Conquest of Ethiopia, scenario #5: Surprise at Mount Gundi

I am always drawn back to this game because of the subject and the very cool maps. This is a fast playing, 12 turn scenario with both side’s objectives, to eliminate enemy steps.

The Ethiopian force is much smaller than the Italian/Eritrean force, so they wait until Dusk to strike the Italian lines, hoping for a quick hit and run mission. The problem was, they got entangle into assaults and couldn’t withdraw, as the Italian kept adding more units into the mix.

By the end of the scenario the Italians had eliminated 11 Ethiopian steps plus all 3 of their Leaders for a Major Victory. But the Ethiopians had also eliminated 3 Italian steps for a Minor Victory. So the Italians had the higher victory level and won the scenario.