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Thursday, June 8, 2017

Kolwezi Part 3

Actually stuck with a project and have playtested my third game of my Kolwezi project.  This is a hostage rescue.  It is historical and thus short, sharp and intense.   It has taken me several plays to get a balance for both sides.  Think you all will like it!



The compound.

The French hear voices!

A quick attack to free the hostages.

The trick is to balance both sides so there is a chance for french success but it is still in doubt.  I think I have it but a couple more play throughs will confirm.  This will be one scenario where you won't roll for the enemy as the balance is too tight to be left to chance.

Of course I also had to play something else.  This time it was SAGA.  While ahistorical I am always pleasantly surprise by how much fun it is to play SAGA.  Almost every time the winner is not decided until the very end.

My new Cataphract unit

It is hard to beat for sheer spectacle of forces.  
Huns and Byzantines above.

That is all I have for now

Enjoy

Joe






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2 comments:

  1. Just JackJune 11, 2017 at 7:00 AM

    Alright man, enough playtesting, let's see the fight! ;)

    And those cataphracts look awesome.

    V/R,
    Jack

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  2. FlightDocJune 12, 2017 at 3:52 PM

    One more scenario to go Jack. This one was tricky. Next one is more straightforward; FFL go into the shanty town to look for hostages and control the area.

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