I was sorting through my rule sets and came across my copy of 'The Sword and the Flame' and thought - "it's ages since I played a game using these rules !", and it had to be the North West Frontier - classic Colonial gaming !.
General 'Creepy' Crawley oversee the siting of his Mountain Gun himself . His force of the Blackwatch and Indian Colonial troops must push through and across the board as fast as possible
However the Afghan Chieftain Bungit Din (see Carry on up the Khyber) has other ideas !
He has had his Tribesmen construct Sangers - the terrain piece was constructed many years ago from cat litter and have stood the test of time !
To the skirl of the pipes the Blackwatch advances .
Captain Smyth orders the Punjab Infantry into skirmish order and to advance . The piles of pennies are the units ammunition reserves .
The Burpa Tribesmen ( again see the above comedy film) rush to defend their homeland . These figures where painted over 30 years ago and their high gloss finish has protected them from the ravages of time. Hopefully there will be further report .......
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A grand looking game be interested to see how it turns out. Never played with those rules although I know they are very popular especially in the U,S,
ReplyDeleteThey are rather old fashioned (perhaps like me ?) and sadly out of print now , the game is moving along splendidly.
DeleteThank you for making my day Tony! From beautiful figures and terrain, to comic anecdotes, your reports are always so entertaining and well done!
ReplyDeleteGlad to help , TSATF is one of my favorite sets of rules
DeleteA fantastic set of rules - I still have my first edition set which I bought as a spotty teenager!
ReplyDeleteYes it's sad that they are out of print nowadays ,
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