tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post3448845108601438243..comments2024-02-15T04:22:00.528-06:00Comments on Campaigns of General William Augustus Pettygree: Some Remarks About Colonial GamesGalliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258909398832285314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-59062603555255883822011-10-10T02:40:20.923-05:002011-10-10T02:40:20.923-05:00Victory conditions and sometimes luck. I have run ...Victory conditions and sometimes luck. I have run a couple of TS&TF games where the Afghans couldn't hit the side of a barn and couldn't make almost any other roll on a bet. And had the reverse happen as well.Larry Stehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382420301314415890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-21409588149004815472011-10-02T18:39:43.865-05:002011-10-02T18:39:43.865-05:00I've played many a game in the Colonial era, a...I've played many a game in the Colonial era, and few have ever been the same. There have been times when Tommy Atkins marched all the way to the objective and back, yet saw nary a soul. There have been times when the doughty British column had but stepped out from their defences, only to be jumped by thousands of hostiles. <br /><br />It's all part of the charm and, as you say, the uncertainty of it all that makes the period so appealing.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834159033854153921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-68880726348147988292011-09-29T17:22:26.179-05:002011-09-29T17:22:26.179-05:00I think the numbers dont matter as much as do the ...I think the numbers dont matter as much as do the victory conditions of both sides. Both sides should have clear cut, achievable victory conditions.<br /><br />In a game with a set number of turns, the British objective could be to hold out for (X) number of turns. You could have a recycling horde of natives to keep the pressure on.<br /><br />Another scenario could be for the natives to give the British a black eye and achive a minor victory by causing 25% British casulties and a major victory with 50% British casulties. In this case I would go with a 3:1 ratio and give the British a chance to drive off the natives once they hit a breakpoint.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516546913402429733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041377480802719591.post-28778544959801896452011-09-29T15:29:36.712-05:002011-09-29T15:29:36.712-05:00We've had much the same experiences playing TS...We've had much the same experiences playing TSATF these many years. I can't recall how many times our plucky British player(s) have been swamped by Brother Zulu.<br /><br />JimColCampbell50https://www.blogger.com/profile/15910423749022189030noreply@blogger.com