After my last No Brain Wargame, I put a little thought into a narrative to the game. I could see two neighboring tribes raiding each others territory the steal cattle to suppliment their herds.
"Two tribes, the Nsundu (brown shields) and Mhlophe (white shields) main source of food are Nguni, cattle that feed on the grasslands of the tribal lands. They do suppliment their diet with corn, but the soil is ill suited for farming .
During most of the year there is plenty of grass for the cows to feed on and water in the ponds for drink. However, as summer comes on, the ponds dry up and the grass starts dying off. Both tribes finds it necessary to bring the cattle to the Umfula River, were there is still plenty of grass and water for the cows. The Umfula forms the border between the two tribes. With both tribes so close, the temptation to raid each other becomes too much."
Such is the simple narrative for my last game. I played a second game after coming up with this narrative, of which I shall post about shortly.
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| The Nsundu (left) and the Nhlophe (right) face each other before the Umfula river. |
That's a nice setting for your campaign John.
ReplyDeleteIt's a simple solution when time is limited. I have thought of doing this in the past, only to over complicate the campaign.
ReplyDeleteAlways good to have a simple tempting objective ... Good to see those Peter Laing Zulus in action!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I get caught up in complicated plans, when simplicity is called for. The Peter Laing Zulus are ideal figures for these games
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