tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post8558124827564633187..comments2024-03-27T06:39:54.735+13:00Comments on 1866 and all that: In the Sands of EgyptMark Strachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-2439413734058785672021-08-22T20:54:32.346+12:002021-08-22T20:54:32.346+12:00Thanks John. Most of the figures are converted Gri...Thanks John. Most of the figures are converted Gripping Beast Arab infantry, except one unit of Perry Bashi Bazouks…which were a borrowed unit.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13035612497299254762021-08-22T19:24:59.056+12:002021-08-22T19:24:59.056+12:00Great looking game- I particularly love your Ottom...Great looking game- I particularly love your Ottoman infantry!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778030858712526137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-24754808661636643912021-08-18T07:56:50.659+12:002021-08-18T07:56:50.659+12:00Thanks Stu. We were fortunate to get the game in a...Thanks Stu. We were fortunate to get the game in as we have just plunged into a COVID lockdown.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-62433517979382374492021-08-17T08:16:48.492+12:002021-08-17T08:16:48.492+12:00Wonderful stuff a tough day in the field for the F...Wonderful stuff a tough day in the field for the French.<br />Cheers<br />Stu<br />Stuart Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213577814388355407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-90024767880254092972021-08-16T15:17:59.827+12:002021-08-16T15:17:59.827+12:00And I went to w special effort on the terrain…I bo...And I went to w special effort on the terrain…I bought the three pieces of ruins that no one really appreciated they just moved them out of the way!Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-49553143992570106472021-08-16T07:27:07.618+12:002021-08-16T07:27:07.618+12:00Great to see your collection out on the table agai...Great to see your collection out on the table again. The terrain looks great in action again, and I particularly like those buildings.Lawrence Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626386564817082992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-54507111593703331582021-08-16T07:01:55.082+12:002021-08-16T07:01:55.082+12:00The French did remarkable well actually, holding o...The French did remarkable well actually, holding out nearly all day against 2:1 odds. Once the entry point was blocked, the reinforcements were given an option to come on in another location.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-53197941790254920652021-08-16T06:57:35.654+12:002021-08-16T06:57:35.654+12:00I always like seeing these troops on the table. Th...I always like seeing these troops on the table. The variation of uniform colours is always a joy to see.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-13514175658669151152021-08-16T06:54:42.870+12:002021-08-16T06:54:42.870+12:00It is a wonderfully colourful period of the Napole...It is a wonderfully colourful period of the Napoleonic Wars and the desert terrain makes for a very different feel.Mark Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05988775093525037168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-12447701327565031272021-08-16T02:18:04.509+12:002021-08-16T02:18:04.509+12:00A lovely looking game Mark…
It’s nice to see thes...A lovely looking game Mark…<br /><br />It’s nice to see these toys out on the table again…<br />Weirdly I was talking to a friend last night about how attractive this period is…<br /><br />All the best. AlyAly Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178180028439005095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-4247996684039882142021-08-15T23:20:54.503+12:002021-08-15T23:20:54.503+12:00Wow, what a lovely looking game Mark! Not often on...Wow, what a lovely looking game Mark! Not often one gets to see a Napoleonic game set in Egypt, so a nice treat on the eye candy front. I love the naval chaps towing the gun and I can imagine the last French units in the redoubt saying 'Merde!', a la the Waterloo film.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4202191777127653648.post-46506974931820456052021-08-15T22:58:42.940+12:002021-08-15T22:58:42.940+12:00Gee looks like the French had a bad day at the off...Gee looks like the French had a bad day at the office....Chris mentioned he never entered the table...obviously seizing the village prevented him arriving??rrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.com