A VERY odd game indeed !

 

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. 

Nacho Wars meets Ai

 

It is ages since I had a game using my 25mm Copplestone Nacho Wars collection 

These two posters are from the Felpersham Fine Arts gallery (permission has been granted for publicatiion) 

The Tabletop of Mars has been set up and the games afoot , a report will be posted soon .....

Real life continues - with some progress.

 

I have been debating what to do with the reclaimed hen run and am leaning towards low maintenance. With this in mind having a lot of old bricks and a lot of stones which you find as soon as you dig into the soil I have decided to brick and cobble the area with spaces for plants - I am going for the 'Rustic' look and rather making it up as I go along . My neighbour, a man who used a laser level to put his fence and patio in wore a frown whilst looking at my handy work , I am employing what my father referred to as the "rack of the eye" !

Of course no DIY project is complete without the odd flesh wound !- not as bad as it looks - my wife enquired why I wasn't wearing gloves ?

Talking of Mrs K she has been busy renovating the garden seat (something I have been meaning to do over the last 15 years) The dog has to supervise by lying in the hottest place in the garden rather than the shade.

Just to reclaim this blog back to Toy Soldiers - here we see a patrol of Nuevo Ricocian Infantry on the look out for smugglers.

The figures are a few extra 28mm Copplestone Miniatures I have painted up for my Nacho Wars project.

 

The Action at Cidade Ferroviaria.

 

I decided to play the game when 'S' came around for our regular Friday gaming session. 'S' took the forces of Nuevo Rico and I the defenders . The Nuevo Riccion forces motored down the road towards the railway .

The Armoured Car was hit by rifle fire and driven off and also the leading truck was damaged forcing the infantry to debus .

On the right the Republican HMG had to redeploy to counter a flanking movement - the token donates that the unit has activated ( a suitable S. American postal stamp)

The Workers are outshot by the Regulars and driven back as the enemy capture the barricades and one end of the village.

At this point as the action grew hot I forgot to take photos ! , the Militia tried to do a flanking attack on the enemy but where driven off by well placed artillery fire and fled back across the Montanha de Ouro - the Llama donates that they are disordered and in flight. .

Another unit of 'La Cigarros' try to recapture the village but again were out gunned by the regulars (Regulars count as being open order but the Workers or the Militia due to there lack of training cannot) , at this point the forces of the Republic decided to retire having suffered heavy casualties . A good game with the adaptions to the rules seemed to work well . What will happen now ?! to be continued ..........

 

  

Nuevo Rico Invades !

 

The scene of the action, the town of Cidade Ferroviaria which sits on the important railway line which runs along the border between Nuevo Rico and the Republic of Cocos . The road runs from Nuevo Rico on the left and the Republic on the right .

The Iron Road stretches into the mountainous distance .

Intelligence has alerted the town that a mechanised force from Nuevo Rico is moving rapidly down the road to capture the village and sever the railway line and the workers have armed themselves ready to repel the invaders.

The workers block the road and fortify the houses .

A flanking force occupies the wood and await in ambush .

The only Republican force is a HMG which has been set up in a commanding position on the Montanha de Ouro to cover the railway junction. The Commander has sent a message to bring the local Militia (La Cigarros) to aid them 

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A return to Nacho Wars .

 

The engagement in the Vale do Tedio (part2)

 

The action was hotting up as the Republican Militia moved to engage the enemy threatening the mine.

The workers beat of all attacks on the Convent and only take a few casualties due to it's stout walls.

Then the game comes to an end - I usually play till 6 jokers have been drawn and the last two appeared in quick succession and night falls !

'and as the suns sinks slowly in the west' - things were looking a bit bleak anyway for the Nuevo Riccan forces, the Police had suffered heavy casualties trying to take the convent and on the last move the Regulars tried to attack the workers in the Mine and failed their moral test and fled ! - so a victory for the Republican Workers ! . The Neuvo Riccan forces had bad luck and never really got going and the game ending rather abruptly was maybe a blessing for them preventing further embarrassment . An interesting game and it was good to get the figures on the tabletop again .

The engagement in the Vale do Tedio (part1)

 

The game started with a bit of luck for the Republic , the reinforcements diced well and sped down the road towards the Convent.

On the other flank a column of Neuvo Riccan Regulars appear, having had to abandon their transport due to the bridge being destroyed by the rebel workers .

The Police force was delayed due to a breakdown in transport (I roll 2 dice before moving them on a double the truck doesn't move) . The first unit debuses and moves towards the enemy.

And shortly afterwards - run away having taken heavy casualties (the postage stamp markes that they have activated and the Llama means they are disordered)

On the other flank the Regulars deploy and bring up their HMG to attack the mine workings . Part 2 to follow soon .......

The Return to 'Nacho Wars' , The Workers are revolting !.

It's been a while since I explored the history and battles in the bitter struggle between Neuvo Rico and the Republic de la Coccos .

A recent find of high grade Gold in the once backwater of Vale do Tedio has sparked sudden interest in both Nations 

The worker of the Mina de Ouro have sided with the Republic and seized control of the mine and the Convent on the main route into the valley.and await reinforcements. 

Help is on the way in the form of the local Militia 'la cigarros' 

However the Government of Neuvo Rico has it's eyes on the prize as well and have dispatched a 'Flying Column' of the Policia do Estado to take control of the mine and deal with the workers ! . More to follow ...........

 

The Workers are revolting.

Got my latest batch of Copplestone figures painted , they are two units of Workers Militia here seen being lead by their Shop Steward.

These figures are generic and can be used by both sides in the conflict . They are seen in my new scenery bases MDF cacti . I must get back into Nacho Wars as it's been a while since I've had a game.

 

Nacho Wars Dramatis Personae .

Although I've been busy painting other peoples figures I've managed to get these figures done for my Nacho Wars , the are Copplestone Miniatures in 28mm .

The Nursing Sister , reroll failed saving throw if she attends the wounded ?

The Spy and the Film Star (mistress/ lady of mystery)

The Pilot - is it Biggles ? , we know W.E. Johns wrote about his exploits in the Nacho Wars in 'Wings over the Andes' . Hopefully they will all be appearing on the tabletop soon.