Airsoft Action 04 - Xmas 2011 | Page 17

GAME REVIEW visitors (unbeknown to us, one of the major plot devices of the weekend was to secure the rights to mine upon the Indian Territory). Soon we encountered a posse of gunmen encroaching upon our lands and found ourselves on the receiving end of some wellplaced rifle fire. With a whoop and a yell we drew tomahawks and charged in – I’ll let you guess the outcome of the battle but suffice to say it stung a bit, and it’s the last time I’ll take a knife to a gunfight! Vengeance was now required and knowing we were outgunned we decided to take up the offer of the Westerners’ law. Beating the war drums we threw down a challenge. Claiming we had been attacked on our own ground we demanded the scalping miscreant brought to us in chains within an hour or war would erupt between our tribe and the settlers. “…our Indian Tribe (the Blackfoots) had one rifle and one pistol between the four of us, although we had plenty of airsoft-safe bows, arrows and tomahawks to ambush the unwary paleface!” COWBOYS: Things started to liven up for us. We’d heard about a band of wanted outlaws and, upon hearing a firefight nearby, we rushed to investigate. Seeing a group of bandits being pursued by angry savages we set off after them, intent on picking up the bounty for any bandits killed. But fate was not on our side: the Injuns were gunned down and the bandits made good their escape. We’d been told of a golden idol hidden in the native camp that a certain gentleman would pay handsomely to acquire, so we hatched a plan to keep watch on the savages and when their camp was avoided by skirting their patrols through the woods until a deal was struck: in return for $20 we would have free passage for three hours, and some dynamite the Pinkertons had acquired (which would vastly increase our earnings from the mine). Generally speaking, much of the morning passed without incident other than the odd visit from fellow prospectors seeking trade, and a nervous but friendly first encounter with a pair of half-dressed savages. INJUNS: The stillness of the Indian village was interrupted by small bands of Western folk. Some of them came bearing trade goods and some of them came offering the protection of the Westerner’s law. While we met all with hospitality and a wary eye, it seemed a tad suspicious to receive so many www.airsoftactionmagazine.com 017