Escaping from Stalag Luft III, Part 2
I've left this one in my back pocket for something like two months now, but it warranted posting eventually, so here we are. For the conclusion of the Great Escape campaign, PH and I did what we did for the first three games and swapped sides in between. This meant I took the Germans in Game 4, and then the Allies in Game 5. In Game 4, the escapees have to try and make contact with members of the local Resistance who can help them to safety. Five of the terrain features on the table contain an objective marker placed face-down, two of which indicate Resistance members, two of which are civilians, and one of which is a dastardly collaborator. To win, the escapees need to contact both Resistance members, and at least one of the figures who did so must get away. PH brought a fairly large force, given the limited budget available, with the aim of spreading out quickly. My patrols were set up to try to cover as many of the objectives as I could. Unfortunately for me, PH got lucky with h...