800
Fighting Englishmen Northwest Frontier Action Deck
Perfect for use in your games on "The Grim," this Deck is illustrated with images of the 2nd Afghan War battles and famous--and infamous!--personalities.
48 full color, pre-cut cards delivered in a heavy duty zip-lock bag for storage/transport, ready for immediate game use.
$8.00, plus postage
800 Fighting Englishmen
Zulu War Action Deck
Illustrated with authentic images of the Zulu War of 1879, including samples of Zulu Regimental Shield Designs, as well as famous characters from this dramatic conflict, this Game
Deck will even make Isandlwana seem like an "Arts Thing!"
48 full color, pre-cut cards delivered in a heavy duty zip-lock bag for storage/transport, ready for immediate game use.
Please Note: Due to the rising costs of printing, this Deck is no longer available in its original form, and is now offered as a PDF file of full color,
double sided sheets for self-printing on cardstock or other medium, and delivered free via E-mail.
$6.00
800 Fighting Englishmen
First Boer War Action Deck
Using many contemporary illustrations from the 1st War (not the 2nd!), this Deck provides views of key personnel, Majuba, Boer Weapons, and more.
48 full color, pre-cut cards delivered in a heavy duty zip-lock bag for storage/transport, ready for immediate game use.
$8.00, plus postage
800 Fighting Englishmen
Egyptian War Action Deck
Loaded with fine illustrations from the period, including the bizarre as well as the standard contemporary press views of key personalities and events of this short but sharp campaign.
The Egyptians were the only standing, National Army the British fought in the Era of TSATF, and while their higher leadership failed to stand up against Woolsley, many junior
officers and units fought cleverly, professionally, and with unquestioned bravery. The Egyptians were not a "walk over" opponent in fact--nor on the table top, either!
48 full color, pre-cut cards delivered in a heavy duty zip-lock bag for storage/transport, ready for immediate game use.
$8.00, plus postage
800 Fighting Englishmen
Boxer Rebellion Action Deck
Unlike previous Action Decks for 800FE, the Boxer Rebellion Deck is "weighted" to represent the mix of Allied and Chinese units/factions which characterized the conflict. Including the
usual Command Bonus cards, the 800FE Boxer Rebellion Action Deck totals 56 Cards, 8 more than in the other 800FE Decks.
The Chinese are represented by 12 cards cuing Boxer units to Move/Fire, plus cards for units of the four Chinese Armies engaged between Peking and Tientsin. There are five cards each
for units of General Nieh's "Tenacious Army," General Sung-Ching's "Resolute Army," General Tung-Fu-Hsiang's "Kansu Braves," and General in Chief Yung-Lo's Manchu Bannermen.
For the eight combatant Allies, the Action Cards are provided in the same proportions as each nationality comprised the total forces engaged (prior to the arrival of the German East
Asia Brigade). Consequently, there is one card each for the Italians, Austrians, French, and Germans, two each for the British, American, and Russians, and five for the Japanese.
If any of these contingents are not represented on your table top, the otherwise unnecessary cards may be used to cue Movement/Fire of other, more numerous units in your collection.
Similarly, European and Chinese Army units not present may have their cards removed from the Deck prior to play.
By this arrangement, the Players on both sides will not only have to deal with the usual uncertainty of order of Movement and Fire of their own and the enemy's units, but must
allow for each "faction" of his forces having their own say when they feel like, rather than as the C-in-C might--exactly as in the real conflict!
56 full color, pre-cut cards delivered in a heavy duty zip-lock bag for storage/transport, ready for immediate game use.
Temporarily Out of Print
Event Decks
By their long standing--and very generous--permission, TVAG has been able to offer the original Event Decks for TSATF and The Sword In North Africa (TSINA) for
years, but only the latter could be said to be "dedicated" not merely to a specific game title, but to a theater, a region unique to itself for circumstances and character. Obviously, this is true of all TSATF's "Classic Five" Campaigns (The Zulu,
1st Boer, 2nd Afghan, Egypt '82, and early phases of the Mahdist Wars), and no less for the many others that the game and its variants lend itself to.
While some risks and chance events are universal (water, food, ammunition, command and control issues, etc) and in one form or another may recur for both Imperial and Native forces, many
possibilities will be unique to each specific theater, be they related to weather, terrain, local culture, history, or even the fiction/poetry/film characters and events associated with the land and peoples. Illustrations, art, uniform plates,
odd facts, and more can provide information and even resources, alongside the specifics of the event described on each card.
So, TVAG has finally gotten off the farthing and has begun to produce the first of these new Theater Specific Event Decks, designed to be used equally with both
The Sword And The Flame (TSATF), and 800 Fighting Englishmen. The second such Deck should be the "Zulu War Event Deck," with the "Mahdist Wars" to follow. If any of you who already use the
TSATF/800FE Game Decks have any better suggestions for order of release, or others to follow, please do not hesitate to let this Old Duffer know!
The North West Frontier Event Deck
For TSATF/800FE
The first of the new and expanded series of Event Decks for specific Colonial Theaters/Campaigns, it is also the most requested Deck since the very first were offered.
This is the best of the Game Decks from TVAG to date, if we may say so, and we think you'll agree! Graphically, it has the best and sharpest images to date, including many guaranteed not to
have been seen in a gaming context before. You'll see the atmosphere as well as feel it, and have no doubt where you are just by looking through it.
But the heart of the Deck is content of each Card. The challenges to the players on both sides of the Crags are sharper than ever, but are still "even" for both sides. As with all TVAG Event Decks,
these are not your Monopoly "Chance Cards," nor are the effects of each the same from game to game--severities and benefits vary across a wide spectrum.
And the whimsy is still there... and the fun and a hint of Hollywood, too, but never so much as to spoil the game.
If playing in Afghanistan, Native Reinforcements can include Regular Foot, Horse, or Guns--but not so if elsewhere on The Grim. If the battle is in Winter, Blizzards and Frostbite can affect
both sides, but the Imperials worst of all. British troops can even be introduced to the charms of the Camel Spider, the Pathan Rock Fall, and Jezail armed Snipers, while Afghan/Pathan Tribesmen can find their Black Powder is soot and
ash sold them by an Infidel Dog, or that their Mullah's have one battle plan and their Hill Chieftain another, or that the Gurkha's facing them are going to blood their Kukri's today, no matter the cost!
And besides these and so many more jolly moments that could never appear in a standard war games scenario, there is a new feature in the NWF Event Deck added as a tribute to the late author of
The Sword And The Flame
These six Cards, randomly distributed throughout the Deck among the others, bear the likenesses of some characters all Colonial War Gamers will know from beloved films, characters whom Sgt. Brom
has encountered on the edges of the battlefield who carry special Intelligence for the British C-in-C concerning Reinforcements for the Imperial or Native Forces. Their numbers, type, the time of their Arrival and Entry Points will be reported
some number of Turns in advance. For the first time with these Event Cards, the British Players can attempt to coordinate the time and place of new Units with their current forces to defeat the Hill Tribes, or, if it's the Afghans/Pathans
who are about to be reinforced, move to prevent their arrival causing a disaster!
Each Deck contains 76 full color 2.5" x 3.5" Cards, pre-cut, with complete instructions provided on 2 special cards, along with a blank card for each side, and comes in a heavy-duty zip-lock plastic
bag for storage and transport.
The Sword And The Flame "Generic" Event Deck Third Edition
Of all the TSATF/800FE Game Decks, the two most commonly sold are the "Generic" Action Deck, and this Event Deck--and no wonder! This Deck includes Events for British and Native
units of all types as might be encountered from Afghanistan to Zululand, and more "Universal Misery" Cards to keep life interesting. The Event Deck provides your Colonial War Game scenarios with a wide range of unpredictable opportunities
and challenges no rules set can hope to allow for in a practical or balanced way.
Event types include "Reinforcements" of a wide variety for both sides at randomly located entry points, Ammunition or Water running out, the effects of bad water or food, Units of
both sides acting independently, Command and Control problems, and more. A range of "Universal Misery" cards can bring troubles to all parties impartially--Flash Floods, Sandstorms, Blizzards, Heatstroke--all the things that make you love
hiking in full field pack! Overall, the Deck has been weighted to "equal" out effects of all cards for both sides. With a variety of ways to use the Event Deck in play, it is truly a new tool to make your games as exciting and unpredictable
as you want them to be!
Each Deck contains 63 full color Cards with complete instructions
provided.
Please Note: Due to the rising costs of printing, this Deck is no longer available in its original form, and is now offered as a PDF file of full color,
double sided sheets for self-printing and cutting out on cardstock or other medium, and delivered free via E-mail
$8.00
The Sword In Africa
Safari Event Deck
First appearing in the 20th Anniversary Edition of TSATF, The Sword In Africa (TSIA) helped
establish "Darkest Africa" as one of the most popular new theaters of Colonial War Games allowing for exciting and exotic skirmish gaming on the Dark Continent.
A total of four (4) Game Decks are provided for TSIA, the first two ideally suited for Campaign and Map Movement Games.
The "Safari Event Deck" provides random occurrences that happen while trekking toward whatever goal the Party may have. Besides animal encounters, there are Native Tribes--hostile and
friendly--unmapped terrain, rain forests, trackless veldt, good hunting and bad, food, water, and issues with your Bearers, and the inevitable calls for Hongo (tribute) from the people whose lands you cross.
It's never a dull moment when you know that most anything can happen at any time when on Safari!
This Event Deck consists of 30 unique cards, as ever in full color with period art and graphics for even more "atmosphere", pre-cut and provided in a reusable plastic bag. An extra
card lists ideas for use so players may find their own comfort zone before letting the cards determine their fate!
$8.00, plus postage
The Sword In Africa
River Event Deck
As the title suggests, this is the Riverine partner to the TSIA Safari Deck.
Whenever a party of Explorers, Hunters, Soldiers sets out to travel up or down any of Africa's many rivers and waterways--whether by raft, canoe, or steamer--there are special risks
and opportunities. Sudden rapids, waterfalls, swamps, Native ambushes from the banks, attacks by fleets of war canoes, encounters with hippopotamus, crocodile, elephant, and the ever present risks of submerged obstacles, engine troubles,
damages to the vessel and its parts, risks of capsizing, loss of stores--and people!--are only some of the things that make for games the likes of which you've never played before. This 20 Card Deck has its own special "ambiance" with
particularly appropriate contemporary art and other graphics, as well as the obligatory "extra card" with ideas for use.
$6.00, plus postage
The Sword In Africa
Action Deck
As with those for other TSATF games, this 52 card Action Deck prompts the order of movement and fire, as well as severity of casualties, from “Lightly Wounded” to “Dead.”
But, TSIA’s rules call for use of a standard deck of playing cards to be read in ways different from the traditional TSATF game model. However, this dedicated Action Deck eliminates all
need to consult the rules on how to read the cards, and includes special rules frequently overlooked in the heat of play (such as hits on previously wounded figures, and the risk of death from poisoned weapons). There are also six special
cards to cue rolling in the basic game for "Random Episodes."
More unique period graphics and an extra card with simple instructions and options for use of the Action Deck round out the set.
Please Note: Due to the rising costs of printing, this Deck is no longer available in its original form, and is now offered as a PDF file of full color,
double sided sheets for self-printing and cutting out on cardstock or other medium, and delivered free via E-mail.
$8.00
The Sword In Africa
Battle Event Deck
In TSIA, the rules call for using a standard card deck, of which six cards cue the players to check for “Random Episodes” by rolling dice on one of 5 different tables. But the new
Battle Event Deck eliminates all that, and includes almost half again as many “episodes” as appear in the original rules. Now there are fifty Event Cards, most of which have variables practically guaranteeing no two games can ever be alike.
Some of the original “Episodes” have been retained; others modified in a variety of ways, and still more are entirely new. From army ants and African killer bees, to encounters
with Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Rhinoceros, and more, to up close confrontations with snakes, Pygmies, flash floods, mysterious strangers, traitors, mutineers, The “King” and “Queen” of the Jungle, and more to make your wild fights in
the forest/bush/veldt even wilder!
An advantage of the Battle Event Deck over the original tables is that once a card has been drawn, it cannot be repeated. But for those who still like that possibility, there is an
optional “Reshuffle” card requiring all previously used cards to be returned to the deck!
Still more unique and unrepeated period graphics and photos decorate the cards, and there is that indispensable card with printed suggestions for more uses of the Battle Event Deck.
$10.00, plus postage
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Action And Event Decks for the Colonial Rules of Larry Brom 
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