Into the Lion‘s Mouth – The Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848-1849 – Wargame – White Dog Games from White Dog Games

Description

Following the British victory in the First Anglo-Sikh War (184-1846), the Sikh Government of the Punjab (the Lahore Durbar) effectively came under the control of the British East India Company. In April 1848, two British officers were sent to the prosperous south western city of Multan to take over the running of the province from its governor, Diwan Mulraj Chopra. They were murdered by soldiers of the city’s garrison, apparently acting spontaneously and without the prior knowledge of the startled Mulraj. Nonetheless, after some prevarication, he supported their actions, and thereby found himself the leader of a rebellion against the British.

Into the Lion’s Mouth is a two-player beer-and-pretzels game which gives players the opportunity to replicate the British success in re-establishing control over the Punjab, or to re-write history by leading the Sikhs to victory.