Colonial Wargames Rules

There are a large number of different sets of colonial wargames rules available. These include:

• Commercial Colonial Wargames Rules

• Free Downloadable Colonial Wargames Rules (or colonial variants of existing wargames rules)

Commercial Wargames Rules

	The Sword And The Flame (1st Edition) by Larry V. Brom		The Sword And The Flame (3rd Edition) by Larry V. Brom		The Sword And The Flame (20th Anniversary Edition) by Larry V. Brom
	Soldiers of the Queen by D. Elks and J. G. Stanyon		Science versus Pluck (Officer's Book) by Howard Whitehouse		Science versus Pluck (Umpire's Book) by Howard Whitehouse
	Space 1889 - Soldier's Companion by Frank Chadwick		Micro Colonial published by Tabletop Games		Micro Colonial Rorke's Drift Supplement published by Tabletop Games
	Blood & Sand by Brian Cameron,  Bernard Ganley,  Andy Grainger,  Nigel Howarth, Mukul Patel, and Keith Warren		By Jingo! by Brian Cameron, Martyn Chapman, Bernard Ganley, and Keith Warren		Battles for Empire by Chris Leach
	Ever Victorious Armies by Chris Peers		In the Heart of Africa by Chris Peers		Principles of War by T. M. Penn
	G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. by Christopher Palmer and John R. "Buck" Surdu		Battles by G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T. by John R. "Buck" Surdu, Christopher Palmer, and Robert Beattie		Piquet (Din of Battle Supplement) by Bob Jones
	Volley & Bayonet by Frank Chadwick and Greg Novak		Colonial Campaigns Ethiopia 1887 - 1896 by Mark Fastoso		Colonial Campaigns Boxer Rebellion - Admiral Seymour's Relief Attempt by Mark Fastoso

Free Downloadable Wargames Rules

There are several free sets of colonial wargames rules, or colonial variants of existing wargames rules, available on-line on the 19th Century page of Pete Jones's Free Wargames Rules Web Site.

My own home-grown colonial wargames rules include:

	Bundok and Bayonet - Basic Rules		Bundok and Bayonet - Additional and Optional Rules
	Bundok and Bayonet - Basic Rules - A4 PDF format download		Bundok and Bayonet - Additional and Optional Rules - A4 PDF format download
	Bundok and Bayonet - Basic Rules - Letter size PDF format download		Bundok and Bayonet - Additional and Optional Rules - Letter size PDF format download
	"'Eres to you Fuzzy-Wuzzy" Rules		Simple Colonial Wargames Rules (SCWaRes)
	"'Eres to you Fuzzy-Wuzzy" Rules - A4 PDF format download		"'Eres to you Fuzzy-Wuzzy" Rules - Letter size PDF format download
	"Restless Natives" Rules and Scenarios - A4 PDF format download		"Hordes of Dervishes" Rules - A4 PDF format download
	"Redcoats and Dervishes" Rules and Scenarios - A4 PDF format download		Draft "Colonial Rules for Heroscape™ Terrain" - A4 PDF format download
	"When Empires Clash! - Colonial Variant" Rules - A4 PDF format download		Joseph Morschauser's "Frontier" Rules - A4 PDF format download

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The Defence of Duffer's Drift

The Defence of Duffer's Drift by Major General Sir E. D. Swinton, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.

The Defence of Duffer's Drift - A4 PDF format download

N.B. This is not a set of wargames rules but should be read by all colonial wargamers. It concerns the defence of an imaginary river crossing during the Boer War, and is a series of "dreams" during which a young subaltern imagines various attacks on his position, how he will deal with them, and the catastrophic results that ensue. As Field Marshal Wavell said of it:

"If, after studying this little work, an officer decides that he has learned nothing, I can only recommend him to apply for employment in an Administrative branch of the War Office; for he will certainly be a danger to troops in the field."

© Robert George Cordery (2005)