Gaming at Bob G's on a Saturday am

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to place a game over at Bob G's house.  Bob is a very dedicated colonial gamer and is writing up a new scenario book for the Colonial period.  H had us over to test one of the scenarios.

As you can see the setup was fantastic and the setting was German - Herero War in 1904.  The scenario involved the Germans trying to get a train of reinforcements across the table and the plucky Herero's attempting to thwart the Imperial baddies.  As with all go Bob's games, this was based on an actual incident and very thoroughly researched.

A close up of the train, the two german players (me and another gentlemen) had 4 infantry squads, a maxim and a small calvary detachment to get the train across.

We never really knew how many troops the Herero's had as the game used a very clever hidden movement and out two opponents were very crafty at making us think there were enemies everywhere so we advanced very cautiously.

Deploying out of the train to repair track work - this would happen a lot!

As with other games at Bob's - I became too engrossed in the game play and forgot to take pictures except for these last two where our Germans blunder into the Herero trap.  They stacked up track obstructions at the end and created a killing zone by keeping the bulk of their forces around that area.  Those crafty Herero's had only a few units out harassing the germans and they would hit and fade away and then rinse and repeat.  They really tricked us that we were facing the bulk of their forces  very well played.

 We conceded the game as they were picking off our track clearing crews and we had reached turn 18 of the game.  All-in-all it was a grand way to spend a Saturday morning.

I'm really looking forward to when Bob publishes his his scenarios book.