A Boer War Interlude

For the past few weeks we have taken a break from our Stalingrad campaign, in order to prepare for the club's annual celebration of all things TFL, WorLard. Having put on a game for the first four Lard Days, I chose to take a back seat this year and instead help out with Neil McG's Boer War game.
Hence, we put on a game of 'A Mere Question of Pluck' (available in the Christmas 2016 edition of the TFL 'Special') using some very nicely turned out 10mm figures (Pendraken, I believe).

After 2 practice games and a further 2 games on the day, I can definitely say that I'm hooked. The games were all very enjoyable even allowing for the steep learning curve.

We put on the Talana Hill scenario which, as well as being one of the first actions of the Second Boer War, serves as a good introductory scenario. We chose to let the umpire run the Boers and all the players were on the British side. The photos below are snaps from all four games.

The Empty Battlefield. Boer deployment points on Talana (centre) and Lennox (far distant) Hills.

British will enter from the right.

Boer Vedettes at the foot of Lennox Hill.
(My favourites, although the poor photo doesn't do them justice) 

British Battalion column crosses the stream and begins to extend out.
The leading two companies are in open order

The British two battalion  attack grinds to a halt at Talana Hill

A secondary attack also runs into trouble at Lennox Hill

A good variety of other TFL games were on offer on the day; 'Big' Chain of Command, I Ain't Been Shot Mum!, Sharp Practice, Dux Britanniarum, Kiss Me Hardy and Coastal Patrol were all on offer. However, the star of the show was undoubtedly Rich's own Chain of Command game set in Malay. The terrain for this game was simply a joy to behold.

Big Rich in Malay - 28mm Chain of Command

A lone Japanese tank - lost in the jungle?