Flushed with success, the Small Swords have decided to test their muscle against the British
by attacking a forage party in broad daylight! Will the arrival of a troop of lancers
make them think twice? [Click for details]"It's easy to fight when everything's right,
And you're mad with the thrill and the glory;
It's easy to cheer when victory's near,
And wallow in fields that are gory...."
- Robert Service, Carry On!
Ah, yes, the raison d'etre of a colonial wargaming site...the conflicts, their outcome and the effect on the region. With pictures, of course.
Flushed with success, the Small Swords have decided to test their muscle against the British
by attacking a forage party in broad daylight! Will the arrival of a troop of lancers
make them think twice? [Click for details]
The Small Swords have encroached on the exclusion zone imposed by the western powers
around ShuiXia. They must be tossed out and shown who is really in charge around here.
But what troubles are inter-unit rivalries going to cause when push comes to shove, and
the shooting starts? [Click for details]
The shooting has begun, Britian and China are at war once again. To
protect British interests Sir Rand McNally and General Lord Parsely Garnish have gone
to JinShui by train. Now that they're all packed up and ready to leave, however, Chinese
troops have seized the rail bridge and a relief column is in sight in the pass. Can they
escape, or will they become guests of the Emperor? [Click for
details]The Retreat from Shangxuanya
Q Division, Beyond the Grave
Trading with One To Be Named Later
Wherein the Crowsfeet set out
to seize the treaty trade goods on the train from Ottawa before they can reach their
destination. Can the sturdy men of the York and Simcoe protect it, and will they be
saved by the Cavalry? [Click for details]
Q Division Always Gets Their...Man?
Wherein
the brave troopers of Q Division, NWMP; under
the command of Inspector Yongestreet set out capture murderer Jack Pickman, a dark and
sinister member of the unwholesome community at Dagonfather who has taken refuge
in the
abandoned ruins of the old Whately farm....[Click for details]
Just a minaret, that's no hookah! That's my
wife!
Having stopped in French Rococo on his way home to England,
Sir Rand and his wife met a local Sheik, who took a fancy to Lady Ally! A quick kidnap
later and the lady was destined for the harem, but a bandit chieftan wants the lady for
himself, and it's up to Sir Rand to bring her home safely....[Click for details]
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