As the book will contain two complete sets of Colonial wargame rules, it will also contain two battle reports that show the rules in action.
The first of these is a re-fight of Joseph Morschauser's famous 'Attack on Morobad', which saw a British force attacking the Great Wall of Morobad.
Over the past few days, I've been re-fighting this battle and recording the events using words and photographs, and a selection of the latter are shown below to give some idea of what the wargame looked like.
I am about to start work on the second battle report, and will write about that in due course.
The first of these is a re-fight of Joseph Morschauser's famous 'Attack on Morobad', which saw a British force attacking the Great Wall of Morobad.
Over the past few days, I've been re-fighting this battle and recording the events using words and photographs, and a selection of the latter are shown below to give some idea of what the wargame looked like.
I am about to start work on the second battle report, and will write about that in due course.
Great set of pictures Bob. Whets the appetite!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! I hope that the book won’t disappoint you.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos of your re-fight of the Battle of Morobad...even in B&W these are great illustrations. I like the Essex 15mm. Good going there. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson,
DeleteCheers! The figures are a mixture of Essex Miniatures (the Anglo-Egyptians) and Irregular Miniatures (the Hauserians), the trees are cake decorations mounted in bases made from FIMO, and the Great Wall of Morobad is made from small Jenga blocks.
All the best,
Bob
Morobad! On table at last! Looks good. I suspect this book will be popular.
ReplyDeleteRoss Mac,
DeleteIt’s the second time I’ve re-fought the attack on Morobad, and it turned out to be great fun on both occasions.
All the best,
Bob
Looks good Bob. Will the rules be able to cover the Sikh Wars and Indian Mutiny/Rebellion?
ReplyDeleteCheers
Simon
Simon,
DeleteI suggested that the rules in my PORTABLE NAPOLEONIC WARGAME might be suitable for the Sikh Wars and possibly the Indian Mutiny/Rebellion. That said, the simple set of rules that will be included in the forthcoming book will also be suitable.
All the best,
Bob
Great looking game and particularly like the broken wall sections.
ReplyDeleteTradgardmastare,
DeleteCheers! The broken wall sections were made from offcuts of wood from other projects that were glued together in a haphazard fashion.
All the best,
Bob
I’m looking forward to seeing the end result. School has been cancelled for six weeks so if the rules come out early I will have something to keep me busy!
ReplyDeleteSteve8,
DeleteIf everything goes to plan, the book should be in print before you go back to work.
All the best,
Bob
I think I first read of the Great Wall of Morobad, and the wars and campaigns that led to their reduction in one of Don Featherstone's books. The idea had an intriguing air of romance that I like to associate with my own war games. Great to see the thing at last!
ReplyDeleteArchduke Piccolo,
DeleteLike you, my introduction to the Great Wall of Morobad came from the pages of one of Donald Featherstone’s books. Whilst mine is made of small Jenga blocks, I think that the original was made of Plaster of Paris.
All the best,
Bob
I just love the elegant simplicity of these games and look forward to the books release.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteThanks for your kind comment. As it looks as if I will be at home a lot for the foreseeable future, I hope to be able to expedite the book’s publication.
All the best,
Bob