The Cheka arrive in Jhamjarhistan

I have set up the scenery for Jhamjarhistan. The village on the left is Gummibad (where the missionaries are), in the centre is the archaeological dig site (Lemmers, Streppers and Bunty Hamster-Crust, Vagger’s heart-throb) by the old watch tower and top right is where the Emir of Jhamjarhistan hangs out in Djelibad. This is just a set-up for photos, the real game will be on a bigger table later in the year.

Jhamjarhistan

Also, a Cheka unit for the Bolo player. They will be no good for fighting but ideal for torture and execution of prisoners! I sent this photo to Doug (who is playing Trotsky in the game) and this is his reply:

"They are certainly the boys to send tremors of terror through all counter-revolutionaries, traitors, imperialists, priests, revanchists, social-democrats and similar offal and pig-dung. The People’s Revolution is well guarded by such heroes."

Of course, they arrive on site singing their traditional Cheka anthem:

Meet the Cheka ’cause the boys are here —
The boys to persecute you.
With torture and slaughter to help you on your way —
To raising the rafters with a hey-hey-hey!
With knives and skewers and whips old and new —
With us about you won’t feel blue!

So meet the Cheka ’cause the boys are here —
The boys to persecute you!
B – O,  B – O – Y – S, boys to persecute you!

The Cheka