I seem to have become hooked on Congo... Edited 21/3/17 with villagers

[philhendry]

I haven't got time to process and upload photos now really, but here's a taster from today's Congo game:

[Argonor]

Looking good! Am exited to see the full story unfold!

[philhendry]

This was a funny little scrap, between the Forest Tribes, defending the village, and the African Kingdoms, attacking it. The main objective for both sides was to ‘rescue’ the priest and escort him off either of the short sides of the board - Wast or West. It was basically Scenario Three from the Congo set-up, but with a few tweaks. It was set in jungle instead of savannah (because I haven’t built my savannah terrain yet), and so used the gorilla, and the jungle ‘dangerous terrain table’ instead of the lion and the savannah table.

The single ‘blobs’ of terrain are blocking terrain, the green ‘net’ patches with terrain bits sitting on them are High Dangerous Terrain. It looks okay, seems to work fairly well for the game, and is easy to store!

I played as the Forest Tribes, choosing my three cards, with the Kingdoms drawing four cards randomly - to give them a bit better chance.

It started off with most of the Forest Tribes groups out hunting, though they rapidly returned to the board. The Kingdom’s troops came on, but then stalled, for a turn or so, due to a lack of movement cards. The Forest Tribes charged off to the East and clobbered the Kingdoms contingent entering that side, with relatively little trouble. But then, on returning towards the village, they were set upon and savaged by the gorilla. By the time they got back, the kingdom’s other contingent were well into the village and had ‘rescued’ the priest. It looked as though it was all over for the Forest Tribes - they were significantly weakened and looked as though they’d get hammered by the fresh Kingdom troops...

It wasn’t to be though - a couple of really good dice rolls put paid to their efforts, and the priest was ‘re-rescued’.

The game ended as a narrow victory for the Forest Tribes - largely due to them having managed to kill the African Kingdom’s drummer (on about turn two!). It was good fun and a very close-run thing.

[James Morris]

Looks super! Love the pygmies. You've got to try to get to WI Congo day...😀

[Argonor]

Nice looking action!

[MaleGriffin]

Splendid sir, simply splendid! :-)

[philhendry]

I was going to make my own river, but then I got a good deal on a couple of 'Battlefield in a Box' rivers, thought I could work with them, and went for it. Here's the result after a repaint and general titivation. It'll do for Congo, as well as other desert things.



Warlord have just released some termite mounds. Had thought of making my own, but sometimes life seems too short, so I've ordered some. They should do nicely for my savannah terrain!

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Another impressive thread from you Phil, very well done, as usual no half-measures there 

[philhendry]

Thank you!

[philhendry]

Testing my 'long grass', with a couple of small bases and offcuts of 'fur'. The colour of the 'grass' has been 'washed out' quite a bit by the lighting - and I didn't seem able to fix it - so in reality it's quite a bit 'tawnier' in colour. The general principle, of the savannah fairly early in the rains - when the dead grass is very dead, and the new growth is coming underneath, seems to work, and look, okay?

[Prof.Witchheimer]

looks good, Phil!

[philhendry]

Thank you! I would have gone for a brownish river, but I wanted something colourful in my landscape, so I am imagining the blue African sky reflecting from my river.

Here's the latest - some nearly finished (I might do more 'hair-dressing' yet) grassy patches and a bit of rocky ground.



Up next, probably, termite mounds and more stony ground (and maybe a couple of patches of 'scrub'); then, possibly, a 'kopje' made using an aquarium rock.

[Deedles]

Very nice

[philhendry]

Some elephant grass and termite mounds - the latter from Warlord Games in their 'Beyond the Gates of Antares' range - the large 'sabot' bases are made by Sarissa Precision and supplied with the termite mounds. The other round bases are from Warbases. More grass and bushes are still needed to make these more 'savannah-like'. The 'elephant grass' is aquarium grass obtained from eBay.

[dinohunterpoa]

GREAT!