The refurbishment of the Sudanese, now complete, has returned to its original purpose as an enemy for an 18th century ImagiNations set in East Africa. The rules used, the War Game Rules 1685 – 1845 have been adapted to make them compatible with the DBA3 system. Supplementing the variant rule set, is a Seven Years War campaign system developed for the European theater and will now include a colonial theme.
The Seven Years War has often been described as a global conflict and for Great Britain, it confronted enemies in North and South America, India, Asia (Manila) and Senegal. The latter had appeal, but would necessitate the purchase of West African natives and that was out of the question. However, moving an Anglo-French conflict to East Africa seemed a better option and so the refurbishment of the Sudanese began in earnest.
A most helpful source, “A History of the Beja Tribes ofthe Sudan” by A. Paul 1954 (available at Archive.org), describes the various tribes and their geographical location. The political background is briefly sketched in chapter IX and does fuel a myriad of possibilities for an imaginary conflict, much of the information is provided by Leo Africanus, a writer on Africa of his time.
The miniatures.
Meroitic Kush and the Noba before transformation.
Beja warriors
Beja cavalry and camelry
Baggara cavalry and camelry
Emirs
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