I had planned to run a new Nama scenario - “The Battle of Hartebeestmund” - on Friday at Cold Wars 2018. But the longer I worked on the Hartebeestmund scenario, the more I realized that (at least in its current form) the scenario did not have the right balance between historical simulation and game play. Translation: it had lots of historically accurate elements but players - especially the German players - wouldn’t have any fun! So it was back to the drawing board for a radical redesign of Hartebeestmund.
Instead of Hartebeestmund, on Friday I ran a historical scenario that players have enjoyed when I have run it at previous conventions: "Otjosongombe: Leave no Man Behind!”.
F: 180: 18 Battle at Hartebeestmund (German South- West Africa, 1905)
Historical Period: Colonial
Time: Friday, 6 PM; Length: 4 hrs
No. of Players: 6
GM: Roy Jones
Scale: 25mm; Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict, Prize: Herero and German Miniatures
It's a trap! Jakob Morenga, son of a Herero father and a Nama mother, and his Nama riflemen have been waiting for the Germans all along. And now the Germans are trapped between the hills and the river. It's German Mausers, machine guns and cannon against concealed Nama rifles and Jakob Morenga's guile, in a brutal fight at Hartebeestmund. Whether German or Nama, no one's coming out of this fight unscathed! From the forthcoming scenario book "The Nama Wars". More at: www.hererowars.com.
F: 180: 18 Otjosongombe: Leave no Man Behind!
(German South-West Africa, 1904)
Historical Period: Colonial
Time: Friday, 6 PM; Length: 4 hrs
No. of Players: 6
GM: Roy Jones
Scale: 25mm; Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict, Prize: Herero and German Miniatures
Herero riflemen and assault forces occupy the deeply cut, dry riverbed of Otjosongombe Creek - a formidable, natural trench line! The Hereros' plan: decimate the German column, withdraw without being routed and leave no man behind. Because the Bastard Detachment will be hot on their heels, hungry for prisoners! From the scenario book The Herero War. More at: www.hererowars.com.
S: 181: 18 The Trenches of Onganjira (German South- West Africa, 1904)
Historical Period: Colonial
Time: Saturday, 6 PM; Length: 4 hrs
No. of Players: 6
GM: Roy Jones
Scale: 25mm; Rules: Sword and the Flame (Modified)
Sponsor: Recreational Conflict, Prize: Herero and German Miniatures
The Germans aim to destroy Herero forces based in the Onganjira valley. The Hereros have blocked the valley at its narrowest section with a fortified trench line. As the Germans try to outflank the line, entrenched Hereros open fire and charge out! It's a melee, a gunfight, and everything in-between at the Trenches of Onganjira. From the scenario book "The Herero War". More at: www.hererowars.com.