WorLard Sharp Practice Practice II

Tonight we played the second test of our Beau Geste based game, which as it turned out was ore akin to Beau Jest if my dice rolling was anything to go by! The game is set up for the WorLard Day at the Durham club and we'll be using Sharp Practice by the Lardies. It will be interesting to see what we can glean in terms of how Sharp Practice has been streamlined by their play testers as it's a system that, along with The Men Who Would Be King, I predict will be used a lot at the club.

The following pics were taken throughout the second test game.....

Lonely Sentry On the Lookout:

Caravan Train protected by a platoon of Legionnaires enters the table and starts making it's way towards the fort:

What's this? Tuaregs suddenly adorn the ridge line! And there's loads of 'em heading for the camel train!

Platoon of Legionaires stand their ground and let off two volleys that see one one the leading groups of Tuaregs off nicely.

The Legionaires protecting the Caravan are getting overwhelmed so out come the Chasseurs d'Afrique to offer much needed support!

My poor Legionaires about to be overwhelmed:

Yep, that's what you call "overwhelmed"!!

Chasseurs d'Afrique fan out and charge the Tuaregs carrying two groups away as they hit them in perfect order.

The 'Donkey Brigade' (TM) are also ordered out in support of the Chasseurs d'Afrique!

Ouch!

Chasseurs d'Afrique re-group:

The Fort, too ice not to have another piccie!

Stoic (ie well protected!) Legionaires!

To be continued.....

WorLard, Sharp Practice, Practice!

Well, if title that doesn't have you befuddled then I don't know what will! Perhaps a short explanation. Those from the North East of England will be familiar with the term "wor" meaning "our". Thus the WorLard is a pun- very clever, not dreamed up by yours Truly but by fellow club member Jim. I like it!

WorLard being one of the TooFatLardies travelling games, which I can tell you after attending last years are great fun as well as a great insight into how Richard writes his rules.

There really isn't much to say about the game other than it was based on Beau Geste, the movie of which there are three versions and involves a raid by the Tuaregs in French colonial territory using Sharp Practice.

It was a complete dry run for the game and there will be more terrain and alterations to the game plan etc so to comment on it now would be a bit of a stab in the dark as the game may develop into something else altogether.

The miniatures and terrain were part of Sweary Nige's collection with some of the Camelry belonging to Conrad Cairns.

I can leave you with the snaps I took of the game:

 Bye for now.