DITDC rules.

Arundel · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2015, 12:03:25 AM »

That's a beautiful looking game. Out of curiosity, have you played those rules much? I'd love to hear your thoughts on them--especially on whether the rules can work around larger than life hero-types, and what size forces they can handle. Thank you for sharing!

Belisarius · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2015, 08:02:27 AM »

Hi Arundel, the system uses alternate unit activation but all shooting is simultaneous with no saving throws , so it can be fast and bloody. The leaders get three " attendants " who die before him so that's three " saves " for him only. If you type in ITDC or Darkest Africa into the Search button at the top of the page it will give access to a good thread.

Atheling · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2015, 09:43:10 AM »

Darrell.

Belisarius · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2015, 12:48:49 PM »

Darrell, I,m hoping that was a thumbs up ........

Arundel · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2015, 02:14:48 PM »

Thank you for the description, Belisarius! Very helpful!

Marine0846 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:49:20 AM »

Really a nice looking game.
The terrain is ace.
Good looking figures also.
So, who won?

Belisarius · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2015, 10:31:16 AM »

Hi, Randy, we managed 2 games , the Navel brigade won the first as we gave each boat a gun , which dominated the natives. On the 2nd game we dropped the guns and the Slavers took the upper hand as the tars 6 men sections proved fragile.

Atheling · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2015, 01:02:07 PM »

Quote from: Belisarius on July 06, 2015, 12:48:49 PM

Darrell, I,m hoping that was a thumbs up ........

Tis now

Darrell.

Belisarius · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2015, 04:13:22 PM »

Thankee

Traveler Man · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2015, 09:41:57 PM »

Nice!

Belisarius · « **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2015, 09:59:30 AM »

Thanks

thequestingvole · « **Reply #12 on:** July 19, 2015, 07:38:03 PM »

Nice work there old chap. I like your boats.

FifteensAway · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2015, 01:10:33 AM »

It was hard to scroll down and look at the pictures - I was laughing too hard at the names, especially the tributary! And then, when I did scroll, I got a bit seasick with the inverted images - perhaps intentional in a naval oriented event?

Nice game, nice write up. Thanks for sharing.

Belisarius · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2015, 08:35:05 AM »

Nobody else had picked up on the river,s name. If you tap on the pics they should expand and right themselves.

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