Prepping for: Colonial Barracks V - Nov 6th - 8th
With the immanent approach of Colonial Barracks V at
the Sheraton in Metarie New Orleans some of us have been getting forces ready
for the con. I have been getting a Highlander unit ready for the "Mad
Guru's" Charasiab Epic NWF game and my buddy "Last Stand Dan"
has been producing awesome Dhows for his Sudan Game. While checking them out on
Dan’s blog I had found this little gem from the first Colonial Barracks back in
2011. The following is pulled directly from his blog.
Click here to check out both of their great blogs:
Click here for the Colonial Barracks and the
official “The Sword And The Flame” web site:
http://www.sergeants3.com/
Cheers,
JB
Colonial Barracks Convention - New Orleans Nov 4 - 6, 2011
When
I heard that Larry and Lori Brom putting the first The Sword and Flame
at Colonial Barracks I decided right away I was going. If it wasn't for
Larry Brom's Rules and the movie "Khartoum" I never would have been a
war gamer. So it was a pleasure seeing Lori and Larry after seeing them
at Historicon in 2004. This is the 32nd year that TSATF has been
around and has stood the test of time.
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| "The Train" Battle by Dr, Mark Stevens. |
The
convention was at the Sheraton Metarie which is only about 25 minutes
or so from the French Quarter. I took Julie and her son Aaron and we
had a blast. For this first visit I took most of my time with
sightseeing and playing in the evening. I am ready to go again next
year. This is a perfect trip to bring your family and everyone will be
happy. I took the opportunity to vista the French Quarter, eat some
great food, visit the WWII National Museum, road the Street Car, etc.
Great fun. Of course I kept sending pictures and text message to Tony
Fryer, just to rub it in.
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| WWII National Museum |
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| French Quarter |
The
convention was also a fundraiser for the Creutzfieldt-Jakob Diseasse
which took Sara, Wife and Mother in 1999. It is a worthy cause.
I met new friends there and ran into a fellow
Californio,
Ethan Reiff. Well he lives in California but is from the east coast. I
will be definitely visiting him in California to play in some games or
conventions on the West Coast. Now Ethan drove all the way from
California and put on the nice looking terrain of the battle of Maiwand.
I added Ethan's Blog in my Favorite Blog sections, check it out. Here
are some pics from his Maiwand Battle.
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| Maiwand Troops |
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| More Maiwand Troops |
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| Battery on the move. |
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| Maiwand |
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| Maiwand |
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| Ethan's beautiful Maiwand Table! |
Besides seeing Lori and Larry I got to see Jeff Baumal whom I have not
seen for many years at a past Historicon. He put on some great battles
and I was fortunate to play in his "The Wind and the Lion" battle.
But if anyone has played the Sword and the Flame before you know the
mechanics. It is a blast, especially in the Wind and the Lion battle
where the Raisuli got away but Pedecarus was wounded and taken down. It
almost went according to our Berber plan. The terrain as I have
mentioned is fantastic and I hope to play in another of Jeff's battles
at Recon in Coco Beach in the Spring.
Here are some pictures of The Wind and the Lion Battle. "
Mrs. Pedecarus alive or Railsuli dead!" (
The Wind and the Lion 1975.)
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| Jeff's Beautiful Wind Lion Market! |
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| Wind Lion Defenders |
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| Jeff Far Right next to Ethan |
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| Market Place |
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| Berber Cavalry |
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| Pedecarus goes down! |
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| Raisuli Breakout |
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| Marines! |
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| Germans. |
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| Berbers ready to start the Charge! |
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| Berbers on the move! |
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| Germans, French and Moroccans defenders |
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| Building where the Raisuli is being held! |
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| Germans just made it to the walls! |
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| The Honorable Larry Brom. |
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| The Wind and the Lion Battlefield |
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| French Cavalry ready to charge the gates |
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| Larry overlooking the battle |
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| Berber Cavalry swarming everywhere through the defences. |
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| Berber Surprise attack on the left flank gate. |
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| French Cavalry defend the gate by charging into my Berber mob. |
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| Berbers taking rifle fire from the walls before contact is made |
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| Oh is that Frenchie on the ground...haha! |
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| If you saw the movie, the Marines start the Fire Works! |
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| Larry Brom 1958 |
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