"Rorke's Drift is Your Favorite" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Sep 2018 9:00 a.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link Favorite Colonial Battle of the Victorian Age?40% said Rorke's Drift
15% said Isandlwana
14% said Omdurman |
| Texas Jack | 05 Sep 2018 9:37 a.m. PST |
And if it wins the favorite battle to refight poll that will be a clean sweep for Rorke´s Drift. Is there a trifecta we could bet on? |
| 45thdiv | 05 Sep 2018 2:20 p.m. PST |
Looks like we need to bring out the Zulu war figures and terrain. |
| FlyXwire | 06 Sep 2018 6:07 a.m. PST |
….or for some of us, get their much-needed and belated painting done! :))) |
 ColCampbell  | 06 Sep 2018 7:31 a.m. PST |
My good wargaming buddy was one of the gamers here in Jackson who helped Larry Brom develop "The Sword and the Flame" back in the day. He said they fought Rorke's Drift so many times that he grew sick of it. But he proved that he could lose the scenario with both the British and the Zulus. Of course his dice rolling has always been sub-par so that migh texpalin it. The "trifecta" would have been if Larry Brom had won the "Game Designers That [sic – should have been Who] Impacted the Hobby" poll.
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| GreenLeader | 14 Sep 2018 7:40 a.m. PST |
I've been the battlefield several times and Rorke's Drift is one of my favourite battles from a historical point of view… but one of the least appealing as a wargame (in my humble opinion – you are welcome to disagree). |
| EricThe Shed | 21 Sep 2018 5:08 a.m. PST |
We have played the battle several times and it always gives a good game – the trick is to build the battle in phases more here link |
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