Larry sent along a copy of TSATF/20th Scenario Portfolio 2000 for review and since I am quite a fan of TSATF (my main colonial rules set) this is another very welcome addition to his efforts. This set as each of the future sets will contain six scenarios (Pathan, Zulu, Boer, Egyptian, Dervish and African Exploration [TSIA]); maps-two per scenario, one for each opponent (and to enable you to keep them for reuse two plastic sleeves that can be written on using erasable dry ink pens); everything is printed on heavy bond paper except the 3D maps which are printed on heavy duty parchment like paper, each scenario comes with options (which may not be the same for each opponent), and it comes nicely wrapped up in a heavy folder.

I have no quarrel with any of these scenarios, well may be a tiny one with scenario #1. Under options I can sort of understand that the natives would have an advantage in a torrential rain for visibility purposes, crossing a stream in full flood I doubt and giving a spear or arrow a better range than firing weapons during that rain is a bit much to me. Yes the native should see better, but giving a spear greater distance when the rain is torrential I can't see that. Visibility for firing weapons I can see being shortened but the projectile will continue for nearly the full range hitting anything in its path which is bound to be vegetable rather than mammalian.

A new edition to he TSATF rules are included here, if you see By Jingo on the web you have already seen this-"The Chips Are Down". This system uses chips (i.e. like poker or bingo chips-two colors) two per turn one for each phase of two phases. I like the card system of TSATF but this seems to me to be an interesting idea I will try as soon as I can with some poker chips. I guess you have figured out by now that I really like this idea of Larry's and can HIGHLY RECOMMEND this to you. More later as I play this.

Larry Brom
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