Hi, I had a quick question regarding Roman Infantry with Pila in that it appears that they generally would want to countercharge to get the +1 modifier rather...
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... specifically AWI. I'm thinking that I may have been a bit hasty in that judgement. ... skirmishers, All other infantry is missile armed Light Infantry,...
The idea was that throwing pila is factored into the - 1 melee modifier for opponents of Romans. It doesn't matter whether the Romans charge or remain...
Hi Bob, Thanks for the response and the more I thought about it, I came to the same conclusion. I really enjoyed MOA the few times I played it back when I was...
I will upload an article about Roman HVy Inf in the 4th to 2nd Cen BCE that addresses the use of the Pila in close combat. VR James Mattes ... their ... enemy ...
Thanks for calling our attention to this article. I read it a couple of years ago. It doesn't really address the issue of exactly how Romans used pila, but it...
ROBERT STOEBICK wrote: SNIP ... The idea of multiple players was one of the primary considerations in the way MOA works. It's just a bonus that it works for 1...
Hi all, As I mentioned a few months ago, I sent a complete 1200 point 25mm Polybian Roman army off to Fernando Enterprises to paint, and promised a review when...
For those of you that have not yet received your copy of The Messenger #62, the following is a complete, but unformatted copy. The Messenger The official...
Hail Fellow MOAites! Business drags me to Clemson, SC next week. Of course, it's one week BEFORE the gaming convention there. It occurs to me that someone on...
The Pacific South West chapter of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society has a brand new web site, and we encourage you to browse it at your convenience....
Mike, ... I have been building late 16th Century East European armies and would like to use MOA as the rules set. How to go about this is the question. Based...
swpopper wrote: SNIP ... There has been some discussion of the issues involved. The last time this came up was within the last 6 months (I think). Maybe...
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Mike (and Bob), On the contrary, I very much appreciate the length of your response. I, too, thought that doing East European Renaissance would make things...
I ran the numbers last night testing doubling the number of dice for all firearms versus dense formations of 3 or more ranks. The results were as follows: An...
Hi Bob and all, I apologize if this has been addressed earlier, but a brief check of the archives didn't reveal anything. After a game, a discussion concerning...
Hi again, Another thought which has occurred to us is whether skirmish fire is too effective. Because our group has a tendency to field a large number of...
... is ... Hi Dave: I'd leave it as it is. If the cavalry doesn't want to be pin cushions let them charge the skirmishers. Unless the skirmishers have some...
... in ... can ... The issue is not so much cavalry in particular (because the same effect occurs with infantry), as effect in general. Currently, there is no...
... Unfortunately, Mike, "any" doesn't always mean any when it is followed or modified by a list of exceptions. Further, if "any" is inclusive, then the rule...
I thought that formed foot could shoot in two ranks and all others (skirmish inf )could only shoot with one rank so longbowmen should be much more effective? ...
Whats being represented is the advantage of the troop type in terrain for which it ideal. It's what makes the Thracians and Spanish armies "killer" armies on...
"Any" means "any." There are several references to "any" on the charts. It's best, if something is not clear, to take the exact literal meaning of whatever is...
... Try using the optional rule that specifies that HI get hit on a 1-2 instead of 1-3. There is also a kind of design gimmick here. The idea is to do...
All of the points below have some merit, but sort of "miss the point." If you try to interpret the rule to mean something specific, like disordering effects,...
... wrote: [SNIP] ... Funny thing - this is the aspect that I stress when describing the rules to others, but forgot to apply in this particular example. ...
