The scene of the engagement, the village of Pequena and the mountain resort overlooking it, held by the local worker forces .
The brave Republican Workers !
The Neuvo Rico High Command plan their battle - spoiler alert - it DIDN'T go as planned .
The first thing that went wrong was the Republican forces got their reinforcements early - two units of Militia -La Cigarros ('the cigarettes' because of the colour of their uniforms) who moved very quickly forward.
The Neuvo Ricans deploy their HMG - to far away to be effective .
The Militia seize the heights - thus controling the right flank !
The Neuvo Ricans deploy their infantry and make a series of uncoordinated attacks (a bad run of cards and poor movement dice didn't help)
The American actor Armatage Shanks and his lady friend (?) decide it's time to leave !
The ill advised attacks are shot down by the Workers , to make matters worse their supporting Artillery failed to turn up - again bad dice rolls !
To crown it all the Republicans recieved a further reinforcement card , which was an Armoured car ! The Neuvo Rician General knew when he was beaten and withdrew in disgrace - although to be fair they had appaling luck - a run of bad cards made it difficult to get their troops moving , their reinforcements didn't arrive and the troops that did attack couldn't hit a barn door ! . A very odd game but enjoyable all the same and it was nice to get the figures onto the table again.
Odd perhaps, wonderfully entertaining and a visual delight for sure!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes, James
A rather frustrating game but enjoyable in a quirky way .
DeleteTerrific terrain. Tell us more about it…
ReplyDeleteA novel approach I admit.
DeleteI must do a photo shoot on it, got the idea from a Memoir 44 set up on a blog , and I can't remember who's it was.
DeleteCracking game! Those 'La Cigarros' militia taking the heights early clearly set the tone for a rough afternoon for Nuevo Rico. A bad run of activation cards can ruin the best-laid plans, but it made for a wonderfully quirky and entertaining report. Glad to see the figures getting a run-out!
ReplyDeleteAll the best, Andy
Yes sometimes the best games are the ones we didn't plan .
DeleteToo true! The unpredictable games always leave the best stories behind. Looking forward to seeing what chaos unfolds in the next one!
DeleteAll the best, Andy
Another great game to get my butterfly twitching, luckily(?) the demise of Irregular and their Deutsche Homage range has stopped it from taking flight.
ReplyDeleteIrregular sadly missed 😪
DeleteI love this stuff Tony - a very classy game.
ReplyDeleteThank you , I must use them more often.
DeleteThanks for an excellent battle report Tony! It's great to have Nacho Wars back! Everything looks wonderful and it was a very interesting engagement! Viva Nacho Wars!!
ReplyDeleteSadly I forgot to take more photos when the action grew hot .
DeleteGreat looking game and a good report, very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThank you , it was good to get them back onto the tabletop again.
DeleteSuperb! I like the style of your scenery which fits the style of the figures so well. Solo games really need that unpredictability so you clearly have a nice system - home grown? More Nacho Wars please. And loved the posters. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteThanks I us 'A Gentlemen's War ' rules with slight adaptations
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