Another 'proof of principle' game, using 'Blood and Steel' with my 20mm 'The Men Who Would be Kings' Sudan collection. After the last game, I figured it was easiest to count bases instead of figures, which roughly equates to one 28mm figure represented by two 20mm figures. This, of course means that I need some more figures - I wonder if Newline are having a summer sale?
For the purposes of this game we used empty mdf bases to make up the numbers.
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| End of turn one and it turns out that we both have the 'Vanguard' mission. Pea Pasha is having trouble finding a way through all those Mahdists. |
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| While Pea Pasha probes the flank, the Egyptian Gendarmerie hold the centre. |
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| The Mahdist centre comes on in traditional style and head straight for the donga! |
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| What's that coming over the hill.............is it a camel? |
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| Camels make a thrust for the flank - newly painted Bashi Bazouks could be in trouble! |
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| Gendarmerie form a firing line, whilst Mahdists mass menacingly. |
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| Bashi Bazouks take a hammering. Unflocked bases - serves them right. |
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| Turn 4 and I roll a 'Calamity'. Time to 'Bite the Bullet' |
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| That's better. A 'Fortune' on the re-roll but I've used my last 'Bullet'. |
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| Miraculously, the Bashis are still holding on but the Mahdists swarm from the donga. |
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| The Mahdists sense victory as the charge through the village. |
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| End of turn 5 and I have 3 Attrition points. It's time for a Resolve test and I have no Bullets left to back me up. I pass the test but concede anyway. There's no way I can win this one - even a draw seems remote. |
A cracking game, most enjoyable. I looks like I have my summer project sorted.
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