The Battle of Fort Detroit.

We got together for a game of Flint & Feather last week. Matt pulled out his log fort and Howard the natives. I played the French commander with Matt as the Huron's and Howard and Nate were the Iroquois.

My first mistake was to have two of my leaders grouped together so I was unable to react as well. After that the dice didn't go my way with most rolls only allowing one group to move. Nate's Iroquois were able to scale the walls unopposed and then kill my musketeer and take his weapon. The Priest then in a moment of inspiration rushed out of the fort to preach to Howard's attacking Iroquois but thankfully I was able to rescue him before capture.

In the end the attack on the fort was repulsed. There was some heavy action over in the Huron village the details of which were lost to me but it seemed that Matt was able to keep the village and gain a few reputation points in the process.

Here's Matt's blog with more pictures of the action.

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Ambush on the river

The sun glistened off the water as the Iroquois canoes glided along the river laden with furs from another successful expedition. All looked well as they clear the narrows by the bend in the river. They had two more narrows to navigate before they entered the lake and would be safe in their own territory.

The appearance of two young Hurons on the east bank caused more annoyance than alarm as the Iroquois paddlers moved along.

Everything changed with the whizzing of arrows from both banks as more of the Huron warparty disclosed their positions and found their marks in the canoes. The paddlers dug into the water with renewed vigor to escape the torrent.

As the Iroquois approach the second narrows Moon Belly and his warriors attack the canoe with a long pole and after several attempts are able to upset the canoe and wound all it's occupants save a young stripling. 

From the west bank Pieskaret leads his band along the banks hoping to catch the fleeing Hurons. Much to his surprise the Hurons paddle to the riverbank and taunt the fast moving Hurons. Both warbands enter into a furious melee.

The battle is quick and bloody with most all the Iroquois taking wounds. They realize that today is for the Hurons and attempt to escape but are hotly pursued along the rivers edge. In the end a few make their way back to their village but all the furs are lost and two warriors will honor the tribe by singing their death songs as the Hurons torture them.

It's been awhile since we played Flint & Feather but as always it produces a good game with lots of action. I think the introduction of canoes into the scenarios has added to the atomosphere of the game. There has been extensive play testing of the rules and a campaign system has been added. I'm looking forward to the release of the book.

Flint & Feather

Last night was another game of Flint & Feather. They are a set of rules for the wafare among the First Nations of the Geat Lakes region. 

For this game the Huron were out hunting when a Mohawk Stripling decided to make a name for himself and attack on his own. A few shots from his bow wounded a warrior but also alerted the rest of the hunting party to the enemy. The Hurons advanced along three paths, before they caught up to the stripling the rest of the Mohawk warparty arrived. A few exchanges of bow fire and then the Huron charged in. The fight was pretty even and the Mohawks decided to fall back rather than risk any casualties but not before the stripling killed a Huron warrior. There will be much boasting and story telling around the fire tonight. 

The Great Warrior and stripling assist the wounded Huron as the others race towards the Mohawk youth.

The Huron start to close.

The melee in the forest.

Mohawks overlooking the combat below.

Another fun game with this ruleset. I've joined the kickstarter so soon I'll have my own figures to use for the honor of the nation and glory of it's warriors.