Prussian Landship

This is a new page under construction devoted to GASLIGHT a relatively new and enormously fun game using an alternate version of history during the period between the Civil War and WWI most people call the "Victorian era".

GASLIGHT combines the basic abilities and history of "Victorian" times with a liberal sprinkling of "Jules Verne" what ifs. Imagine the British army attacking Afghan rebel tribes with regular infantry but instead of a battery of mountain guns in support they have two "Gatling" gun equipped "Steam Spiders"

I first played GASLIGHT at the great Mecca of Historical gaming conventions, "HISTORICON". It was my first foray into "Victorian Era" gaming. I was drawn by the wonderful figures, vehicles, and the opportunity to paint and build miniatures that while being solidly based in historical fact also allowed me to stretch, alter, and in some cases invent new history!

The game I played in was hosted by the HAWKS gaming club and run by one of the rules writes "Buck" Surdu. By the end of the first game I was hooked and was soon on my way home with the rules and a box full of unpainted minis to start my Victorian collection. Several of us who had been to the convention were on the same plane and it was rumored that the Pilot had commented on the fact that it took several hundred extra feet to get the plane off the ground, do to being overweight.

The rules are simple and fast but a bit tough to get through as the organization and layout is

somewhat haphazard in my opinion. This is probably because as with most miniatures rules they are written as a game develops amongst a closed group of gamers. this results in many things and processes being taken for granted as being known and not clearly written with examples for us people with poorer than average IQs.

That aside they are great! Chris Palmer and Buck Surdu have done a great job in giving us a simple, fast, fun game that can be played in a reasonable amount of time! they do not force their vision of the GASLIGHT Victorian age upon us but merely give us the charts and mechanics to build and play in are own version of it. what was hard for me to figure by myself in front of the fire was figured out fairly quickly when pondered by several of us playing our first game at the clubhouse. Most of it is common sense and what answers we could not find right away were settled with a quick made up die roll. I the scope of this type of game it doesn't matter, GASLIGHT is for FUN, want to argue? go play Napoleons Battles!

During a recent GASLIGHT Game the not to be deterred Prussian paddle wheel gunboat commander call for more steam in a vain attempt to move forward! The to German marines at the lower right were overheard to yell up in jest " Achtung Der Kapitan you seem to need a Bigger River!" Kapitan von Pushonn ignored them and commanded corporal Günter to open fire with the deck gun on the Arab fortified position just to the left across the river.

Gunter being slighty better at his job silanced the Arab gun with a couple of shots!

BRITISH STEAM TANK	BRITISH AIRSHIP	PROJECT PRUSSIAN AIRSHIP	STEAM ROBOT CONVERSION
BRITISH OFFICER 1	BRITISH LANDSHIP	PRUSSIAN MINI AIRSHIPS	ARAB DHOW (Landship)
BRITISH FORCES	JAPANESE CRAB TANK	PRUSSIAN LANDSHIP MARK IV	BELGIAN GUNBOAT
BRITISH ARTILLERY TRACTOR	STEAM SPIDER

ATTENTION! Due to popular demand ALL GASLIGHT Rules sets are carried and for sale at HistoricalHobbies.Com! Please help support this page and buy yours there! The upcoming supplement Battles in GASLIGHT we also be available as soon as it releases in March! HistoricalHobbies.Com will also be stocking figures and vehicles for GASLIGHT!