Congo - The Last Queen of Aksoum - scenario 1

New confrontation with scenario The Last Queen of Aksoum; I changed the zanzibari for the forest tribe and set the game in savannah.  

 

Isobel Poppington's expedition brings back archaeological remains, including the headdress of the last queen of Aksoum found on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. In the early morning on the way back, his camp is attacked by a hostile tribe (which I play). Its goal is to flee with the precious headdress (this action winning a significant number of victory points). The tribe must, if possible, recover the headdress, but also  plunder the camp.

 

S we start with hungry cannibal plundering and setting fire to a first tent while the rest of the tribe surrounds the camp.

The chief of the tribe and his warriors suspect Lady Poppington of fleeing with the headdress in the company of the soldiers and try to intercept her:

The rest of the camp remains a little confused: 

 

Lady Poppington is pushed back and kept under pressure by the pygmies, warriors and cannibals who come to loot a new tent, in search of a straggler who would make a good steak :

Pygmies join in the looting :

 

The cannibals set fire to a second tent, it is true that the meat is better cooked:

 

Lady Poppington succeeds in a mad race with her last soldiers to flee with the headdress abandoning the rest of her expedition which is reorganized but the cannibals will massacre the adventurers, the scientist of the expedition miraculously escapes.

The end of the game is difficult for the tribe who must pursue the last fleeing groups and loot the camp:

 

Conclusion: victory of the expedition which saves the precious archaeological relic, despite the repeated assaults of the tribe.

Congo - Crocodiles

I repainted my old Foundry crocodiles.

Congo - Camp

Camp to play scenario 1.

Congo - Some blocking terrain

Some additional terrain elements, as blocking terrain:

Congo - scénario 2 , King of the Apes

    Here is my first Congo game. I played scenario 2 King of the Apes. An explorer spotted a giant gorilla in the forest, an expedition is mounted by a journalist to confirm the existence of the animal. But a tribe worships the great ape Kong and protects its lair ... 

 

I played with forest  tribe,and  my opponentwith  the white men expedition.

 

    Kong is deployed near his tree (his lair) and he does not leave his area around the tree  (distance M from the tree), the journalist's expedition must capture Kong (meaning defeating him in melee), but if the latter succumbs to gunfire, it is a forest tribe victory.

 

 
The arrival of the different protagonists (each faction is divided into two arriving by the opposite corners diagonally)

 

 Forest tribe: group of hunters and group of cannibals with shaman:

L'expédition: groupe journaliste + archers, groupe de supplétifs noir+ porteur, groupe d'aventurières:

L'expédition: groupe exploratrice+soldats, groupe ruga-ruga, groupe éclaireur:

 

The ruga-rugas and the soldiers exchange shots and arrows with the hunters and the pygmies:

 

First melee attempt against Kong, big defeat and retreat of the explorer and her soldiers:

 

The cannibals and the witchdoctor try to intercept the journalist and her guards:

Under the eye of his divinity, the chief exterminates the reckless explorer who dared to violate the sacred territory:

The journalist get a scoop with the vision of the giant gorilla and approaches Kong,  pursued by the shaman and the cannibals starved by this exotic white game:

The witchdoctor tries to summon the spirits of the forest but they do not appreciate it and he dies struck by lightning

 

Kong must flee from the journalist, a small weakness during its fight (see the dice score):

The chief arrives to the rescue to eliminate the reckless journalist:

The slackers of the game, the adventurers have spent too much time watching the handsome soldiers by their side :

 

 

 

The game ends in the last turn, without any of the conditions for immediate victory being met. When counting the points, the forest tribe wins:

For fun:

Congo - Villagers

A few more villagers :

Congo - White men and Forest tribe - more miniatures.

A few more figurines: a journalist, a witchdoctor and a drummer.

2 bearers:

5 askaris :

A group of villagers:

Slaves :