replicates a mortar schooner at Fort Jackson during the New Orleans campaign.
Dad's Army were represented. Unfortunately, Captain Mainwaring had just gone up in a ball of flame when I arrived to look, and the butcher's van would never be the same again. German gliders had been a bit too successful in landing troops, and it was obvious Mr. Hitler was not kidding after all. Most things in use were pretty authentic, but I was a little concerned that they had broken the spell of realism by putting an Airfix landing craft on the table. Apart from that, full points, people! As with the Gallipoli game, the players seemed to be having lots of fun - which is, after all, what the hobby is all about.
A pretty massive American Civil War battle was a feature of the same area near the canteen, but it seemed some of the players had shown wisdom in sending out to an alternative food source. While they enjoyed their lunch, I was able to look over the tabletop. Another well-done game with nicely painted armies. My only negative thought was that perhaps, just perhaps, it would have been better to go for a smaller number of troops so the game could move along faster. From a visual viewpoint, the large number of troops meant that each time I went past, nothing seemed to have changed much. It may well have, but large numbers on the table make it hard for visitors to tell. Give that some thought, guys! Apart from that, it was great.
