Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Rorke's Drift, BFE style

At the local con I presented the BFE scenario of Rorke's Drift.  If I may be so bold, I thought it worked a charm.  The Zulus came very close to winning in spite of terrible dice luck in shooting (limited anyway) and having a terrible time breaking into the buildings.  One funny moment was when the Zulus managed to set fire to the hospital and then having another unit impetuously attempting to break in to the same building.  They failed, thankfully for them!

I think the players had lots of fun and I was appreciative of the good spirited play.  It makes such difference.  I have had the odd experience of preparing a game -- with all the terrain construction, painting time and costs incurred -- only to find a player or two simply grumpy, competitive, and rude.  I will be honest, I sometimes have wondered why I bother....

Thankfully, this is rare and here the experience was really positive.

Here are some randomly ordered piccies:


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10 comments:

  1. John Ray27 March 2018 at 11:42

    Wonderful collection of figures and terrain. Looks like a great game to have been a participant.
    Regards
    John

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  2. Chris29 March 2018 at 08:40

    Thanks for the comment, John. Sent you an email, but not sure it got through. Your blog is pure inspiration, so a positive comment from you is high praise, indeed.

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  3. John Ray30 March 2018 at 11:49

    Evening Chris,
    No email but not to worry.
    I have added your Blog to my favourites. Really enjoyed reading through your posts.
    Kind Regards
    John

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    1. Chris28 April 2018 at 16:18

      John, I was thinking about your old collection for the AZW. Do you still have it? Am I correct in thinking that they were your own designs?
      Cheers,
      Chris

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  4. Chris30 March 2018 at 14:25

    That is an honour. And a motivation to post more.
    Cheers,
    Chris

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  5. Chad28 April 2018 at 14:00

    Beautiful. What brand/size figures were used? Where did you get the barricades and such. Very nice. I think I'll pick up the rules myself. Thank you.

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  6. Chris28 April 2018 at 16:16

    Hi Shocker. I made the building and raised base boards. The wagons and various walls were a set from Redoubt Miniatures in the UK. The 28mm miniatures are from Connoisseur for most of the Zulus (no longer available, but there are tons of 28mm Zulu ranges that are excellent), the Brits are mostly Old Glory with about 30% being Redoubt. The latter are very large, but I am not worried about this kind of thing. As I said, there really are so many great manufacturers. Black Tree do a great range for the Zulu War. Empress and Perry...etc. Let me know if you have equations about the rules and do stop by again!

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  7. Chad28 April 2018 at 17:08

    Chris- Thank you for the lightning fast and helpful reply. Im looking to use 10mm miniatures to refight some of the historical battles of the Anglo-Zulu War. Do you think BFE2 is the best rules for this?

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    1. Chris28 April 2018 at 18:25

      Well, I like them, of course! I think they work well, providing a game where each side feels very different (as you would expect). The game is serious enough to have some thoughtful mechanics designed for the campaign while fast enough to have fun -- it is loosely based on the Fire and Fury mechanics, but is far more decisive. I find F&F far too slow. I think BFE would work really well for 10mm since the game is driven by stand size, not figures. Indeed, I think nice big stands (perhaps meant for 28mm figs) but with lots of 10mm figures would look excellent.

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    2. Chad28 April 2018 at 18:36

      Thank you. I guess I can take the chance for a $15 pdf.

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