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Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Darkest Africa, In the Heart of Africa, 28mm Regular readers of this website will know by now that my wargaming friend Colin Jack rarely puts on sensible games. While others field Seven Years War Prussians or Napoleonic French, Colin delights in the obscure, the colourful and the downright ridiculous. This week’s
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Black Powder, 28mm Well, we couldn’t really call this The Siege of Krishnapur after the J.G. Farrell novel, as the author was very specific about the layout of the place. Instead we opted for a truly fictitious Indian Mutiny siege rather than one based on historical fiction, with an all-out Mutineer attack
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Honour & Fortitude, 28mm This is less of a game report than a short photo essay, showing an Indian Mutiny game laid on by the Edinburgh Club (the SESWC) at the recent Partizan show in Newark. Most of the figures were supplied by Brian of Mutineer Miniatures, and Colin Jack was
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Honour & Fortitude, 28mm As this was my first visit to the Edinburgh Club in months, it was inevitable that there would be a little celebratory drinking. Well, it got a little out of hand – this was the booziest wargame I’ve played. It was almost impossible to take a shot
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Black Powder, 28mm The new Black Powder rules purport to cover the period from around 1700 to 1890, and the rules include a sample game set during the Sudan Campaign of 1884. well, we thought we’d give the period a try, using figures from the collections of Dave O’Brien and Colin
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Legends of the West (modified), 28mm Once every four months the “League of Gentlemen Wargamers” gather somewhere for a big game. The November one is usually played in Stonehaven, just south of Aberdeen, and is usually less serious than the two earlier games of the year. This one, laid on by Peter
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Home Made Rules, 28mm Next weekend is Targe 2009 – a wargame show in Kirruemuir, about 80 minutes’ drive north of Edinburgh. We’re putting on a participation game, whose centrepiece is the Dilkusha. it was a big house on the outskirts of Lucknow, which was fought over during the 2nd Relief
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Honour & Fortitude, 28mm I’m sorry for offering up so many pictures from this game, but visually it really was a cracker. This fictitious game involved a British relief column led by General Sir Sidney Roughdiamond (Chris Henry) advancing in relief of the garrison of Aga “where its always baking” (British
Queen Victoria’s Little Wars, Honour & Fortune, 28mm The Indian Mutiny hasn’t had an airing for over a year, hence this game. We also wanted to experiment with the rules we use. Our standard set (a variant of a Chris Peers system) never really reflected this very quirky period, while another rules set – Sepoy
Darkest Africa, In the Heart of Africa, 28mm I’ve said it before – you can’t expect a sensible game with a set of Chris Peers’ rules, but you can be sure it’ll be fun. This rare foray into “Darkest Africa was no exception. A Belgian expedition (led by Bill Gilchrist) had to cross the table,
