Spyros has always had an eye on trying to recreate the confrontations in Northern Ireland on the table. It is difficult for obvious reasons.
But using the basic Force on Force ruleset, with a few nuanced modifications, we think we may have got a reasonable facsimile of the problems faced by the security forces- and the actions and reactions of the local population......
The Fog of War cards gave a great deal of colour to the game. Throughout the game - as extreme pressure was put on the security forces at the three checkpoints, hostile crowds assembled as security forces attempted to stop and inspect every vehicle.
One Fog of War card allowed an IRA sniper team to begin taking pot shots at one of the checkpoints.
One introduced an IRA four man gun team who fired at the crew of a Humber Pig and another card introduced a team with an RPG who fired at a Land Rover and badly damaged it, wounding a crewman.
The cards also inserted a BBC camera crew with the HQ of the Security forces.....and they captured some action on camera that would lead to a political storm.
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| Downtown Belfast |
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| Armed group.......these guys would take some shots at one of the checkpoints, seriously wound a soldier, but take fire that killed two, and the rest vanished into the back streets. |
