Tom, Actually, just when George died I was polishing up the first go at a system that worked fairly well at VLB. I had received very positive feedback from...
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... considering the Imperial powers usually quickly adopted camels and elephants as baggage beasts the cavalry horses would get used to them. James -- See our...
... Lots of rules actually do this, but then we read a book and say, "but wait the Enfield-Baker Magazine Muzzle Loading Rifle actually had a range of 3000 ...
I've been reading "Our Little Army in the Field: the Canadians in South Africa 1899-1902". It spurred some brain activity about some old threads: -got an...
... Elegant, yes. Representational, no. DBx can be adapted to anything simply because it represents nothing. It has abstracted things to the vanishing...
... I disagree, I think it is reasonable for Ancients tho' needs a bit of tinkering now (what set doesn't....). The alternatives are a lot worse imho ... That...
... the ... And the Boers could shoot and hit at distance.... ... out... Yup, replicates S African experience overall (Commandos R Us).....I suspect the US...
... I have seen no work done by "Philgreg." I have hundreds, if not maybe 1000s figs done by Fernando over the last 5 years. mostl in 25mm Large collections...
Alan - TSATF is very good, but I find that it is best used for very small engagements; many games have been attempted with it in large numbers, and it can...
I have cut contour hills with my Dremel saw and had no problem of melting, lots of dust however. I did not try straight lines, these might be a problem. I...
I can also vouch for Fernando's painters. They do a fantastic job. My main worry is that it's difficult to explain certain things without being there in...
Jerry - I witnessed a fascinating Maori game using 54mm troops. I'm not sure whose figs they were, but I believe some were A in P. The rules used were TSATF. ...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 12:54:03 AM Mountain Standard Time, christopher@... writes: To jump into the middle of the stream here, I just want to note...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 1:03:47 AM Mountain Standard Time, christopher@... writes: If you are interested I could dig them up - Yes, Please! Thanks,...
... What do you mean by that? I've never heard anyone argue that 'Soldier's Companion' isn't playable in it's current form until you. What is unplayable about ...
Hi Grin. some of my rules have been in print for decades. One version of our ancients/medivals actually included the refrence list. It amused us for years...
Hi Ross I was only discussing the specific of the thread about horses shying away from Elephants and Camels. Lots of horses where I live, but I haven't...
Hi Oh, ya...ok VLB. I think the first time I saw that approach was with Empire, either II or III. I was merceless with exploiting the foibles of that one. In...
Hello Jerry, How big is your table? That should determine the ranges. TSATF is remarkably tolerant of "fiddling" so you could, perhaps, use 10-man units, to...
Although it's bad form to answer (part of) my own question, I found a picture from Wolseley's Sudan Campaign where British Hussars gallopped their horses past...
Dear all, the publication of the new GW ruleset has spurred me and my old gaming pardner to dig out our Foundrys and Dixons, paint'em up and fight. (I won the...
... Hash: SHA1 ... Well, everyone knows this _now_. In my understanding, this was actually _not_ generally known (and was a matter of some dispute) until...
Anybody remember a Charlton Heston movie called The War Lord? About a year ago, I played a game based on the battle at the end of this movie using 54mm figures...
Chums & Mates, Plastic Soldier Review has posted a bit of news regarding the set content for Waterloo 1815's pending release of it's Anglo-Egytian Army: ...
Leopoldo - I too started painting Western Stuff - in my case, about six months ago. I had a very hard time finding furniture. There are a few options, but I ...
Rob - I found it playable enough, but my group did not, and I have generally heard tell on this list, and elsewhere, that a new edition is needed to clear up a...
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