Three more exciting games at the club on this meet. The games spanned the globe with action coming from: the woodlands of America, the quiet countryside near Walmington-on-Sea, and all the way to the far flung hills of the Khyber Pass.
28mm American Cicil War – Black Powder with Glory Hallelujah from Warlord Games
This game refought the battle of Lula 1862, taken from (page 136 for those following along at home!) of the Glory Hallelujah supplement for Black Powder. After 7 turns the Confederate army of the West remained in charge of the cross roads and so scored a victory. A very nice looking game that included just about every tree that the club could muster! I’m sure the Federals will be back seeking their revenge.
28mm Fallschirmjäger v. Home Guard 1940 – Bolt Action from Warlord Games
The residents of Walmington-on-Sea were expecting just another quiet day in their quiet town. The daring men of the German Fallschirmjäger had other ideas as a glider born attack landed in the fields just outside the town. To the rescue sprung the men of Walmington-on-Sea’s Home Guard led by none other than Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson.
The Home Guard struggled to hold off the Fallschirmjäger and there were some entertaining incidents like a German spy disguised as a nun attempting to assassinate private Pike and being machine gunned for ‘her’ trouble. Private Fraser, the sniper, only managed to hit one target all afternoon and eventually the Germans dropped a mortar bomb on his head (it was suspected that Fraser’s poor aim was due to being on dry land – he needs the motion of the waves to improve his aim!).
However the high point of the game was when the Germans went into hand to hand combat with Pike and Jones. The brave duo (“Don’t Panic, Pike!”) were both given near fatal wounds, but recovered when administered to by Godfrey, and then went on to capture the whole German squad! Sadly Captain Square was not so lucky; he took a direct hit from the Fallschirmjäger flame thrower. Even Godfrey’s lavender water couldn’t save him.
28mm Empire Forces v. Irregular Afghan Tribes – The Men Who Would Be Kings by Osprey Games.
The 1930s, somewhere up the Khyber Pass. A biplane carrying British secret agent Bertie Worcester, and his gentleman’s gentleman Jeeves, has gone down with engine trouble in territory controlled by the Khazi of Kalabar, sworn enemy of the British Empire. Luckily for Bertie and Jeeves, a small force of Empire troops is travelling along the Pass and has received an urgent radio message that they must rescue the agent, or at least recover his body.
A vert tense game ensued as the Empire troops attempted to rush to the rescue of the downed biplane’s crew, avoiding the angry and well armed tribesmen on the way. Bertie and Jeeves managed to make it from the wreck (along with the biplane’s Lewis gun) to a nearby compound. Unfortunately a unit of the tribesmen gave chase and stormed the compound. After holding back the Afghan swordsmen with the Lewis Gun for a while, Jeeves was put out of action when the Afghans got in to melee. Bertie bravely fought on and his imposing figure at the top of the compound’s stairway (some may say, almost Gordon like) held off the Afghans with sheer pluck, and a very stiff upper lip, for a few turns. It was not enough though, and the rescue force just couldn’t make it through to him in time. Bertie went down in a flurry of blades. With the agents both “back in the pavilion before tea”, this innings was given to the Khasi.
We look forward to the next match in this small corner of the Great Game!
Very entertaining extracts. Lovely photo’s
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Thanks, Peter 👍
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