Colonials

Tom Brown’s Africa Days

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Veteran Gamer Bob Beattie has taken a popular 19th Century fictional character — Tom Brown, of Tom Brown’s Schooldays — and come up with a wonderful what-if game. What if Brown, all grown up, and disgraced in an accounting scandal ends up in Africa.

Bob calls this a “convergence role play game,” in which fictional and historical characters meet. Its the same sort of convergence that has been done in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the incredible Kim Newman novel Anno Dracula.

This page has a description and photos of Bob’s game.

Indian Mutiny Wargames Scenarios

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These Indian Mutiny Wargames Scenarios are free, and designed for the Victorian Steel rules. The authors say, however, that they are easily adaptable to other rules systems.

Wargames Scenarios For Southern African Wars 1838 – 1884

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Scenarios for the wars in Southern Africa from 1838 to 1884 is free, and designed for the Victorian Steel rules. The scenarios are easily adaptable to other rules sets, though.

Battles For Empire Free Colonial Scenario Book

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Hotz Art Works offers a free scenario book for Colonial conflicts. It’s designed for Battles for Empire II, but any clever gamer is more than capable of converting these to their favorite system. In the book:

  • Imperial Attack: The Battle of Tamai, Sudan, 1884
  • Native Assault: The Battle of Khambula, Zulu War, 1879
  • Native Ambush: The Battle of Ahmed Kheyl, Afghanistan, 1880
  • Native Ambush: The Battle of Intombe, Zulu War, 1879
  • Imperial fighting withdrawal: Fictional battle, Sudan, 1883
  • Imperial raid: The Battle of the Rosebud, Plains War, 1876
  • River Crossing: The Battle Of Nyzane, Zulu War, 1879
  • Siege: Rorke’s Drift
  • Gunboat Assault: Opening The Yangtze, Fictional, Boxer Rebellion, 1900
  • Native Assault: The Battle of Isandlwana, Zulu War, 1879

Boxer Rebellion Game In 25/28mm

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Here’s a photo video collage of a Boxer Rebellion game I ran a couple of years ago. The figures are all Old Glory. All figures and terrain were painted/made by yours truly.