For Queen and Planet

[Maenoferren]

I bought these rules off Wargames Vault the other day and had a bash at them tonight.
As with all new rules, it was a bit clunky to begin with but as the game progressed we got a bit faster.
We ran it with the figures as they are based and it worked.
I am rather pleased and for $7.70 not too pricey.
The interesting twist is that it can be used with a Victorian Science Fiction with the initial HG Wells invasion being thwarted the colonial powers have  begun to use the ALien technology for their own....

THe scenarios in the rules are:

1) First Battle of El Obeid - Dec 1881 Egyptian vs. Ansar

2) Second Battle of El Obeid (or Hick's Folly) - Nov 1883 - British lead Egyptians vs. Ansar

3) First Battle of El Teb (or Baker's Teb) - Feb 4, 1884 - British lead Egyptians vs. Beja

4) Second Battle of El Teb - Feb 29, 1884 - British vs. Beja

5) Battle of Tamai - March 13, 1884 - British vs. Beja

6) Siege of Khartoum - ~May 1884 - Ansar sieging British lead Egyptians

7) The Battle of Abu Klea - Jan 17, 1885 - British vs. Ansar

The Battle of Kirbekan - Feb 10, 1885 - British vs. Ansar

9) The Battle of Tofrek - March 22, 1885 - British vs. Beja/Ansar


on the whole I am really pleased with them... I might tweak them a bit but on the whole they worked well.

Just don't ask me about the Egyptians fighting off the Hadendowah charges twice

[FierceKitty]

Surely the Ansar and Brits are just as lead as the Egyptians??

[Maenoferren]

Surely the Ansar and Brits are just as lead as the Egyptians??

[Leman]

Is that a leading question? Incidentally this fundamental mistake crops up over and over again in wargames literature. Wargaming - the home for the grammatically challenged?

[Maenoferren]

Teach me to cut and paste whilst tired
I like the rules though

[FierceKitty]

In fairness, English spelling is so silly that one should really save one's scorn for those who disregard grammar, lexis, punctuation, and Aztecs, ohwhatagiveaway!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Yet again the "A" word....

Got this in my wish list on Wargames Vault.

IanS

[howayman]

You can not disregard my Gramma cos she's dead.

[Leman]

Anyway, alittle bit of Jules Verne, H G Wells, dastardly Prussian rocket scientists etc, sounds a bit of a laugh.

[mikeyboy]

Steve I thought they seemed familiar and have realised that they are very similar to Martian Empires. In fact they are practically the same rules.

[Leman]

Could there be a twin Earth?

[mikeyboy]

Is that an electrical term twin and earth?

[Maenoferren]

Steve I thought they seemed familiar and have realised that they are very similar to Martian Empires. In fact they are practically the same rules.

I have never played them so wouldn't know ... checking spelling, punctuation and Grammer to ensue that I got it write 

[mikeyboy]

Steve going to combine the best bits from both rules. Will give Martiam empires a go tonight.

[Maenoferren]

Let me know how you get on. As you no doubt realise by now.... I didnt make it