Hi gentlemen, First - thanks to Lorenzo for the game system, and the Impetvs community for the discussions. We've played a few games or BI, but not yet full...
1. better to place a chit when the chariot is stationary. Honestly it happens rarely as you get not great advantage to stop 2. yes 3. yes is still stationery ...
well these are different sets, though developped by the same persons. KD was developped when working at first stages of Impetus so there are many influences on...
... Thanks for the answers. We're looking forward to playing with chariots. The extra 1/2 move will make us think carefully about our moves - or maybe not!...
well soon or later chariots go in contact and have a melee. Note that even if in contact they are to be considered on the move. The contact is a kind of...
Here the results from the Impetus tournament in Bassano del Grappa (September 27) 400pts - 15mm 1 Marco Guarnieri / French 1418-1444 / 283pts 2 Massimilano...
With the release of Extra Impetus 2 I have started a revision of Beta Lists in order to uniform some criteria adopted by the new official lists. At the moment...
Anyone got any conventions on 6mm basing? How many heavy cavalry, how many light infantry, for example. I'm planning a Republic Roman Baccus 6mm army and I...
Hi Darren, IMHO, one of the great strengths of Impetus is that players are free to be as creative or conventional as they wish in basing their figures. Here...
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The tournament (300pts, 15/20mm) took place last sunday, near Como, in a wonderful location at 700m/800feet on the lake. Results and updated IWL rankings at...
Lorenzo, I am jealous! Gaming and Lake Como!? What more could you want! I was there in 2001. My wife and I stayed at Bellagio at the Hotel Florence. It was...
I'm working on these. They are just a draft and should not be considered official, but I want to share some ideas. Playtests and opinions on these rules are...
For a large unit with 2 bases - If the rear base is routed after resching zero on its VBU, are any spare hits transferred to the next base to the front. Eg a...
Having played a few games of Impetus now I'm impressed at how few questions there are between the players about the rules, and there have been no arguments...
... You may not fire into melee so the Hastati may not shoot at the engaged cavalry unit with the pilum. ... The rules are not 100% clear on this point but...
Folks: Historically only Roman infantry used the pilum. Cavalry was neither trained nor able to carry pila into battle on horseback. M Burton Hopkins Jr ...
Hi Burton, What you say is true. However the original poster asked if his Hastati can make a Pilum attack into an existing melee or after following up an ...
Here I'm. Well tutorial in Extra 2 clarify some points. Pilum cannot be thrown if a unit (the firer or the target) is already in melee. Following can genarate...
The online shop of Impetus will be closed until November 11 (possibly some days before) as I'm out of stock ith many titles. Sorry for the delay, but I...
Hi Lorenzo, From a player perspective, this is bad. From a seller perspective, congratulations! Here's wishing you many years of continued success! John...