"Colonial wargaming in the Sudan" Topic

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ochoin	10 Aug 2018 2:38 p.m. PST
For the past ten years we've staged widely different demo games at our local Train & Hobby show. This year, it was a ictional battle in the early phase of the Mahdist Wars. A two day event, the game normally fills the available time but this year we got to play the same game twice. The results were widely different but I will report mainly on the second, Sunday, game in which the Anglo-Egyptians managed a "winning draw". Our "terrain guy", Daniel, did his usual outstanding effort to create a forbidding desert landscape, fringed by the Nile & largely empty at the beginning of the game. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The A-E arrive, in a state of nervousness & immediately form square for no good reason. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The game had two simple goals. The first was to escort a caputured emir down the length of the table for river evacuation. The second was to defend the village & evacuation point. You can see the far zareeba here & the village in the foreground: theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link and the dock: theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The Mahdist entry to the landscape was through an elaborate system of dice throws that deposited them in one of three entry points. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The plan on Sunday was to use a fast escort…good idea but the Egyptians were cut off & barely managed to return to the zareeba. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link Thwarted, the Mahdists massed to take the village. Our wily opponents, Mal & Daniel were certain they could massacre their foreign opponents. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The Anglo-Egyptians formed a line in close order. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link They unexpectedly used the evacuation boats as gun platforms to enfilade the Mahdists. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link By using the scrub as cover, the Beja managed to hit the British & destroy two units. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link But British and Egyptian nerve held. Damien & I had kept a reserve & re-enforcements were brought in. ERROR - no url for link ‌ And the desert again gained its deathly quiet. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link Fortunately the whole event was photographed. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link The photographer later leaving by the late coming train. theminiaturespage.com ‌"TMP link
PaulCollins	10 Aug 2018 3:12 p.m. PST
Very inspirational! Thanks for sharing.
Der Alte Fritz	10 Aug 2018 3:14 p.m. PST
Amazing looking game.
Flashman14	10 Aug 2018 3:54 p.m. PST
Beautiful table!
coopman	10 Aug 2018 3:57 p.m. PST
Beautiful game. Thanks.
John Leahy	10 Aug 2018 4:20 p.m. PST
Wow!!!! You guys NEVER, EVER have anything but an EXCELLENT looking game! The figs are very nicely done and the terrain is first rate. I love seeing these pics. I get inspired every time. This is great. I have been remounting and flocking my 1.72 and Ral Partha Sudan pics. The Waterloo 1815 Egyptians are the same size as the Partha Egyptians and Brits. I have them on the same stands. Awesome! Just awesome!
Ragbones	10 Aug 2018 4:48 p.m. PST
Beautiful looking game and a terrific scenario. I love the dock and river side grasses. And the balloon. And the rocky hills. And the train. And the oasis. And the…well, everything. The photographer is a really fun touch.
Bashytubits	10 Aug 2018 5:07 p.m. PST
Nice! I love that observation balloon, now that is a modelers touch.
ochoin	10 Aug 2018 5:10 p.m. PST
Gents, thank you for your kind words. The balloon & the train were both just "eye candy" in this game. We'd intended actual uses for both but the game was getting complicated. As it was, it was both tense & entertaining & on both days came down to the wire & could have gone either way. BTW rules were our mix of The Sword and the Flame & The Men Who Would Be Kings. Figures were 1/72 plastic & 20mm metals. And a bonus pic: The Jehaddiya rifles who were unexpectedly accurate. There will be questions asked in the House of Commons about British casualties….. ERROR - no url for link ‌ donald
saltflats1929	10 Aug 2018 5:47 p.m. PST
Awesome. I wish i had a "terrain guy"!
DisasterWargamer	10 Aug 2018 5:56 p.m. PST
Nicely done
Dagwood	11 Aug 2018 3:48 a.m. PST
The Major General is back ?
Long Valley Gamer	12 Aug 2018 6:44 a.m. PST
Nice game! I like how you blended the terrain on some of the multi figure stands which was very well done. I had to look carefully to see the figs were mounted individually….
ochoin	12 Aug 2018 12:55 p.m. PST
The Major General is back ? Sorry? In the first game Colonel Burnaby was taken out by a Mahdist sniper.
PaulRPetri	04 Feb 2019 6:56 p.m. PST
I am late to the party but what lead lines did you use with the plastics?? I am painting a bunch of plastics now looking for a few lead fellows to fill in the weak links. Would the Newline Design figures fit in?? Thanks Paul
SgtGuinness	27 Feb 2019 6:03 a.m. PST
Ochoin, a spectacular looking game!!!! One we all aspire to build and wish to play in. I believe the mention of the "Major General" was a compliment comparing your amazing game to the awesome hobby website that inspired many of us in the early days of the net, the Major General Tremorden Rederring's Colinial-era Wargames Page. Which is high praise indeed! Cheers, JB

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