Testing out 2 Hour Wargames Colonial Adventures

 

So, I tried this game out solo a couple of time over the last few weeks, but this past Friday I suckered I mean invited two fellow gamers over to give it a proper test. 

It was a standard patrol, with both players on the same side vs the system (nominally run by me) 

Two units of Canadians

Two Martian sepoy units

So two commanders each with two units on patrol looking for the enemy in rough terrain. They also were to fire the village.

Some of the potential foes for the British to encounter

The sepoys units found the enemy pretty fast. Two units of musket armed natives appeared on the main hill. These were followed quickly by two unit of fanatics. Meanwhile the Canadians thought they might have found some natives, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

One unit of musket men took the hill and rained fire down on the advancing Canadians, while on their left flank the fanatics quickly charged and engaged the sepoy troops. It was a bloody melee that saw  sepoy and a fanatic unit destroyed and the other units severely weakened. As for the fire fight, the Canadians emerge triumphant, even after one of the units had to turn away to fight off the remaining fanatics who had just routed the remaining sepoy unit.

In the end the last remaining native unit quit the field leaving it in the hands of the Canadians.

I had some issues with the rules. It certainly was a quick game but it felt chaotic. I understand what the rules are trying to do, the whole reaction system, but somehow it just did not feel right to me. The group agreed that the system makes sense for skirmish gaming, and I may try a game of All things zombie to give it a test, but for unit VSF action, I am afraid my search continues for the right game.

Up next, a return to G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T.

PS sorry for the lack of 'action' photos I was too busy trying to figure out all the reaction rolls.

More troops to get on the battlefield, some time soon hopefully

Martian warriors!

 

So here are 24 Martians from Parroom Station to add to the collection. Half of them have two handed swords while the others have polearms. 

I did do them up in two different flesh shades. The swords men tend to be a bit darker somewhat more reddish which in my mind represents the drugs ingested by these fanatic warriors. These models seemed built for contrast paints and for a simple wash at the end of the main painting, the details really came out nicely.

Generic VSF defenses

 

These fine castings are from OSHIRO The turrets on platforms will be used in a planned German attack on British positions. The other three may well be used in the same game, but the original plan was to use them on a coastal bost for All Quiet on the Martian Front.

Some more Martian tripods

 

I did these up during the AHPC XVI. The purple tripod in the rear is meant to represent a scientist or Royal tripod. The model is not an official model, it is something I picked up at an estate sale along with some other AQMF stuff. The assault tripod on the right is done up as my version of a red Martian tripod. The last tripod is the last of the grenadiers tripods that I have bringing me up to three in total.

More All Quiet on the Martian Front 25 American tanks

 

Command tank and 12 MK IIs

3 Mk III machine guns tanks (rear) & 3 Mk IIbs

6 Mk III tanks

Having done a lot of green versions of these tanks, I felt I needed something different for my second tank group. In my fluff these were vehicles were relocated from the western front when the Martians advanced deeper into the US.

They were primed with rattle can British Uniform. Then heavy dry brush/over brushed with craft paint Khaki and sand. The Mk II's had an Agrax earth shade wash while the Mk IIIs had a Vallejo Dark green wash lightly applied to give just the sense of a green tint. 

The MkIII machine gun tanks were painted green but a lighter shade than my usual green. These will be assigned as support for my armoured infantry units.

British reinforcements

 

So, a rocket launcher and five mechanical unicorn mounted female troopers(and a mechanical mule) I do have some more cavalry and also a 10 person rifle unit (not done yet)

Prussian reinforcements

 

What better troops to field on Mars than Unicycle mounted lancers? These fine troops are by Eureka miniatures. I had some fun with these, especially the plumes!