A foray into the Colonial

Over the last few weeks we have been playing The Men Who Would Be Kings. And what a great rule set they are. After our last games at Meldrum using the Risorgimento figs, it was pointed out that we don't really do colonials and for such a popular period that was odd. Well that changed a few weeks later and we got off the ground running since a friend was selling off some (lots, enough!) Zulus that he had painted up and I managed to acquire and paint some Boers to add to a scraping of pith-helmeted British and make up a small field force. Leading how to play with the irregular and tribal troops has been fun and we have had disasters for both sides as the natives have overrun and massacred Boers and British in turn and had the same done to them. Last week the British, led by a bunch of officers with completely conflicting traits and abilities received a bloody good thumping at the hands of some Boers.

What's been so good about the rules is that they are fun. The units are not expensive to build, especially with so much plastic figs,  and the rules themselves quick and easy to pick up. They look like becoming a permanent feature on our tables at Meldrum and if I fancy a kitchen table game I can play against Mr Babbage. Handy that, as I've got a hanquering for India and the 1830-40's.....oops

Anyway here are some piccies from the last few weeks...

A few early games above. With my naval brigade not quite fully up to strength!

My Boers being overrun and then blasting away as the Zulus come on fast!
One more game tonight and then a trip overseas beckons. After which it will be back to the Sugar Islands.....