Old Contemptibles | 06 Nov 2016 11:32 p.m. PST |
Lets try this again. I have posted some photos of our Battle of Elandslaagte game, we did a while back. This is my first Flicker album so I hope this link works. link |
mashrewba | 07 Nov 2016 2:56 a.m. PST |
Great looking games -what rules were you using? |
alan L | 07 Nov 2016 2:56 a.m. PST |
Hi, Looks like a great game. What rules did you use? Alan |
mashrewba | 07 Nov 2016 3:23 a.m. PST |
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alan L | 07 Nov 2016 3:46 a.m. PST |
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Masturbateisnotvulgarity | 07 Nov 2016 5:16 a.m. PST |
The questions about the rules used show people just don't read… |
Durban Gamer | 07 Nov 2016 5:26 a.m. PST |
Superb! Love the way you managed the terrain and gave the foreign contingent a uniform which looks very plausible and attractive. Thanks for sharing! |
mashrewba | 07 Nov 2016 6:59 a.m. PST |
Hey Alan apparently we can't read lol Where's the writing Jazzy old fruit??? Mind you I did see a rule book in one photo -what an unutterable cretin I am. |
monk2002uk | 07 Nov 2016 8:02 a.m. PST |
Fields of Honour is the rule book in the photo. I used these rules for New Zealand Wars too. Robert |
Old Contemptibles | 07 Nov 2016 8:03 a.m. PST |
Thank you all for the kind comments. Rules are "Fields of Honor" by Shane Lacy Hensley, modified for 25mm. link |
Old Contemptibles | 07 Nov 2016 8:21 a.m. PST |
Sorry for all the clutter on the table. Trying to stop our players from cluttering the game table is like herding cats. |
Royston Papworth | 07 Nov 2016 12:16 p.m. PST |
looks great! I've always wanted to 'do' the 2nd Boer War, but have been unsure about what rules would work best. it's an odd war to recreate I feel. declaration: My great grandfather took part in the war with the Middlesex Regiment, so Spion Kop is a possibility – if I can ever settle on a set of rules… |
Old Contemptibles | 07 Nov 2016 1:34 p.m. PST |
This rules are good but they are a little quirky and takes a while to get use to. Buckets of dice type of game. You need to playtest them a lot to make sure you have it right. The author wants nothing to do with them anymore and won't or can't answer rules questions. The hardest part are the accuracy and firing rolls. Oddly enough mounting and dis-mounting is tricky. The un-mounted bases have three figures and are based like the infantry, but the mounted figures are two figures to a base. Once you have the rules down they work smoothly enough. I like the unit ratings in these rules. The categories are morale, melee and shooting. Based on a scale A to F. For example the Boer infantry are almost always are rated A for shooting. While they are E or F for melee. British regulars are Usually rated B or C for firing but an A or B for melee. I also like the weapon selection chart. Which rates weapons, which affect the impact of your fire. It includes just about all the weapons used in the conflict. I am looking for another battalion/commando scale rules that might be a little easier for new players. But I wouldn't hesitate to use these rules. They are pretty good. |
Old Contemptibles | 07 Nov 2016 1:48 p.m. PST |
The general idea with these rules is for the British to close in as quickly as possible with bayonets fixed and rout the Boers during melee. The Boers are trying to cause as many casualties as possible as the British advance. The Boer artillery is no match for the Royal Artillery. They usually force the Boer crews to abounded their guns with counter battery fire. But if you don't take the Boer artillery out early they can really chew your infantry up. I research and write my own scenarios for this conflict. I usually use a point system. The Boers get points for killing off bases or figs. The Brits do not get points for killing Boers. Both get points for capturing/holding terrain. What usually happens (but not always) is that the British take all their objectives and run the Boers off the battlefield. But they take so many casualties they end up losing on points. So the British are better off out flanking the Boers instead of attacking them head on. |