... factor is required in both bounds. ... 500 pt games], the Romans always beat the Seleucids if they contact first, and the Seleucids only ever won one game...
... IMO it is a rule we could simply do without with no detriment to the rules. Nik Gaukroger "One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small; And the...
I have the honour to remain, Your humble and obd't servant. John Garvey PS: For the more bemused, a "hoodie" in Australia is a think flannel shirt, or other...
... The point is it takes 7.5 bounds for the Pike to win. That gives you plenty of time to disrupt them or get on their flanks. Yes, the Pike will beat the...
... the rules. ... I can see pro's and con's to this idea. It rather rules out the idea of small commands which in turn reinforces the WoC concept. What about...
Spraycans? Pussies. Posers are looking to get themselves killed......
Doug
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Jun 1, 2006 10:30 am
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... However, standing and fighting in the open was exactly what the Romans did. Now as I don't think that they were usually forced into the fight through other...
... Nope this is bad, the other version of about 66-33 is, IMO, a better representation. At 90-10 in favour of the Pk the incentive will be to hide away the Bd...
... Given that it takes many bounds for the Pikes to win, even on open ground, I don't think the rules are necessarily broken. It certainly gives an incentive...
... <Snip> ... process. ... AW - in our test games it didn't take so long and there are no excess points available to allow the blades to get large numbers on...
As I see it, the dbx mechanism does not represent the pk-bd interaction right. Men with big shields an short swords stand no chance against a closed pike ...
... I'm not sure that the actual historical encounters bear out your view For example the fights against Pyrrhos' phalanx were quite drawn out IIRC and even at...
Not sure, if the romans are depicted rightly as bd in Phyrros times (I remember that discussion about sp, pk and phalanx type etc.). At Heraclea a River bank...
... So certainly not a case of a pike phalanx quickly beating the legion or vice versa I would say as the jumbos were usually held in reserve to be thrown in...
... before ... these ... Iwaszko's modern set was 1967, John Tunstill's ACW set 1970, Charles Reavley's Napoleonic 1971, and the Decalset WOTR 1971. IMvHO the...
A simpler idea is to count elements as temporarily disheartened while within "x" distance of routing friends - it gives you a possible multi-turn effect, gives...
I actualy like the first Idea, counting all dishartend within 12 cm of routing friends would also do something more against using broken friends as cover but...
One of the comments suggested that once the Pk lost the -1 they were dogmeat. I think this may be a function of people running their pike too shallow. IMO it...
Doug skribis; ... That would actually be more bookkeeping IMO. Currently (if I remember to do it, more on that later), I just chuck a couple of spare bases...
... Given this and their ability to shrug off becoming disheartened 2ME troops represent excellent value - Given the current state of the rules I would expect...
Hi Guys I think I would like to see some consistency of approach. Apparently (I am told by this list) - Scots Medieval Commanders insisted on throwing...
... The Romans were right, the Scots weer wrong! :) ... This is a bogus approach - what commanders thought was wrong at least 50% of the time - a lousey way to...
That doesn't sound historic. I don't think any Greeks counted on losing several ranks but having "extra" rear rankers to make up the difference....
Doug
rockd@...
Jun 2, 2006 5:38 am
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Simpler? How is being required to make a distance measurement for every element SIMPLER? Pick an element Determine nearest routing friend measure distance ...
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