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Monday, 5 March 2018

The Warton-Cartington Expedition (3)

Day 9: Onward, ever onward , but towards JIm's Landing !
The Warton-Cartington expedition continues with more commentary from Henry Warton (scout) in the company of Frederick Cartington (Hunter), along with their remaining four Askari and eight bearers. On day nine they have enough food to continue for another three days maximum on full rations.

Day Nine
"As we moved North-east, following the river into jungle we noticed several ancient man-made stone dwellings among the undergrowth of the jungle.. I declared it an Ancient lost city of probably Persian origin, though Frederick thought it Roman."
Day 10 and nearly home!
Day 10
"Another monotonous trek following the river  Northeast through the hot humid jungle, the tedium only broken by our discovery of  yet another new plant species which I spotted first! I declared the Warton Fern, Frederick mumbled something about wild grass. We also spotted some native Tribal types that were underwhelmed by our presence and ignored us.

 I calculate that we have enough food  for a further single day's exploration before having to return to Jim's Landing."
The ambush!

Day Eleven  
"Breaking camp early in the morning, ready for yet our last day following the river Northeast before being forced by lack of victuals to return to Jim's Landing. 
Whilst in the tricky process of crossing a stream, I completely failed to notice an ambush up ahead!" 
 
The Exchange of fire and everyone that can getting out of the stream
 The rifle armed natives immediately dropped one of our Askari, with a well placed shot, whilst we returned fire bagging two of their on-rushing spear-men.
Everyone that could scurried for cover or got in a position to shoot. Both Frederick and I manfully stood our ground." 




The last fight
"The last of the native spear-men attempted to stab me but a quick rifle butt to the face deterred the fellow so much that he obligingly gave up the fight, fell to the floor, and died.
With the demise of half their comrades and no further casualties on our part, the natives departed and the swift but brutal fight was over."

(Obligatory boring photo)
It was a very successful expedition and a great deal of fun to play,  even though there was little to no action, but it is after all a game of exploration rather than action!
 In other news, we now have central heating and whilst I haven't entirely stopped painting, it has been sporadic and I never did manage to finish off the unit I intended to do. I have manged to dry-bush over 400 bases.!
The photo on the right shows half the bases finished (top)
and all the bases finished (bottom but rotated 180 deg.).

I've also been working on Jimland rules and after much humming and harring I settled for a version of the Source of the Nile  that fits in with the Jimland rules,  using a D6 and a single table!


My games room in the distance beyond the rubble pile!
Next week will unfortunately not see me see me being able to play a game as the plumber fitting our new bathroom is temporarily barring access!


That's it then from me this week, thanks for taking the time to visit and I hope you found something of interest .
As always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
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25 comments:

  1. Michal DwarfCrypt5 March 2018 at 12:32

    Great adventures once again!

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    1. Zabadak5 March 2018 at 12:47

      Thank you Michal, though I did make one non-vital error in the game I enjoyed it.

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  2. Vagabond5 March 2018 at 15:04

    "The last of the native spear-men attempted to stab me but a quick rifle butt to the face deterred the fellow so much that he obligingly gave up the fight, fell to the floor, and died.

    How cool can that man get:O another great game report from jimland, looks like there is still a lot to explore, and so many new plant species. My only complaint is they are just not long enough, still, very much enjoying this series of games.:-)

    I see you are finally getting rid of the old tin bath, we still enjoy ours, sat in it with the yorkshire range keeping us warm and listening to the archers on the cats whisker radio. Who needs modern plumbing.

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 03:44

      Thanks Vagabond, there's a lot more than I can do with Jimland, other than the standard expeditions; I'm currently sorting out 'missions'/quests that canbe attempted too, but they really require a player and a GM. The missions seemed short as they're meant to be! With two players each alternative;y leading expeditions, it's suggested that total playing time should be about two hours. It;s taking me about 3 hours to do a single mission and far more time to write them up!
      I remember my Grandfather using a tin bath, stored on the wall in his yard! Our new one is slightly up=market (ffs it has a door!)

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    2. Vagabond6 March 2018 at 16:25

      Some games do seem to take an age to write up, much longer than you would think.
      I've still not got round to reading the Jimland rules yet.
      With a player and a GM is there any mileage in trying a postal game, although I imagine that probably wouldn't work.
      I have some vague idea of exploring an island with crews of Vikings, did you ever see Bill Lammings medieval rules and the campaign within them? I did try it once but it was about the time I stopped gaming although I still have the opening couple of moves my mates made at the time.

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    3. Frank O Donnell7 March 2018 at 05:31

      I down load them John & liked what I seen I'm looking at using part of them when I get back to the Heart Stone of Africa, sadly there are cards that you don't get with the PDF down so if you want the play the game as meant you'd need to find them somewhere.

      With the internet I think it would be very possible to run a game across the miles that separate people, what do you think Joe as your the one that knows about this game ?

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    4. Zabadak9 March 2018 at 02:24

      Hey guys, I doubt very much if a postal game would work as player interaction only comes into the frame when an action between the Expedition and Natives occurs - sorry to put a damper on that one! I can envisage though that an expedition rune by the gm but chosen by a player with a 'plan' of the route etc might well have some mileage.
      If anyone has problems with all the various cards, charts etc that are needed to play the game, I'm only too willing to help - just email me (addy found on my profile link)

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  3. Blaxkleric5 March 2018 at 23:07

    Great stuff, Joe. I do enjoy these posts of yours and this was a delight to read. Good to see a successful expedition and an ancient site being discovered too :-)

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 03:46

      Thanks Blaxx, I totally agree with the success buit as it means the next mission is on a par financially with the original one, which means I should be able to field a slightly larger expedition next time.

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  4. lrqan5 March 2018 at 23:59

    Another good episode. Not as bloody but infinitley more successful then some others, save for the poor old askari.

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 03:47

      Thanks Irqan, I think this has been the most successful mission to date and of course the poor Askari and bearers take the brunt of the casualties - just as they're meant to!

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  5. Clint6 March 2018 at 00:33

    I shall miss Jimland next week. So far I have enjoyed every expedition thoughourly. This is no exception.

    As for plumbers I have had nothing but continued upheaval since eraly December. One thing after another as everything seemed to go wrong at the same time. So I appreciate that you may feel in the same state.

    But chin up old bean and smile through gritted teeth.

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 03:50

      Thanks Clint and strangely enough I too will miss adventuring in Jimland - but I probably need a break from it too.
      Whilst the plumber fitting a new bathroom was planned, the subsequent problems certainly weren't - add in the kettle exploding and computer problems it hasn;t been a fun week.

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  6. Frank O Donnell6 March 2018 at 02:11

    Another very enjoyable tale from Jimland I just hope the expedition earned enough to sally forth once more : )

    Really enjoying this Joe & looking forward to more with your new rules, good luck with all the plumbing work it's never easy when the house is upside down.

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 03:53

      Thanks Frank, this has been the most successful expedition yet and another is already in the planning stage.
      I'll probably be implementing my hunter rules in the next game's intro.

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  7. Da Gobbo6 March 2018 at 08:09

    Another great post Joe, I look forward to the next expedition greatly

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    1. Zabadak6 March 2018 at 09:44

      Thanks dGG, it could take a while before the next expedition sets out.

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  8. Simon Quinton 6 March 2018 at 12:59

    Fine instalment of Jimland once again Joe. We had a new bathroom last year and it was a nightmare so can sympathise with the mess that is going on and the upheaval in the household.

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    1. Zabadak7 March 2018 at 09:29

      Thanks Brummie; I had n idea how disruptive fitting the new bathroom would be and the disruption to everything I normally do.

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  9. The Wargame Addict6 March 2018 at 17:49

    I thoroughly enjoyed this latest 'gripping yarn' from Jimland Joe, and congratulations on finding the Persian ruins - what does that bounder Frederick know?! The rugs were a dead giveaway ;-)

    It must be 'silly season', your kettle incident and computer issues are mirrored here with an errant ignition key and replacement boiler next week ("Wed, Thurs or Fri" - plumbers appointment schedules are getting SO much more specific!), which sits in the old airing cupboard IN my games room :-(
    You have my sympathies.

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    1. Zabadak7 March 2018 at 09:32

      Thanks WA, I reckon we can just about see the end of the tunnel in our own nightmare at one stage with four (yep FOUR) heating engineers in the bathroom, plus the plumber at one and the same time!
      But once everything is calmed down, I reckon another trip to Jimland is in order.

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  10. Maudlin Jack Tar7 March 2018 at 00:05

    Great stuff (the game and the return of the Heating)

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    1. Zabadak7 March 2018 at 09:33

      Thanks MJT, yep work nightmare nearly over and heating system all but conquered.

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  11. Jay8 March 2018 at 08:12

    There is treasure underground in them ruins. And it is guarded by ancient ferocious...!

    NICE work, Zab.

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    1. Zabadak9 March 2018 at 02:26

      Thanks Jay, I am working on just such a scenario (or two) too, but it really needs an opponent.

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