Definitely some very entertaining looking campaigns to look at and all very Portable Wargameable !
It was a pretty lean November as far as blog posts went. No particular reason for this other I have been beavering away on the rules for the new book. I think they are now there or thereabouts and so I am arranging a further test game next which will be the largest action fought with them so far. It should be fun!
In the meantime though, I have been able to pick up a few items on the acquisition list, all of which will find their way onto the blog in due course but today I shall focus on just one of them.
The ‘tribal’ block armies - originally designed for Zulus (predominantly brown) and Afghan/Mahdist/Arab types.
There is an abundance of ‘small wars’ in this book and the preceding volume (which I am awaiting delivery of) so for me, there is certainly plenty of mileage. Couple with my earlier acquisition of Colonial Armies of Africa 1850 to 1918 by Peter Abbott, I reckon that I have more than sufficient for needs in terms of inspiration. I am leaning towards using the block armies again - they have been sitting patiently in their storage boxes for way too long - but I am conscious of the fact that they may need a little upgrading. Again, nothing major, just a few minor additions. This option of course means that I can get into action far sooner than painting figures!
2 comments:
David -
That Risings and Rebellions book looks like a very useful primer and resource for plenty of interesting campaigns.
In my younger years, as one of English ancestry, I rather leaned towards the Empire. As time has gone on, my sympathies have veered increasingly towards resistance movements. For long I avoided Colonial Wargames as being a trifle one-sided. In more recent years, owing to the greed and grift of their socio-political 'elites', I've developed a certain distaste for the leech-like clinging to global hegemony exhibited by the anglophone West and its European acolytes. In following along, my own country is exhibiting the characteristics of a jackal.
I just wish Paul and I could get back to the 'Darkest Aithiops' campaign...
Cheers,
Ion
Hello there Ion,
I must confess that I have developed, over time, a greater appreciation of the, how shall I put it? The ‘underdog’ (whatever that is!) so to speak. I like to think though, that through the medium of research I have been able to establish a better understanding of what happened and why. There are many ‘whys and wherefores’ to consider but for me, looking at both sides gives a far better appreciation of what when down and why.
I certainly agree with your early days viewpoint and in truth, my own path has kind of followed a similar vein although I have never been that much of a political animal.
All the best,
DC
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