You're correct except in the case of 4-man artillery stands. In a game last Friday night, I placed just 2 4-man arty stands next to each other in a "grand...
... Roll for initiative, player one moves, player two moves, resolve shooting, resolve melee, rally. I might have this wrong, have been playing some WWII...
MOA works just fine for large battles, especially if the players know the mechanics. If you use a little imagination you can design some fun scenarios. A...
1. Both players roll dice 2. Low roll moves then shoots 3. High roll moves and shoots 4. Delayed shooting for low roll 5. Charge/counter charge declarations 6...
One of my favorites was my Ancient version of Concord/Lexington. The Romans played the part of the bad evil goverment guys (or legitimate legal authority -...
Thanks for response re query......I find games like that(move-move-def fire-off fire-melee-rally) are easy to intro new people into the hobby..........Anyway...
... def ... build up ... I play mini-MoA exclusively. I find it to be (with some minor modification) more to my liking (as far as time involved per game and ...
... Damn! I'm out of town for a week and miss the opportunity to proseltyze the advantages of 20mm plastic. Dannibal! You've been asleep at the switch! Okay,...
... a ... Another option is artist board. It is a laminate of plies of cardboard with a ply of plastic in between. It keeps the cardboard from warping when...
... Granted it may be because I began serious gaming with Napoleonics but I like artillery because it can reach out and touch someone. I grant you it isn't a...
... the ... Please enlighten me on the benefits of plastic figs (other than cost) - I used to game with them because they were much cheaper, but other than...
... That short answer is that plastic figures are miniature men, while lead soldiers tend to be, well, lead soldiers. Plastic figures come out of the scale...
I have created a Yahoo group for the Pacific southwest chapter of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (HMGS). I wanted to post up your ECW variant for...
... but ... aspects ... while ... come out ... humans ... you can ... wars, ... the ... generally ... the ... paint ... but ... actually ... ones. ... can ... ...
... I game in both 20mm plastic and 15mm lead. The sculpting on plastic figures has improved, just as it has on metal figures. There is an astonishing array of...
... Honestly, just about every lead figure I've ever seen has been somewhat cartoonish - generally they're much squatter than a real human, and often have...
The plastic spray is called PLASTI-DIP and is a clear, matte rubber coating that will allow you to bend your figs in half with no chipping. Why plastic? I like...
... the ... Hi Dean: By all means, post away. If you hear any helpful comments, mild criticisms or snide remarks feel free to pass them on. Regards, Mike...
... my ... Tin Soldier makes (made?) truly dwarven ancients. The old Minifigs always struck me as Pillsbury Doughboys in uniform. but, of course, are 30 years...
To respond to Bill's original question, other folks have covered off the principal advantages: cost, aesthetics, durability and weight. Another thing I like...
... I also think that a lot of it has to do with painting style. I've dabbled in plastic and have gone back to lead and will stay there. If you want to slop...
And of course this is a subjective point not an objective one. :) Beuaty is in the eye of the beholder. Battle Honors don't hold a candle (IMO) to most of the...
What I like about lead is that it's Heavy Metal and Toxic and what Bullets have been made of. With Progressive Liberal Moralist attitudes influencing just...
Oh no! Politics hits the MOA group! Shades of rec.games.miniatures! And I thought this was such a nice refuge from the other miniatures lists, one that...
... check ... John makes a god point about the cost aspect of plastic. Again, my personal preference is that cost really doesn't enter into the equation when...
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