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I have uploaded a picture of the situation i wish clarification of in the rules question area. My question is this: Unit A declares a charge on Unit B which...
5 Mar 12, 2012
2:20 pm

Brent Olson
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Has anyone developed army lists (Basic or Standard Impetus)fr this battle? Thanks Simon...
3 Mar 9, 2012
10:34 am

c brewer
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Hey all, Im trying to decipher the army list for Maximilian Imperial out of the first extra book. in bold it is 0-6 German Men at Arms then underneath 1 cp 0-1...
3 Feb 21, 2012
12:10 pm

Eric Scherck
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Love the rules, but dont have the time to paint all the figures required. So I have experimented with using the 15mm base size suggestions but mounting 28mm...
3 Feb 19, 2012
11:16 pm

Kevan Gunn
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Well edges are not exactly walls or redoubts. For these I would keep the rules about fortification of Impetus. So mounted cannot cross them, while foot has 2...
2 Feb 12, 2012
7:19 pm

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Gents, another thought (via our GNW games). In Impetus, both sides roll for initiative and add +2 for CiC. Has anyone thought of varying this for quality of...
3 Feb 11, 2012
6:56 pm

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Gentlemen, I have some Baroque questions again. Can someone advise, please. These came up in our Great Nothern War game last night. Armies were based on the BB...
1 Feb 10, 2012
9:17 pm

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Hi guys, This spring there will be Impetus at Little Wars. Michael is running the battle of Adiranople, I believe. He is an excellent painter, and I'm...
8 Jan 15, 2012
7:17 pm

Brent Olson
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Like most wargamers I love talking about and probably complaining about rules. Rules are the love/hate relationship part of the hobby. I have just started a...
2 Jan 14, 2012
2:20 pm

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I might have chance to get my 15mm Seleucids out for the very first time thursday, but I'm unsure of the best size table to use. It'll be 400pts so the...
7 Jan 3, 2012
8:10 pm

roma912000
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Folks; Just wanted to drop a line to introduce myself. I have been playing with toy soldiers for well over 30 years. My Main interests are ancients,...
3 Dec 15, 2011
2:45 pm

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I've been looking at the Macedonians in Extra Impetus 4 to bring an army up to date and noticed a possible discrepancy in the cost of upgrading VBU4 front rank...
1 Dec 12, 2011
1:18 pm

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My friends played a game of Impetus the other day in which a unit charged into contact ending up at an angle to the target of the charge. The target of the...
44 Nov 23, 2011
1:03 pm

Lorenzo Sartori
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I'm currently painting a 300pt Frederic IIIs Imperials Army 1440 - 1493 and CP Men at Arms can dismount as FP. In 5.12 it explains how to dismount during the...
2 Nov 3, 2011
8:17 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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Totally confused Lorenzo pls clarify If I have an enemy 14U away from me and I can move max 12U ....if I declare a charge I must then move 12U+D6 and end...
3 Oct 22, 2011
7:45 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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I had a situation where an enemy CL was 14U away.If I chose to charge he would have evaded. so if I end 12+D6 U forward disordered (as not contacted target)...
17 Oct 21, 2011
12:52 pm

Mark Rutledge
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When English longbowmen place stakes, what happens to them if the owning unit is destroyed or moves away - are they lost and removed from the table or do they...
4 Oct 4, 2011
3:55 pm

Lorenzo Sartori
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Thanks for any help with this one, it happened during a game the other day and I wondered if a) anyone else has come across it b) I gave the right answer?...
10 Sep 23, 2011
8:06 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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Any help appreciated - practicing a few sneaky moves for the Derby tournament this came up: A unit of Lt Inf with javelins is in the zone of control of an...
7 Sep 15, 2011
2:20 pm

Lorenzo Sartori
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While looking for a new 300pt army to start I tried to do one from the Charles V list on p50 of the rulebook, but couldn't get the minimums to add up to below...
7 Sep 14, 2011
8:36 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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We are ready for Impetus day at the Last Square. The armies include Ottonians,.Magyars, Normans, Byzantines, First Crusades, Syrian, Burgundian, and French...
2 Aug 25, 2011
9:37 pm

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Players A and B roll initiative dice, A wins and activates all of his units, play passes to B. Does B have to roll 2d6 again to see if his Generals level...
2 Aug 24, 2011
8:26 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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Hopefully a straightforward question this time. 1. Limit to how often a unit with a missile weapon can fire. Is a unit limited to firing once per imitative...
3 Aug 21, 2011
3:14 pm

c brewer
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Sounds like a victory for common sense to me...:-)...
1 Aug 19, 2011
10:44 am

Richard Jones
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Bruce and I are preparing the games for Impetus Day at The Last Square, and would like some feedback to help our planning. I’ve spoken with some of the...
1 Aug 15, 2011
3:32 pm

Brent Olson
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Gentlemen, I tried to send this last night but it didn't seem to send. We played baroque again and a couple of questions came up. Two enemy cavalry units...
16 Jul 25, 2011
8:39 am

c brewer
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Does anyone know if there's a publishing date for EI4 yet? Cheers...
2 Jul 20, 2011
9:48 pm

Lorenzo Sartori
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This question occurred during a test game of Baroque but applies just as well to standard Impetus. Please see the accompanying diagrams in the files section....
8 Jul 8, 2011
1:52 pm

Zippee
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What period do the rules cover and do they include the army lists or are they seperate books. Secondly, were can I purchase them from, I reside in...
3 Jul 8, 2011
8:33 am

Lorenzo Sartori
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Could we class any of the Ancient units carrying large shields ie Greek Hoplites as being able to form a shieldwall or does it just apply to Vikings etc?...
3 Jun 29, 2011
7:21 am

Zippee
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