 Old Contemptible  | 02 Mar 2025 6:49 p.m. PST |
I hosted another Second Boer War game for my club. Follow thei link to my Flickr page. link
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| Sydney Gamer | 02 Mar 2025 7:41 p.m. PST |
Another superb Boer War scenario! |
| Old Contemptible | 02 Mar 2025 9:05 p.m. PST |
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| korsun0 | 02 Mar 2025 11:56 p.m. PST |
That's a great advertisement for playing that period. Might have to get me a set of those rules. How many figures did that scenario use, if you don't mind me asking? |
| Old Contemptible | 03 Mar 2025 1:07 a.m. PST |
I don't know the exact number of figures in the scenario. Here is the OB for both sides. link link |
| korsun0 | 03 Mar 2025 2:05 a.m. PST |
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| Old Contemptible | 03 Mar 2025 1:42 p.m. PST |
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| korsun0 | 04 Mar 2025 8:06 a.m. PST |
they are a difficult set of rules to find, even with your links. I have had no luck. |
| Old Contemptible | 04 Mar 2025 2:36 p.m. PST |
Contact the publisher and ask them to do another run of the rules. peginc.com info@peginc.com As an alternative there is "Rank & File" I have the rules but I have never played them. From reading them they would some tweaking to make them work. link |
| Old Contemptible | 04 Mar 2025 3:06 p.m. PST |
Here are some other rules to consider. Principles of War: 19th Century Colonial "Black Powder (2nd Edition) – Colonial Supplement" "Battles for Empire" "Rank & File" |
John Leahy  | 04 Mar 2025 7:33 p.m. PST |
There is the Men who would be Kings, Field of Battle by Brent Oman (a favorite of mine) and The Sword and the Flame. Thanks. John |
| Old Contemptible | 04 Mar 2025 10:04 p.m. PST |
Wrong scale. We are playing battalions and commandos. Three figures to a stand. Four stands to a battalion or commando. We are playing medium and large size battles which are (IMO) unsuited for skirmish rules. Even some of the small battles are a little big for skirmish. TSTAF is not originally design for the 2nd Boer War but it certainly can be modified to do so. Some of the late gorilla war tactics would be perfect for TSTAF. link This is not a run of the mill colonial war. The British sent 500,000 soldiers to South Africa. |
| korsun0 | 05 Mar 2025 4:38 a.m. PST |
Rank and File is one of my favourite rules sets; I should have thought of them but I associate them with Horse and Musket, just shows how unfamiliar I am with the Boer period. They should do nicely, an excellent suggestion! @John Leahy – I like "the men who would be kings" but the scale is probably not right. Thanks for the suggestions though. |
| John Leahy | 05 Mar 2025 1:42 p.m. PST |
I have used TMWWBK for quite large battles in the Sudan. It easily scales up. Thanks. John |
