Two members of First Command Wargames attended Siege of Augusta 2015 to run demos of our games. Keith Finn ran an interesting scenario that features a force of European allies safeguarding a retreating column of civilians against a Boxer and Martian force. Read the full report on Keith Finn’s Game Reports blog.
The Germans are attempting to reclaim their colonial possessions in East Africa, after they were driven out by the Mahdi (with Martian help in our Victorian Sci-Fi timeline). Coming to their aid is a French Foreign Legion group as they come to grips with the Mahdi and their Martian allies. Read the full report on Keith Finn’s Game Reports blog.
A British force clashes with a Mahdist force in the Sudan. The British have augmented their force with Victorian Sci-Fi elements, including a tank-like steam carriage, certain the Mahdists will run in fear at the mechanical contraption. Read the full report on Keith Finn’s Game Reports blog.
The British attack the town of El Teb to drive off the Mahdist forces there. The sneaky natives have a hidden secret weapons — a Martian walker disguised as a water tower. How will the British react to the surprise? Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
In this straight up Colonial battle (no Victorian Sci-Fi elements), British General Hicks Pasha attacks a Mahdist force near their capital. This is a “What if?” scenario where two equal-sized forces square off to see who would win, using For Queen and Planet rules. Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
European Force seizes Bloody Escarpment
As the Europeans race towards Peking, they encounter a Boxer and Imperial Chinese force dug in on an escarpment to block their advance. However, the Chinese do not wait for the Europeans to throw them off the hillside, but charge. This is another straight up Colonial battle. Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
The Colonial Italians in East Africa manage to down a Martian flyer. A force is immediately dispatched to salvage the otherworldly technology. Meanwhile, the Martians dragoon a force of natives to recover their down war machine. Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
European Force Tries to Protect Retreating Column
In this Victorian Sci-Fi clash set during the Boxer Rebellion, a retreating force of Colonial Europeans is buying time for an escaping column of civilians. These are my favorite photos I have ever taken of one of our For Queen and Planet games. Check out the war machines, colorful troops, and more! Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
The British bring their own Victorian Sci-Fi technology in an Imperial Walker and a steam tank to assault a fortified Madhist zariba. How will Colonial European technology stack up against the invaders from Mars and native fanaticism? Read the full report on Mike Demana’s Lead Legionaries blog.
For Queen & Planet at Advance the Colors 2016
Keith Finn stepped in for rules author Tom Graves and ran this exciting game at Advance the Colors 2016 in Springfield, OH. Keith fielded a bewildering array of colorful Victorian Science-Fiction troops, including beasts of war and mechanical walkers, as warfare raged between an earth invasion force on Mars. Read the full report and see photos here on Keith Finn’s Game Reports page of his Orcafinn’s Basement blog.
The Imperials Strike Back!
The British have led a counter-expedition to Mars in response to the Cephalapod invasion. The Imperial Martian forces are striking hard at the British as they attempt to use a power plant to repair one of their damaged ether ships. This was a playtest for a game that First Command Wargames member Keith will be running at Advance the Colors. Read the report and see the photos here on Keith’s Game Reports page of his Orcafinn’s Basement blog.
Seymour’s Expedition to China
Two battles were fought in an evening’s gaming during this test of a mini-campaing using For Queen & Planet rules. In this account, allied forces are moving up to relieve Peking. The first battle was with a Chinese warlord who destroyed a rail line at Nun Shou Pass. Read the report here on Keith Finn’s Game Reports page from his Orcafinn’s Basement.
1870: Germans Invade France
Two European forces slug it out in a twist on our normal games of For Queen and Planet. A “New Model” German army with self-propelled mechanical vehicles invades France. Click on the photo above or here to read about the game in Keith Finn’s Orcafinn’s Basement blog.
Reconquest of Tanzania!
This For Queen and Planet battle report has a combined German and French Colonial force making a landing on the coast of Tanzania. Mahdist forces catch the Europeans as they disembark. Contains a number of VSF style units that look great and are fun to play on the tabletop!
Click on the photo above or here to read the battle report on Keith Finn’s wargmaing blog, Game Reports.
For Queen and Planet at Siege of Augusta
In this Victorian Science-Fiction game hosted at Siege of Augusta 2015, the Martians are aiding the Boxers in China against a combined Italian-Russian-English force. The Europeans are tryign to buy time to evacuate a column of refugees.
Click on the above photograph or read the report here on Keith Finn’s Game Reports wargame blog.
Mars Attacks to Aid the Boxer Rebellion!
This For Queen and Planet battle report, the Martians are attacking alongside the Boxers in China. The Colonial powers fight a delaying action against the Sino-Cephalopod force. This displays some of the color that adding the VSF units add to the game in our rules.
Click on the photo above or here to read the battle report on Mike Demana’s wargaming blog, Lead Legionaries.
The Battle of Ginnis, Sudan, 1885
This For Queen and Planet battle report has the British Mahdists locking horns in the Sudan, again! If you've wondered what the look and feel of one of these games is on the tabletop, this is a good place to begin.
Click on the photo above or here to read the battle report on Mike Demana’s wargaming blog, Lead Legionaries.