Saturday, 23 February 2019

Payroll raid - 24 January 2019

A belated write-up of the first quick game with the paddle steamer (now with added - but removable - bow wake and stern wash).


James' US Cavalry were escorting the quarterly payroll on the Louise Marie.


Andy's band of Mexicans launched two small boats to intercept the paddle steamer.


We modified shooting from a moving deck to another moving deck to make it a little harder, but still some shots hit home.


Andy's Mexicans started to board the paddle steamer and engage in hand-to-hand combat.  The fat Mexican leader failed about three times in a row to make the jump over the side.


Eventually, everyone was on the paddle steamer for an almighty scrap.


The US Cavalry lost their first Head for the Hills morale test and the surviving soldiers promptly jumped overboard and swam for the shore.


Leaving the fat Mexican to crack the safe and escape with the payroll.


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