A modern skirmish

In a slight change of direction, I picked up some modern German army figures from Empress miniatures for some skirmish gaming. So Thursday saw them get their first outing. We set up a village in the centre of the board which has been fortified. The German troops could set up anywhere in the village. The insurgents could set up anywhere around the edge of the table in groups of 5 figures with the objective of capturing the village. One additional rule we added was every time 5 insurgents had been removed the could be recycled and brought into play. The Germans had to hold out until relieved after 6 turns.

It was a very fun and tense game. The use of cards instead if dice seems to add to the tension. At one point with 2 German troopers down a group if insurgents entered the village only to be eventually gunned down by the remaining troopers.

The rules used were the one hour skirmish rules by John Lambshead.

They are quite generic, but allow you to add your own modifications. Well worth a go. Now need to get the rest of my troopers painted for next week's rematch.