Morocco 1910 FFL

Played a game using a buddy's FFL collection.  This is a rare thing, but it proved to be an excellent game.  I borrowed, in spirit, one of the Perry NWF scenarios that they posted on their FB page and adapted it to the FFL collection and BFE.  This meant adding many more units (albeit, smaller ones). The French advanced on the rough ground and village with the Berbers hidden but in LOS.  Ultimately some of the Berbers lost their discipline and became visible; the shooting started that ultimately favoured the French.  The Berber's left due to losses.  Had they maintained their silence, I think the French would have had a far more difficult time.

This raises an important point.  We are sometimes lax applying the LOS rules, but it is clear (by design) that they are important especially for indigenous armies that rely on terrain and firepower, however poor the musketry quality is.  Indeed, any army that wants to get as close as possible without getting nailed by long range Imperial firepower needs to use those rules.

How many of you find this too?

All quiet on the west coast front....

But I will be getting back at it very soon.  I have been working on the text for some revisions of the rules and there are some new ideas about packaging and selling the rules.

Stay tuned.

Chris

More Sudan

We played another of Matt's scenarios and it was a blast.  The Egyptian column failed to get the civilians back to their occupied village and so the game was a Mahdist victory.  They even stormed the docked gunboat and took it!  Just one picture showing one of the defiant Emirs.  Come and get me you imperialist dogs!


The figure is an old WF figure from their Indian Mutiny range.  Buildings are scratch made using the wooden drawer units available from dollar stores.

Happy Christmas and all the best for 2019

I am looking forward to 2019 and the prospect of more BFE gaming along with other game systems.  I hope that you all have a great holiday and all the best for 2019.
Cheers
Chris

Fighting Withdrawal

Finally got to a Sudan bash and it was great fun.  We used the scenario developed by Matt Mirsik for the free scenario supplement for BFE 2.  We have played this a couple of times and the results have been quite varied.  It comes down to the Egyptian players' decisions and a bit of luck on the initiative rolls.  In this rendition of the scenario, the Egyptians were very lucky and got a significant part of their infantry back to the village and "fort" - the victory objectives for the Dervishes. Ultimately, casualties mounted and the Dervish force was thrown back.

Battle of Ravenna

We played another Italian Wars game last night based upon the Peter Sides scenario.  Worked well although sadly history was reversed....the Spanish prevailed.  I was playing the French....

Figures are from three collections.  A mixture of Connoisseur, Redoubt, Foundry Tiger, TAG, Old Glory, and Perry.  As varied as the period.

A bit of Rapid Fire, Juno Beach 20mm

Played the old Juno Beach D-Day scenario.  Lots of fun.
Piccies courtesy of Thomas Moore...