Operation Glamour, May 1967 – Outpost scenario, Chain of Command
Rhodesian War – Farmstead/Outpost scenario, Chain of Command In this instalment we look at a bush war scenario that was very common – an attack on an isolated farmer’s home or villager’s kraal, police...
View ArticleSailors, Sikhs and Slavers…(part I)
Britain committed to the abolition of the african scourge of slavery in the later part of the 19th century, whilst staking claims, limiting opposing regional expansions as well as pursuing the...
View ArticleSailors, Sikhs and Slavers…(part II)
Ngoni! We pick up the action where we left off. If you recall, the Atonga levies were all locked up in combat, contesting the jungle area on the British right flank with a unit of Sikhs in support,...
View ArticleClash at Cleland’s Cabin, 1816
. . September, 1816 and a clan of the Bidjigal tribe is stirring up trouble with the whitefellas! Since March raids on farms in the Nepean River region has forced Governor Macquarie to act. His...
View ArticleAustralian Frontier Wars – TMWWBK
Mm. As mentioned in a previous post the Osprey rules, The Men Who Would Be Kings, are an excellent contender for gaming this period. These rules are more toward the ‘hollywood’ end of the spectrum...
View ArticleSharp Practice! – Australian Frontier Wars
Gents, In the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated there is an article on the Encounter at Pinjarra, an engagement fought south of Perth, October 1834. Along with that article there is...
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Battle of Phlius, summer, 427BC
Northern Peloponnese, Phlius, summer, 427BC. A Spartan raiding force moved north to attack an Athenian raiding force moving inland from the Epidauran coast through the Argolid. Word from a spy in...
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Campaigning
Gents, Wargame campaigns are one of the hardest of activities to organise, possibly even harder to finish. They often start out with a fairly simple basic structure or idea and then get bogged down...
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