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Saturday, 18 August 2018

Portable Wargame Encounters



The following game used a simple set of skirmish rules (Heroic Encounters - see In-House Rules in the side-bar) that are based on Bob Cordery's popular Portable Wargame rules.

 Treasure Hunt

 A team of Treasure Hunters led by Harry "Hertfordshire" Jones is searching for an artefact of possible power, lost in distant Pesbekistan. They are pitted against a group of local tribesmen who have been recruited by a White Russian Agent-Provocateur, Count Sokolov, who are searching for the same thing for use in counter-revolutionary activities, or something...
The Treasure Hunters
The Count and his followers
The Artefact hidden in the undergrowth
Let the skirmish commence
The tribesmen look for cover
Hertfordshire Jones and his men rush across the open area
A tribesman cries out when he locates the artefact
He immediately comes under fire
The home made HIT DICE features the cunning use of an H on 2 sides of a d6 - clever stuff
Casualties on both sides
Tribesmen attempt to out-flank the Treasure Hunters
Fighting on all sides
50% casualties are reached for the Counts' side
Tribesmen begin to lose the will to fight...
they slip away on both flanks
"This belongs in a museum"
"Curse you Hertfordshire Jones! We'll meet again...grrr"
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11 comments:

  1. Phil18 August 2018 at 18:16

    A beautiful and effective team of Treasure Hunters!

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  2. Duc de Gobin18 August 2018 at 18:30

    A nice change of trope and genre. These rules are very adaptable. I had been thinking of large scale WW2 games with these, but now you have me thinking that treasure hunts and sci fi are definite possibles.

    Still laughing at 'Hertfordshire' Jones... I can hear the 'Raiders' theme played on out of tune guitar as we speak.

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar18 August 2018 at 20:50

      They are adaptable indeed - one of your comments last year has me planning to undertake some brigade level games in the future!

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    2. Duc de Gobin19 August 2018 at 00:03

      Oooo. I look forward to that.

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  3. Sprinks18 August 2018 at 19:50

    Another great game jack. Bags of character as ever. Will we be further adventures of Hertfordshire Jones in the offing?

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar18 August 2018 at 20:52

      Thanks mate - possibly, unless I get distracted by something... ooh shiny new toy.. what was I saying?

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  4. Mark, Man of TIN18 August 2018 at 22:03

    Another simple uncluttered good looking game. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar19 August 2018 at 08:45

      Thanks Mark. I prefer simple games that can be set up and run whenever I have a spare hour

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  5. Peter18 August 2018 at 22:55

    A fun game there with a nice mix of figures. I noticed one Airfix cowboy figure.

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    1. Maudlin Jack Tar19 August 2018 at 08:47

      Thanks Peter - yes a couple of old Airfix, some Esci and some metal figures (20mm) from Irregular and Elhiem

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