The League of Augsburg
Jungle jeopardy for the Bishop of Manila
One of the crossing points - hostile locals are present
This one has got to be one of the more unusual scenarios from an unusual campaign. Survivors from the scuttled treasury ship Santiago are attempting to reach civilization in the lower reaches of The Gambia. Crossing a monster infested bolon was not in the plan.
Harassed by native warbands lurking in the shadows just beyond the narrow trails,...
Mad for War Ark Royal Offer - Squadron Deals £49
For a limited time up until the release of Mad for War to Pre-order customers we are offering some New Year Cheer at Sea!
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| Royal Sovereign |
The day has arrived.. Mad for War pre ordering
First, let me thank you all for your patience. We have been promising this book for over eighteen months. Why it took so long does not matter anymore. It will be delivered to Warfare Miniatures HQ before the end of January 2023 for immediate distribution.
A shipment will go on to Warfare USA the day after it arrives on my doorstep. Orders for the USA, Canada and US Territories should be made from...
Release of Gambia #4 Hector!
Prince Rupert captures ships should be the byline here. Three Donnybrook/Donnybrook at Sea scenarios from down on the Gambia. The main man does incredibly well on the whole....
Does behaving counterintuitively count as roleplaying?
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| Fortune is grounded and under attack by Moroccan slavers |
Colin has been coming to terms with his role as Prince Rupert in our currently running Gambia 1652 campaign. I believe Colin is coming to know and love the prince and has now taken to making decisions as if he were the man himself. Those of you who know Colin (possibly by his nickname of CKC - Colin Kills Colonels0 will recognize him as a...
English Bottoms - The Navigation Act
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| Set up. Ayscue sweeps in on the westerly. |
The Navigation Act was a piece of legislation designed to annoy the Dutch and wrest back some control over the global movement of trade commodities from the commercially adroit GWC/VOC and trade bodies of the Dutch Republic.
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| T2. The faster English ships break away from Rainbow. |
It went a considerable distance in starting the 1st Anglo-Dutch War as the...
First Gambia scenario packs released
The first two scenario packs from the Gambia Campaign 1652 are now available in the shop. More will be released before Christmas so keep and eye out if your imagination has been stimulated by this fascinating wargaming opportunity. See the pdfs here: https://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/shop/products-subcat-84.html
Gambia campaign pdfs in the works
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| screen grab from #5 All Ashore! which has 38 pages |
Working on five so far and we are just past the one third mark of the campaign. The actions have come thick and fast and have divided into clear groups - naval actions using Mad for War, small naval actions using Donnybrook at Sea and land actions using Donnybrook. Looming up is a small land battle for which we'll use Beneath the Lily Banners.
Th...
Down on the river.. Captain Marshall goes brawling
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| waterfront at Albadar |
The Gambian Odyssey continues unabated. Running low on all sorts of supplies Captain Marshall of Honest Seaman has been sent to Albadar, the Couronian trading post to gather intel, supplies and collect Doctor Mautrin, Rupert's personal physician. Things go awry when his shore parties clash with locals, the French privateers and discover Mautrin and eight of the ship's company...
Santiago - Lost Treasury ship - somewhere on The Gambia 1652
The Treasury galleon
On a mission to collect valuable trade items including ivory, salt, gold and beeswax, the galleon Santiagowas scuttled by her commander in a remote stretch of the Gambia river after an abortive attack by pirates, the nationality of which has never been established. She was already laden with riches from the East which unusually, were being brought to Europe on the westerly...
Rupert kills more men than Cecil B. de Mille
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| Thousans of 'em! |
Thursday's visit to The Gambia was indeed a doozy. Having spent two days capturing a stranded slaver and then taking another day to drag her off the shoal on which she was glued, Rupe and the lads were just sitting down to breakfast when what charges over the horizon?
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| Remember the heroics to capture Temperance in the first place? |
A swarm of deadly little pirate craft full of angry...
The Battle of Ocracoke - Blackbeard's last stand.
This is a great scenario to play and getting the historical feel was relatively easy with Donnybrook at Sea. I have always found Blackbeard an interesting character as his pantomime persona is at odds with his thoughtful approach to piracy and his victims.
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| The Pirates |
He seems to have given thought to persuasion, been reluctant to kill unnecessarily and a lot more cerebral than many of his more...