After our AGM at the club we John Curry ran an 8 player game using Donald Featherstone's skirmish rules, published in 1975.
We each had two characters, either a veteran and novice, or two average types. One remained on the boat until the first character was incapacitated. We were searching a south sea island for a rumoured horde of gold.
We split into three group to search for the treasure. It was semi-cooperative, but there might be an advantage in being first to find the treasure horde.
One of the party was eaten by a giant crocodile before even getting ashore.
Our party were attacked by a large gorilla which started by throwing coconuts at us.
We killed it but the second one had an adventurer pinned to the ground and another killed. I put a big rock between me and the gorilla and tried a risky shot at the gorilla to save my associate but rolled a one, killing him. The Gorilla then got me and all three of us brought on our replacements.
The group in the centre encountered hostile natives and soon found a corral. One of them fell into a pit trap, his would be rescuer was killed by a thrown spear.
We wen to help them clear out the corral and encountered a native and a loudly dressed individual who wanted to capture him.
The group at the other end encountered were attacked by natives, but chasing one round rock found he disappeared and ran into some lavers,who weren't inclined to fight.
They fought off a gorilla and discovered a temple, a likely place to find the treasure.
The temple was empty but slavers were rushing past us in the direction of our boats carrying a glittering chest. We gave chase and shot from all directions at mostly long range as they stole a boat. Several adventurers rushed to board the boat, several were killed but at least one got aboard.
The last slavers tried to surrender but we weren't showing mercy to a slaver. We took the treasure and saved the boat. Most of us had lost our first adventurer, one or two had lost both. The rules were quick and straightforward and we all had fun.
