BFE2: Relief of a Fort

Close Run Imperial Victory in the Desert

Why we don't play BFE2 more is beyond us, but this was another great game where the Dervishes and their Fuzzy allies certainly had their chances. The scenario was the relief of an Egyptian fort that was besieged by the Mahdist forces and we used the random reinforement rules for the part of the Mahdist army that had been shadowing the British relief column. The column was made up of three commands and showed the different styles of the players as commanders with one moving up in square while the other created flying columns to reach the fort. The Mahdi's army struck first, launching a series of well coordinated ambushes and attacks that wiped out the Egyptian and British cavalry. Numerous other attacks forced low ammo results on several British units, but the natives could never quite press the advantage and a few units were simply overwhelmed by the British firepower. Still, the Mahdi's army kept up the pressure, but an Egyptian camel unit reached the fort, which triggered the evacuation and a long column of civilians with escorts moved towards the British square, which would shield them off the board. A fast moving and fun game that ended as an Imperial victory. Next time we'll see how an early war Egyptian/Sudanese force does on a mission as they are always unpredictable!

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