Last Sunday we played a colonial game. It had been a long time we set up a game with a colonial theme, but JP was so kind to host a game, using the well-known The Sword and The Flame rules.
Eddy and I were the players. The fun part was we all had a different copy of the rules, with apparantly slight differences for some rules. But since we're not the rules-lawyering type, it didn't matter that much.
Eddy took the British, who had to defend a compound, I assaulted with the Pathans. Near the end, as could be expected, al units had converged on the compound and it became a numbers game. The Pathans prevailed.
Here are some of the pictures (more pictures here):
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I wore my lucky Napoleon socks.
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JP and Eddy overlooking the table - still empty.
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Briefing of the scenario.
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The first casualties.
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Pathans closing in.
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More Pathans approaching from the other side.
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The approach continues ...
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Pathans attacking the compound.
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The British defending the compound as best as they can.
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Rules discussions going on :-)
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Lots of casualties on both sides.
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Near the end.
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Overall, it was a fun game. However, we agreed the scenario could have been better. Having a single focal point (the compound) on which all units converge, means for a cramped game area-wise. It's amazing how we all know this, yet often make this same mistake when setting up scenarios.
