As mentioned in my first post on Broken Square, we had time on Wednesday night to play a second game. With things having gone so well for Gow Pasha in the first game, I knew that my luck wouldn't last!
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| The square had no sooner set off than the front rank was rushing ahead and being ambushed by Ansar riflemen. |
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| As soon as the square reformed a horde of Fuzzies charged it. |
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The Gatling crew wisely legged it into the square while the infantry poured a couple of volleys into the Fuzzy ranks. Unable to cope with this sort of discipline, the Fuzzies soon ran off. |
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| Soon the front ranks were rushing ahead - into another ambush. The fools! |
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Inevitably, while the square was broken another Fuzzy horde appeared. By now Gow Pasha's horse has been shot from under him. |
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| A volley takes out the Fuzzy front rank but things don't look great. |
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| A Gatling gunner's view of the war. |
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| While trying to move to the side, more straggling occurs and more Ansars are there to ambush them. |
After fighting off no fewer than seven charges and a lot of sniping the square finally reached the safety of the river. Losses were rather higher this time round - half the pack camels and a few infantry - and my horse!
9 comments:
I really like the look of this system I must say!
Damned fuzzie's! Nice looking game, an quite quick by the look of it.
A wins a win mate.
Don & Paul
The games each took about 30 minutes and looked pretty good with Martin's toys. We are toying with the idea of running a version of the game as a perticipation game at shows.
I've been looking for a better rule set to play colonials, might have to give these a go!
Don
The whole game is in the current issue of Nugget - if you haven't already joined WD, now is the time!
How did i miss this little gem and the previous one??? Bloody google friends thing...keeps playing up!!!!!
Nice little wargame
Cheers
Paul
Paul
You got there in the end - that's the main thing.
Richard brought this to my place a few weeks ago. I was shot off my horse early on, a camel went down and the square fell apart crossing a wadi. They may have been a few survivors, now slaves of the Mahdi but I fear it's a lonely grave in the desert for Drury Pasha.
Ian
I gather that following a game on wednesday (I had been posted elsewhere that evening), our old chum Armatys Pasha is now a guest of the Mahdi...
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