On Friday at the Trumpeters' Bonsor monthly game night, Lisa and I put on our first attempt at gaming the Battle of Ballantyne Pier. We played this using modified Fistful of Lead. See my previous posts for more background on the real battle and on our special rules for the scenario. We had great interest in the game. Even though I initially thought to limit participation to four players, we ended up with eight - three playing the police (Vancouver Police, BC Provincial Police and RCMP), and five playing the longshoremen.
The police (Vancouver Police Dept in blue) lined up in front of the tracks. Heatley Ave running south from the police line, and the Ballantyne Pier warehouse behind them.
Reference material set out for anyone interested.
Striking longshoremen advance up Heatley Ave from Powell Street.
VPD line.
Mounted RCMP arrive behind the strikers.
Mounted cop charges a union leader from behind. Thanks to some terrific rolling by the union man and an abysmal roll from the mountie, the policeman is knocked off his horse!
But then the second mountie takes out the union man.
VPD deploys tear gas.
Mounties maintain pressure on the rear of the march.
Strikers on Heatley Ave are dispersed but the flanking group can be seen advancing on the left.
Strikers rally and charge the police line!
Strikers on the left flank push past the BC Provincial Police, leading to victory for the strikers!
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