There hasn't been a blog post for a few weeks... lots going on at home and work, and a couple of weeks away in Scotland are to blame I'm afraid. More on the Scotland trip in a separate post, but I have managed to fit in a couple of games and a bit of online bargain hunting.
I had a great game of Black Powder at Eric the Shed's pitting Zulus against some heavily outnumbered British troops. On my flank the Zulus made heavy weather of trying to overrun the Redcoats who were defending a drift which broke up the Zulu charges. My fellow Zulus further along the table had a bit more success and the Brits were in trouble by the end of the evening but it was by no means a clear outcome.
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| Inevitably the gatling jammed but the combination of the gun and some rockets held off a whole Impi |
Last night I has a game of a Napoleonic Battle Cry at my friend Anthony's... in thisncase a refight of Quatre Bras. The whole game was nip and tuck with lots of fighting in the woods and honours very even till the end when I managed to gang up on an isolated cannon to win the last flag... a little bit of a gamey ending as it had been so close all the way through. Excellent fun as always and Battle Cry worked well for the earlier setting with a few tweaks.
I've also acquired assorted boardgames over the last lityle while, but I might save those for a separate post