Pulp Alley: Scenario 8 again, but with Pirates

 We used pretty much the same stats from our LotR game last week except now Rohan was  British military force and the Defender was a group of Pirates.  The "gunmen" that turn traitor on the "its a trap " card were natives (proxies by Zulu figures)..

Major Tom reached the plot point on turn 2, but of course I pulled the "it's a trap" card and all the reinforcements flooded in!

The entire British force was taken down, except for Major Tom, who held out to the last turn to earn the victory. 

Pulp Alley: LotR

 Some Rohan rescue of Hobittses.

Pulp Alley Scenario 3: crossroads

 Objective:  collect 4 points by being near the church doorway at end of turn.  In case both players are in zone, the Director player gets the point.

The Triad gang shows up, with a hired Mafioso.

They quickly enter the church and courtyard 

Texas Rangers arrive.  The Kid (sidekick) takes two deputies around the right flank.

Ranger Buck Jones (left) approached the church with two deputies 

How Phun (Triad leader) and his sidekick Uncle Ho rush out of the church to fight Jones.

Jones falls back to cover, while the Triad turn their attention on two deputies. 

Back in cover, Buck lays down some gun fire.

The Kid rushes How Phun, but gets downed by his superior Kung Fu.

Short on time, the Triad have racked up 3 points, one away from victory. Buck gets in the objective zone and trades shots with all comers.

Unfortunately for Jones he can't handle everyone.   He is whittled down and drops.

The mafioso goes up to loot, but Jones is still alive.   "TIE him up, boys.  The Boss will want to talk to this one."

Will Buck Jones escape the clutches of organized crime!?  Tune in next time....

Pulp Alley 1

 Scenario 8.

The Texas Rangers must recover some evidence that is in Mother the pig.  They were tipped off by local mobsters that the local Triad gang offers a "disposal service" and accompany them to the location.    But is it a trap?!

The Rangers with some local PD back up

"Perilous areas" were local wildlife. 

Rangers Sidekick "The Kid" brawls with Triad gangster "Lazy Lam".

Mother Pig, the plot point

Angry goat.   Perilous area.

Of course it's a trap!  The mobsters turn on the lawmen.  A furious shootout at the pigpen.

Local beverage company delivers some unprohibited drinks.   

In the end the Rangers get their pig.  I was so caught up in the action I forgot to bring in my Triad gang leader as reinforcement!

Force on Force: Ambush Valley part 3

 This time the NVA will launch a surprise night attack on a US base.

The NVA have 4 sapper teams that have a 1 in 6 chance to blow a large hole in the wire at the start of the game.  1 of them succeeded.

Each turn a playing card is flipped.  On a Red there are illumination flares up giving regular visibility.   On a black card it is dark and we use the Night Fighting rules.

Only 2 US units are on watch (plus the M113 APC) at the beginning of the game.  Starting turn 2  random US unit arrived in a random section of the table edge.

The US had several Claymore mines along the wire.

Overview 

Sappers in the wire

Blown section of wire

.50 cal bunker opens up

Nva cut their way through the wire

The left US bunker is suppressed and over run

The APC is destroyed by mortar fire

A US squad arrives as reinforcement 

Prepared to be overrun

NVA over run the bunker on the left, but can't hold on as the last man is gunned down.

NVA over run the .50 cal bunker, but a reinforcement section takes it back.

In the end the NVA did not hold any bunkers, giving the US 30 victory points.   They did cause quite a few casualties,  adding up to 29 victory points.  Close game!