The Men Who Would Be Kings in Darkest Africa 2

[sunjester]

We played three more games of TMWWBK at Tring last Friday. A write up is on the blog http://tringwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/gaming-in-colonial-africa-2.html
These rules a proving so popular at the club, almost everyone who has played them has purchased a copy.

[petercooman]

Nice game!

[Leman]

That photo looks like Balkan Wars Turks giving Shaka the Montenegrin  something to think about.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Looking good

[Orcs]

That photo looks like Balkan Wars Turks giving Shaka the Montenegrin  something to think about.

Well Spotted.  the Zulus got shot to bits shortly after this encounter.  Failing to Charge three times did not help !!!! 

[sunjester]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Leman - the action is taking place of a fiction island just to the north of Zanzibar, a full explaination is given here http://tringwargames.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/the-men-who-would-be-kings-background.html

[Techno]

Yep.....Looking good, that man.

Cheers - Phil

[petercooman]

Which armies are covered in the rules? is the Belgian force republique and the Azande covered by any chance?

Foundry make some nice minis for them!!

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/belgians
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/azande

[sunjester]

Which armies are covered in the rules? is the Belgian force republique and the Azande covered by any chance?

Foundry make some nice minis for them!!

http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/belgians
http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/our-ranges/darkest-africa/azande

Not specifically, but you could easily work out army lists based on others in the rules.

Armies covered are:
SUDAN - Beja, British, Camel Corps, Egyptian and River Arab
ZULU/BOER WARS - Boer, British and Zulu
DARKEST AFRICA - Explorers, Naval Landing Party, Slavers and Tribesmen
FRENCH AFRICA - Foreign Legion, Armee D'Afrique, Arabic and Dahomey
ITALIAN INVASION OF ETHIOPIA - Italian, Ethiopian
NWF AND THE GREAT GAME - East Indian Company 1840, Khalsa 1840, Afghan, British, Pathan and Russian
OLD WEST - Apache, Plains Tribes, US Cavalry
PIG WAR GONE HOT, British 1859 and USA 1859
Plus
Danny and Peachey's Private (Kafiristani) Army from Kipling's novel The Man Who Would Be King

[petercooman]

hmm enough lists to find something suitable  :-

Always wanted to do something wit the zulu wars too!

Are they written with 28's in mind or would something else work?

[sunjester]

hmm enough lists to find something suitable  :-

Always wanted to do something wit the zulu wars too!

Are they written with 28's in mind or would something else work?

They are written for 28mm but you could play them in any scale. Anything below 20mm I'd either reduce the ground scale, or else use multiple figures on a base. Just think of masses of Pendraken Zulus!

[petercooman]

They are written for 28mm but you could play them in any scale. Anything below 20mm I'd either reduce the ground scale, or else use multiple figures on a base. Just think of masses of Pendraken Zulus!

Good to know! thanks!