All is lost save honour ( a scenario for The Men Who Would Be Kings)

Captaine Droit columns deploys first

Introduction:

The battle is over and you have lost the last you saw of the general, his head was on a spear being parade by victorious natives. The priority now is to escape  but to complicate things you can not just run away that would lead to charges of cowardice and cause you to be shunned on your return. You need to stay long enough to  something heroic then withdraw post haste. 

Design notes;

This is a little different in that it is a cooperative wargames with players playing against the scenario to survive. In this case Mr Babbage from the Men who would be Kings iis in control of the hostiles. originally the scenario was designed for three players but on the day only two were available

Captaine Gauche column deploys second

Set-up:

The Battlefield is desert with 13 pieces of terrain scattered evenly around the table. The terrain can be buildings, bushes, hills, etc

Captaine Gauche column encounters heavy resistance

Forces:

The French start with a pool of units (2 legion, 2 regulars,2 militia, 1 cannon, 1 MG, 1 cavalry, 1 mounted infantry. Players roll a dice the highest player picks one unit. Then second highest picks one and so on. After each player selected a unit the second highest player, a second unit, then the third highest and so on. After each player has selected his second unit the third choice player gets to pick first for a third unit. This Is repeated until all three players have a unit. The remaining units are not used and each player must have at least one infantry unit in his force.

The Arabs force is created using mr babbage.

Captaine Droit column has a quieter time and is busy looking for survivors

Special rules

Activation;

There are two decks of cards using a regular playing card deck.  One is the activation deck consisting of the Hearts, Spades and Clubs and jokers. This control activation and turn length. Each unit can activate once per turn

Finally the Tuerags has harassing Captaine Droit column  (guess who I was playing?)

Searching;

The Second deck consists of the Diamonds and is used to determine the search results.  French units in terrain can opt to use a search order once per terrain piece if successful can draw a search card. The search results at the end of the game.

The cards/Suit/Value/Effect

Hearts (players active)

2,3,4,/ Player 1 can active on of his units that has not activated this turn

5,6,7/ Player 2 can active on of his units that has not activated this turn

8,9,10/ Player 3 can active on of his units that has not activated this turn

Clubs (enemy deploy)

Any card / Random enemy unit deploys as per rules

Spades (enemy actives)

Any card/ Random enemy unactivated units activates.

Wild card 

Joker/ Turn ends and activation tokens are removed

Diamonds (search results)

Ace/ Regimental flag/ The unit finds the regimental flag. if it leaves the table intact it gets 5 extra victory point

King / general's daughter /The unit finds the general's daughter. if it leaves the table intact it gets 4 extra victory point

Queen / Reporter / The unit finds a reporter. if it leaves the table intact it gets 2 extra victory point

Jack / Regimental mascot /The unit finds the regimental mascot. if it leaves the table intact it gets 2 extra victory point

8,9,10 / Survivors / The unit finds injured survivors. if it leaves the table intact it gets 1 extra victory point

2,3,4,5,6,7 / Nothing found

"Be very quiet Pierre, they may not see"

Victory conditions:

Players get 1 victory point for each of their units that exits the battlefield.

Players get 1 victory point for each enemy unit they destroy (remove from play or force of table).

Players get vaires victory points for certain search results.

Players units may not leave the battlefield until the players force has destroyed at least one enemy unit

The players with the highest number of victory points is the winner

Captaine Gauche's column gets into a spot of bother

Some of the legionnaires make a break for it carrying the colonel's daughter 

The last stand of Captaine Gauche's column 

That is all for now thanks for stopping by