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Post by zuludon on Jan 13, 2020 19:11:53 GMT
Cross posted from PMCD Mobilisatie:
We played a fun skirmish game based on the pirate attack on the stockade from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. We used the Fistful of Lead, one man equals one figure, rules, which included the rules we needed for reloading muzzle loader weapons and breaking down doors. As in the book, the stockade blockhouse was defended by four named characters, Jim Hawkins, Capt. Smollett, Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney as well as four servants and loyal seamen, eight total. The pirates, led by Long John Silver, numbered eighteen, a third of whom were armed with muskets, a third with pistols and a third with swords and melee weapons. The pirates took several casualties as they raced from the cover of the jungle to the palisades of the stockade. Once they gained the soft cover of the palisades, they were able to suppress some of the fire from the blockhouse. The pirates then launched an undisciplined attack on the blockhouse, these were pirates, after all. The fighting took place through the blockhouse apertures and, once the door was forced, inside the blockhouse itself. There were many individual hand to hand combats. Eventually, Capt, Smollett, Dr. Livesey and two loyal sailors succumbed to sword blows, but Jim Hawkins and the Squire and two servants held out until they killed nine pirates and wounded most of the rest, at which time the pirates called off the attack. Pirate figures included Barzso, Conte and Forces of Valor. The defenders were mainly AWI figures.
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Jan 14, 2020 3:02:10 GMT
Love it! I replayed that battle from the old live action movie with my MPC Brits and pirates so many times.
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Post by zuludon on Jan 14, 2020 3:30:50 GMT
Joe, Which version of the movie? So far I've seen the Disney version with Robert Newton and the Charleton Heston version. I have the 2012 version on hold at my local library. Glad you enjoyed the photos! Nick
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Post by manoftinblog on Jan 14, 2020 6:44:41 GMT
A beautiful and inspiring looking game - and a fitting tribute to a great book. If only early gamer Robert Louis Stevenson could have been there to watch it, he would mightily have approved.
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Post by tradgardmastre on Jan 14, 2020 7:01:29 GMT
Thanks for posting pictures here of your great looking game. The terrain is very effective and I do like the figures. I used to work in South Queensferry where the Hawks Inn is situated. RLS started writing Kidnapped in it, it features in the novel and some say it provided him with inspiration for the inn in Treasure Islland.
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Post by Mike Blake on Jan 14, 2020 10:11:35 GMT
Great scenario. We played it a couple of times - first time was a disaster, as the pirate players opperated them like trained troops instead of an unruely mob! second time was much better. Will see if I can find some pics.
I'd very much like to hear how you managed to get sponsorship for the game from Cocacola - in return for product placement?
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Post by gonefishing on Jan 14, 2020 14:33:43 GMT
I love this on so many levels. First, RLS remains, to this day, one of my favourite authors - this makes me think I'm about due for a re-read of Treasure Island! Second, if I remember correctly Stevenson himself liked to push about toy soldiers on occasion, so it's nice to imagine his shade smiling benignly over the proceedings. And finally, the game just looks so good. Can't thank you enough for sharing the memories, Nick!
And Mike, if you happen to come across your pics, please do share...
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Post by leswhite on Jan 14, 2020 17:58:59 GMT
Great game, excellent overall look and looks like everyone enjoyed it! Nicely painted figures and good use of scenery.
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Post by zuludon on Jan 15, 2020 0:52:48 GMT
Mike, game sponsorship is just one of the big differences between US and British conventions! Nick
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Post by aducknamedjoe on Jan 15, 2020 21:31:58 GMT
Joe, Which version of the movie? So far I've seen the Disney version with Robert Newton and the Charleton Heston version. I have the 2012 version on hold at my local library. Glad you enjoyed the photos! Nick zuludon I believe it was the Disney version. Cracking stuff as I recall, certainly to a 10 year old.
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