Sharp Practice – Masai
. So how are we going to make a list for the Masai for Sharp Practice? Below you can see the Masia Tribal Force list I’ve come up with. It is fairly generic and typical of warrior peoples with a flat...
View ArticleSharp Practice – Explorers
. Explorers The Explorer list has a few more unit rosters in it as you would expect. These are composed of units that are more typical of the types of firearm equipped troops the game is pitched at. A...
View ArticleGerman Marines in East Africa
Bringing in the heavy hitters! The German Marines were involved in East Africa beginning with the Abushiri Revolt as naval landing force, providing a much needed boost to the defence of the...
View ArticleAbushiri Revolt, 1889 – Arab Dawn Assault…(part I)
. Having recently completed the German marines it was time to press them into action. Continuing my current theme of Darkest Africa clashes we played a scenario based around the 1889 Abushiri Revolt....
View ArticleAbushiri Revolt, 1889 – Arab Dawn Assault…(part II)
In part I we discussed the situation, preparation for play and the first half of the game. In this, the concluding part, we pick up the action with the arab forces, Nobles and Swahilis, advancing on...
View ArticleRifles & Spears – playsheet
Gents, There have been a number of tweaks since the first play sheet for the game was uploaded. The current play sheet is more comprehensive and essentially captures many/most elements of the game...
View ArticleRifles & Spears Artillery, MGs and Traits…
A bit of a break…(with a few projects bubbling along in the background)…but back with a few screenshots of Rifles & Spears to aid Franz (and anyone else) with some aspects of Rifles & Spears....
View ArticleA Ridge Too Far…the Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia, 1875
. Starting off with the first post for 2017 we take a look back to a big (ongoing) project from 2016 by kicking off with a game set in Darkest Africa…or in this case, Driest Africa. We shall use Rifles...
View Article…war on the Rufiji
. Last night saw us head back to Africa! Recently another Darkest Africa army has been completed and added to the growing number of armies we have for the scramble for that great continent. The...
View Article…Battle of Biscia, 1875…the road to Keren
. . In this encounter we see the forces of the Egyptian Khedive clash once again with the Ethiopian warriors of King John. In this game we shall be using The Men Who Would Be Kings for our rules –...
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Battle of El Akerish, 1875
…and so 2020 kicks off with a return to the Southern-Sudan for our first game. We wanted to lean into something fast and furious and so a trip to the Abyssinian (Ethiopian) border using The Men Who...
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