Well the terrain is finally built, the troops painted and the aeroplanes are in the air, so we did a dress-rehearsal game of the Cassinga Raid at club today. What with teaching lots of novices the rules, we didn't get to the Cuban counter-attack phase of the battle, but it was still a hoot and I was very pleased with how the terrain looked (even if mould suddenly started growing on my varnished rivers after only 30 minutes in a warm and humid room...! :o ).
The Cassinga Raid (Angola 1978) - My 2019/20 Demo Game
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Oh wow! That's really impressive attention to detail. It must have been a joy to play on.
Clever fellow.
Iain
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Cheers, yes it was great. The 'colour-coded' flock to define different terrain types was certainly a huge aid to play - far better than vaguely-defined areas of trees or bits of old carpet.
I'm not sure about those circular AA emplacements though. They look too big for my little AA guns.
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That looks absolutely great, I’m going to regret not seeing it in the flesh. Best of luck for the show.
I see what you mean, how about filling them up with ammo boxes, discarded backpacks, stores of varying kinds? I think it’ll make them look less ‘spacey’.
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Really looking forward to seeing this on the Saturday.
Or the Sunday.....
Or the Sunday.....
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What a phenomenal table. And a true manoeuvre sur les derrieres by the SADF.
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Cheers chaps!
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