The Defense of Rorke's Drift

From 3W:

TWO GREAT GAMES IN ONE BOX!

THE DEFENSE OF RORKE'S DRIFT

“Steady. my lads!”

You've seen the movie, now play the game, as Chard and Bromhead deploy their “thin red line” against the onrushing Zulus at Rorke's Drift. Each defender is represented by a personal counter, with name, rank, and where known serial number. Each Zulu counter represents seven men. The game includes five scenarios:

• Evacuation of the Hospital (Solitaire)
• Assault on the Hospital (introductory 2-player)
• The Defense of Rorke’s Drift (the true historical scenario)
• “Evacuate to Helpmakaar” (the Zulu fantasy scenario)
• “Stand and Fight” (design your own perimeter)

Game mechanics:

include spear and fire spear attacks, sniper and rifle fire, sniper suppression, fatigue, ammunition depletion, battering in doors, digging holes in the hospital walls, British Command Control, etc.

THE BOER WAR

“They've vanished into thin air, sir!”

In 1899, the British were faced by a rebellion by the Boers in what is now South Africa. Initially the war was fought in a conventional manner, with entrenched defenders and sieges. However, within a year, the conflict developed into a bitter guerrilla war with as many as 250,000 British troops hardpressed to defeat 20,000 Boers. Among the game's features are leaders, Boer evasion & infiltration, armored trains, British disease attrition, and Kitchener's concentration camps, scorched earth program and pill box line. Players may elect to play any of three games: The Conventional War, the Guerrilla War, or the entire Campaign Game.