Another period that I am extremely interested in is “The Great War in Africa”. There is a huge opportunity for some great scenario specific games but also for more standard Men Who Would Be Kings games.

After reading Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck’s My Reminiscences of East Africa and watching Hepburn and Boghart in African Queen I was hooked on the period.

Other campaigns that provide some interesting, almost pulp style gaming are the Persian Expedition with the British river boats, Dunsterforce, Arkangel and its Invasion of Russia, and the war in the Far East Colonies.

Here are some men Who Would Be Kings lists fort the East Africa Campaign.

German Schutztruppe

3 x Regular Infantry (12 figs) – 18 pts

1 x Machine Gun (Regular) – 6 pts

British / King’s African Rifles

2 x Regular Infantry (12 figs) – 12 pts

2 x Irregular Infantry (12 figs) – 8 pts

1 x Machine Gun (Regular) – 4 pts

Force Publique (Belgian Congo)

2 x Regular Infantry (12 figs) – 12 pts

3 x Irregular Infantry (12 figs) – 12 pts

Union of South Africa (Mounted Column)

3 x Regular Infantry (12 figs, Mounted Infantry) – 24 pts

Union of South Africa (Mixed Column)

1 x Regular Infantry (Mounted Infantry) – 8 pts

1 x Regular Infantry (Foot) – 12 pts

1 x Irregular Infantry (12 figs) – 4 pts

German Raiding Column (Late War)

1 x Regular Infantry (12 figs) – 6 pts

3 x Irregular Infantry (12 figs) – 12 pts

1 x Machine Gun (Regular) – 6 pts

Tribal / Allied African Warbands

4 x Tribal Infantry (12 figs) – 20 pts

1 x Irregular Infantry (12 figs) – 4 pts

Thanks for those who commented in yesterday’s lists. Feedback is also much appreciated on this lot as well.