"General Pettygree's Battling Back to Khartoum" Topic

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ge2002bill	28 Sep 2020 9:04 p.m. PST
Here is my story Gentlemen, Battling Back to Khartoum: link Our annual BIG Colonial game was played on 26 September 1884 (2020). It is told as you probably know by now with briefly captioned and character-driven dialogued photos. See remarkable 54-60mm miniatures and the amazing city just built by Der Alte Fritz. Seeing is believing. Seeing is enjoying. Seeing is imagining. Respectfully, Bill P. Chronicler for the Adventures of General Pettygree
Florida Tory	29 Sep 2020 3:55 a.m. PST
A grand adventure in grand style, indeed! Rick
Tom Reed	29 Sep 2020 6:13 a.m. PST
I love this stuff. A great time indeed!
79thPA	29 Sep 2020 8:24 a.m. PST
The AiP figures paint up nicely.
PaulCollins	29 Sep 2020 8:59 a.m. PST
Thank you very much for this. Your battle reports never fail to raise my spirits.
Frederick	29 Sep 2020 9:06 a.m. PST
Smashing good fun!
Doug MSC	29 Sep 2020 10:02 a.m. PST
Great Story and photos!!! I love reading the adventure. I have amassed a collection of 60mm Romans, Celts and Germanic tribesmen. Over 1,000 figures at latest count. Am also working on Persians and Macedonians. I love this scale. So much easier to see and paint the details on the figures. Loads of fun to play with also.
Legionarius	29 Sep 2020 10:07 a.m. PST
Magnificent! Delightful! Epic!
Legionarius	29 Sep 2020 10:09 a.m. PST
We should all have at least a small collection of 54mm Old Time figures among our thousands of 15mm and 28mm miniatures. It is a great change of pace and truly brings the child out in us!
AICUSV	29 Sep 2020 4:56 p.m. PST
What great fun, love the table and figures.
von Schwartz	29 Sep 2020 7:27 p.m. PST
Great report, love your AARs, three cheers for General Pettygree. One burning question though: What happened inside the wall to drive off the Devishes? You left us hanging!!
ge2002bill	29 Sep 2020 8:42 p.m. PST
Attrition forced morale checks for being below 50% of original #s. The Dervishes failed and routed out of the city. Respectfully, Bill P. Chronicler for The Adventures of General Pettygree
Der Alte Fritz	29 Sep 2020 10:29 p.m. PST
What's not to like? Combining Colonial war gaming, scaling ladders and toy soldier figures is a recipe for fun. And the figures are easy to paint. Next year: perhaps Rorke's Drift in 54mm? Purky Pasha Defender of Khartoum
Parzival	01 Oct 2020 1:27 p.m. PST
I don't know the system you used, so I wondered if the rout was the result of an actual draw of an ace! Great write up with terrific pictures, as always. I am delighted every time I see another Pettygree story appear on TMP!
Der Alte Fritz	02 Oct 2020 6:19 a.m. PST
When a unit's casualties exceed 50% then it must take a morale test.
SgtGuinness	06 Oct 2020 5:14 p.m. PST
Always a pleasure to read the exciting tales of General Pettygree! These games totally portray what I love about this awesome hobby. The friendships, common love of history, exciting tales of daring do, and of course, beautiful toy soldiers fighting over exotic terrain. Well done sir, keep entertaining and motivating us.

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