| Old Contemptibles | 16 Feb 2014 10:31 p.m. PST |
Lets try this again. What are some good rules for skirmish gaming in Africa during WWI. Germans, British, French. Are there any TS&TF variants? |
| Martin Rapier | 17 Feb 2014 12:12 a.m. PST |
At skirmish level, I would have thought any old twentieth century skirmish rules would do, as long as they handle bolt action rifles and tripod machine guns. I am sure you could just play TSATF as is, we used it for ww1 in Palestine without any mods. |
| Evzone | 17 Feb 2014 12:54 a.m. PST |
Back of Beyond, Heart of Africa or CLA ? |
| mashrewba | 17 Feb 2014 3:18 a.m. PST |
You could try "Death in the Dark Continent". If I remember the French didn't get much of a look in (Britain was keen to discourage the presence of a colonial rival) but you can have Belgians and Portuguese. |
| No Name | 17 Feb 2014 5:41 a.m. PST |
I use 'Through the Mud and the Blood' from Too Fat Lardies.
You can get the PDF here: link |
| Rrobbyrobot | 17 Feb 2014 8:41 a.m. PST |
TSATF should work just fine. If you want, and you have a newer copy, The Sword In Africa may be more to your liking. |
 ColCampbell  | 17 Feb 2014 8:49 a.m. PST |
Another "second" for TSATF. We've used it for several games. Jim |
| ITALWARS | 17 Feb 2014 1:42 p.m. PST |
Again TSATF..it allow you to have: small skirmishes and battles, use of native troops regulars/irregulars,variable scale of troop representation, characterisation of both troops and single personalities, colonial/exotic flavour….all things that differentiate WW1 than WW1 sideshow in Africa |
| Nick Stern | 17 Feb 2014 3:07 p.m. PST |
There'e an official TSATF varient called "The Sword in Palestine" Available from Sergeants 3. It includes rules for an attached Lewis gun, grenades, air support, etc. I tried it for a Third Anglo Afghan War scenario and it worked well. |
| Henry Martini | 17 Feb 2014 3:38 p.m. PST |
If simplicity's your thing, many years ago Chris Peers authored an article for WI that contained a set of WW1 modifications for his earlier single-based 'In the Heart of Africa' colonial era rules. |
| tinned fruit | 18 Feb 2014 12:19 p.m. PST |
Either Through the Mud and the Blood by TFL or TSATF variants different games but both great fun. |
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