The term Darkest Africa references to Africa as Livingston found it exploring the Congo river. For sure you know about the adventures of David Livingston or Henry Morton Stanley. Or maybe you have read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
In miniature wargaming, the term Darkest Africa is mostly used as some kind of Lost World. But without Dinosaurs and stuff like that. First of all think of sandy wasteland, wide savanah and thick jungle. Also, it is populated with dangerous creatures and hostile natives. As a result, we have a gigantic terra incognita as a playground for brave adventurers like you.
Because of all its dangers and mysteries, the Dark Continent is one of the most thrilling settings for wargaming. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing colonial wargaming, Pulp or building your own imagiNation. The Dark Continent is full of possibilities. But to catch the spirit you need proper miniatures, scenery and terrain. You find plenty of inspiration and tutorials on this page to make the most out of your experience. So happy exploring!
This is the second post about our Pulp Alley campaign in Darkest Africa. If you missed the first post, grab a coffee and read that post first, before returning here. I promise it is worth the read! Scenario III – The Temple of Skulls After some days in the hostile … Show me more
Months ago we played a small Pulp Alley campaign. Unfortunately, I wasn’t taking pictures very seriously and so this will be just a short write up and not a full AAR. But nonetheless, I hope you will enjoy the wrap-up. I bet you will because Pulp in Darkest Africa is one of the … Show me more
To expand my Darkest Africa miniature collection I painted some Foundry Sleek Warrior Women. The quality of the miniatures is superb. I am a big fan of the whole Darkest Africa range from Foundry. But the Foundry Sleek Warrior Women are especially impressive. I used mine in our pulp campaign … Show me more
Recently I painted some additions for my Darkest Africa collection: Foundry Masai Warriors. As always the models are superb. Honestly, I think you can never be wrong with picking miniatures from Foundry. If you are interested in the whole colonial wargaming thing, this company is definitely your friend. But long story … Show me more
It is time for another piece of scenery. This time we are building a Meerkat den for Wargaming. I love colonial wargaming because of the nearly endless possibilities for terrain and scenery. As a result, most gaming tables for colonial wargaming look amazing. If you want to go the extra mile, … Show me more