BRIT HEROES ARE CLOUT OF AFRICA Our lads in bush war battle
THOUSANDS of children have never played a board game because they are too “boring” compared to video games, says a poll.
A 10th said Guess Who? was a TV show and 20% thought Scrabble was a way to cook eggs.
And 84% would rather watch TV, play video games or go on their phone, according to restaurant chain Bella Italia.
The firm’s Marc Saunders said: “A board game is a great way to bond.”
THE British Army has been on special training war games in Africa.
The Daily Star accompanied the 1st Battalion the Coldstream Guards and the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland in Kenya.
It was part of Askari Storm, a mission to train and maintain British forces as well as working to develop the Kenyan Defence Force in their ongoing battle against al-Qaida and Al Shabab.
Battling through 30C heat and monsoons, the company marched across miles of bush to take down their “enemy”.
As well as having enemy targets, civilians were interspersed meaning that just like in a real war the soldiers had to properly identify their targets before pulling the trigger.
Colonel Paul “Shove” Gilby said exercises like these maintaining his edge.
The former commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment said: “Collective training exercises give deep capability to a battlegroup from the youngest soldier to the oldest. “What they are on is a learning journey of self and were key to troops’ fighting group improvement with the ability to reflect, learn, access and reapply to enhance their operational capability.
“My job is to make these boys and girls better in their core skills and their professional environment which is focused on them winning in the future – wherever the Queen wishes them to go.
“We do that by simulating the complexities of war.
“Everything we do is learning and enhancing capabilities.” about their