The Siege of Sidney Street, Play Sheet

The Siege of Sidney Street Playsheet

Unit Designation and Movement                                                                                               

Class 1 Anarchists: move and fire, no deductions                       Move 12 inches            

Class2 Soldiers: move and fire, no deductions                             Move 12 inches       

(Soldiers are Marksmen for firing purposes. Four may be classed as Snipers)              

Class 3 Police/Detectives: move OR fire                                         Move 8 inches

Buildings                                                                                                                                       

Assumed to be what they represent, therefore only enter through doors etc.              

Within a building, moving from one floor to another takes one move

Morale                                                                                                                                                       

All units have a moral factor of 2, test morale each time a casualty is inflicted.                    

1 D6, score equal to or greater than morale factor after modifiers: 

In cover +1, retiring -1, Less than 50% original strength -1, Less than 25% original strength -2

Failing a test results in the unit receiving a marker:                                                                      

1 Marker: unit is suppressed, may not advance towards enemy, -1 shooting modifier      

2 Markers: unit attempts to retire and may fire ONLY when fired upon                                 

3 Markers: unit routs, move directly away from enemy if not possible surrender

Firing                                                                                                                                               

Weapons as depicted on the figure                                                                                                

Class 1 and 2 may choose their target, Class 3 fire at nearest enemy.                                                                                                            

Roll 1 D6 to hit                                               4,5,6                                        5,6                   

Rifle, normal            effective range           0-8inches       long range   8-18 inches   

Rifle, marksman                                             0-12 inches                           12-18 inches 

Rifle, sniper                                                     0-18 inches                          18-24 inches 

Pistol                                                                 0-6 inches                              6-12 inches 

Petrol bomb                                                    0-4 inches                              n.a.                        

(If a petrol bomb is deployed figure pauses and takes fire, if hit the bomb explodes on the spot. The building is assumed to be on fire; smoke is deployed and added to for each following move. After four such moves the building has to be vacated.)

Firing Modifiers:                                                                                                                

Firing from hard cover              +1                                                                                      

Target in hard cover                   -1                                                                                      

Target obscured or in light cover    -1                                                                                              

Arc of fire is 90 degrees, ie 45 degrees either side of the firer’s centre

Victory Conditions                                                                                                                        

Anarchists survive and kill all of their opponents!                                                       

 Anarchists succeed in getting at least three figures off the table following the firefight. Anarchists survive for 12 moves or more.                                                                      

Authorities kill or capture all of the Anarchists.

The Siege of Sidney Street

A few photographs of the game I have been developing based upon the events in Sidney Street in the East End of London during the Siege of 1911. (I have uploaded a separate file of the rules for this venture in the form of a very simple play sheet.)

Police officers observe an attempted break in of a jeweler's shop

When officers hail the suspects they turn, give fire and flee. The Police follow and raise the alarm.

Eventually Troops are called and take up position facing the anarchists' hide out.

Once the siege is under way the building catches fire and the anarchists flee hotly pursued by Police and Troops.

Police and Troops giving chase just prior to the final shoot out.