Osprey Planning Men Who Would Be Kings Rules For 2016
December 11, 2015 by brennon
Adapted after the novella by Rudyard Kipling and turned into a movie staring Sean Connery and Michael Caine we have another adventuring rules set coming out in 2016 (September) from Osprey Games. We've got a look at the cover art for The Men Who Would Be Kings here...
The story in the film follows two rogue officers from the Indian army during the late 19th Century who go off in search of fortune and end up becoming kings of Kafiristan. It seems like the game will be focusing on that adventuring side of things, you'd hope, but also delving into the larger skirmishes from the period as well.
It will be interesting to see where the rules set goes and what it does differently from other games out there like Black Powder which would be good for this period too. We have quite a wait but it would be nice to speculate!
What do you think of the idea?
"It seems like the game will be focusing on that adventuring side of things, you'd hope, but also delving into the larger skirmishes from the period as well..."
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Cool!
Considering the announced Perry plastics for this period I can see this being very popular.
Loads of info here http://merseybooks.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20Men%20Who%20Would%20Be%20Kings
i stumbled over the movie on netflix while painting and enjoyed it a lot. that looks quite interesting, 4grounds saga: arabic dwellings would fit this one as well.
I loved the movie as a kid, and the original Kipling story… but these days it seems a little… well if not racist then at least culturally insensitive. The notion of two white men setting themselves up as gods and kings to ignorant savages. A shame as it’s a stirring film. Just problematic these days – and with good reason.
It might be “problematic” to a child who wouldn’t realise it was made 1975 or so but to an adult it’s not “problematic” at all.
“Colonial wargaming rules”
Checked out the link posted above by @robert. Confirmed my suspicion that the distinction for this game is in army composition. Makes sense that the Colonial power would have a small number of regular troops supplemented by local forces. Probably games will be asymmetrical too, with the opposing player having lots of lesser-equipped (but by no means poor of fighting ability) soldiers.
interesting I do like the film.
Great film, great actors, great period, great writer a whole lot of greatness going on 🙂 Not to mention the Osprey wargames have pretty damn good so far to boot. Somehow I just see this one finding it’s way to my shelf.
I’ll add it to my collection!
This time period has always interested me.
As for the film, I have it on VHS, DVD, BluRay, and Digital. Right next to my copies of Rorke’s Drift, and Zulu Dawn.