Colonial Barracks IV is Nov. 7 – 9 in New Orleans. It's the annual gathering at the only miniatures convention devoted to The Sword and The Flame rules. You'll find other rules by Larry Brom as well during this exciting weekend.
Coinciding with the premier release of a new TSATF variant, The Sword in East Africa, at Colonial Barracks, we are offering a "convention-special" on any orders placed now through Nov. 9. For our US and Canadian customers, your order is postage free and the cost is $ 10.00 USD. For International orders, postage is a mere $ 2.00 per rule book and the cost is $ 12.00 USD.
To place your order, please send an email to: loribrom AT gmail DOT com and mention Sword in East Africa in your subject line. We will invoice you via PayPal and your rules will begin shipping on November 13. And we hope to see many of you this weekend at Colonial Barracks.
From the introduction to this new variant:
The Sword in East Africa by V. Jay Stribling and The Jackson Gamers
Being an adaptation of Larry Brom's The Sword and The Flame Colonial rules set, for use in German East Africa during the Great War. You should already know how to play "TSATF". A copy of those rules will be necessary as the rules are in semi-outline form.
The struggle of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck against the Allies in and around German East Africa during World War I is the stuff of legend. Outnumbered and frequently out of supply, his native and European troops were still in the field and active against their enemies when the war ended.
His self-appointed mission was to tie down forces that otherwise might have been employed against Germany. To do this, he struggled against the political leadership of German East Africa, a chronic lack of supplies, and enemy units from Britain, South Africa, Rhodesia, Belgium, and Portugal.
Most of the units on both sides of the struggle were African. The officers were white, but in this period before African Nationalism, the troops willingly fought for the Kaiser Wilhelm II or the King-Emperor George V. The basic arms for both sides were the rifle and the machine gun. While there was some artillery, the supply of shells was always low.
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