Hi All: This past weekend I hosted a mini convention, MikeCon II which featured no less than 3 MOA games, Punic Wars, 3rd Crusade and ECW. We were fortunate...
... Indian ... Far from being either an ethnologist or an anthropologist, my impression is that the Ayrans were Caucasians that have, over the centuries, been...
For some time there has been no debate or criticism of those advocates of the new model of ancient combat. That is until now. And attack has been launched by...
Howdy, Very interesting, thank you for such an interesting post. I was unaware that reenactors were taken as evidence of how things must have been in ancient...
JAS wrote: By the way, in what way was Marshall's 25% statistic discredited? See: Spiller, R.J. (1988): S.L.A. Marshall and the Ratio of Fire. Royal United...
Howdy, Gee, I expected more discussion on this topic. It goes to the heart of what ancient battles might have been and how we think of them. Surely somebody ...
Jessee wrote: Gee, I expected more discussion on this topic. I posted the Wheeler article on Ancmed yahoo group and there is a lively discussion happening on...
Actually, I believe that the weapon was uniquely suited for certain kinds of military work. As I am now focusing on the number of sieges and wall assaults I...
I have read that the simple bow was used by NKE as a heavy, mass fire weapon, which was very suitable for opponents not having any or only light armor. The...
OK! Whats running at Historicon? I have my Goths vs Byzantines (the Byzantines get infantry this time) outside the gates of Rome. [Non-text portions of this...
Howdy, Over the holiday weekend, I was fortunate enough to do two playtests of my scanario for Historicon. Things went well, and I thought I'd report to the...
Hello All: I've loaded a number of photos in the Files section in the MikeCon Mug Shot folder. There are two battles presented, a Punic Wars game using the...
... Howdy, Good looking table/battle. You seem to have very deep units (3ranks?) and depth to the battleline; interesting. Would you play the same way with a...
... Alas, no Historicon this year. I'll hopefully make Fall-In. I set up the maniples to be 1X3, in three lines. This has several advantages: a) It looks...
... The bulk of my figures are conversions from Airfix Confederates done in the mid-70's. These are slowly being replaced by the fine Revell 30YW figures that...
Howdy, For some time now I have been pondering depth in our games and on the ancient battlefield. The recent photo posting brought this subject again to my...
I would like to get clarification on what is meant by "depth." MOA allows you to have as many ranks of figures as you want--this is one kind of depth. If one...
... Well, if you're talking formation depth, such as with deep phalanxes or Kiels, there are both morale and maneuver considerations for such deployments (it's...
I'd like to explore the reasons we seldom see multiple lines on a wargame table. First - it is never to do with the rules it is to do with gamer reality. We...
... <snip> ... the ... should say ... interested ... Seems to be a worthy discussion. ... of ... Things largely depend on what historical period you're talking...
... Bearing in mind that games require a great deal of "suspension of disbelief" in representing warfare anyway, I like to play what is fun. It's a lot more...
... Dan, I didn't feel strong-armed a bit, and there is nothing wrong with making sure your point gets across. If you had not said anything I would have not...
Since my earlier posting today, I've had some ideas on multiple line deployment that I want to present. This is very long, and I'm not putting it in the files...
... This is true. It is true today, it was true in the SYW, the ACW, in fact virtually every war. Like all ideals, sometimes it just didn't happen. But when...
... kind ... some ... Tod Kirschner uses both flank and rear support morale bonuses in his two 'Age Of' rulesets (Age of Reason, Age of Discovery). The...
I' not sure I agree with all of Mike's statements. My comments are intermixed with his below. ... From: Mike Hillsgrove To: Might-of-Arms@yahoogroups.com ...
