Mike Hillsgrove wrote: Personally, I favor allowing the charge through skirmishers, but technically it's wrong. I'd be interested in hearing other list...
... From a purely military view, in order to allow skirmishers to withdraw, the formed unit would open lanes. These lanes would be closed once the skirmishers...
I've played 3 games solo Phyrric V Macedonian each with about 20 units each so far I'm impressed, its actually good fun solo !!!. Now for a change I'm going to...
Two different games at two different levels. Warhammer does alot more dice rolling, is more of a skirmish kind of thing, less interested in history but more...
Mike Hillsgrove wrote (snipped): From a purely military view, in order to allow skirmishers to withdraw, the formed unit would open lanes. These lanes would be...
... In MOA we always treat skirmishers as separate distinct units. In the case of Gauls, and other less formal armies the skirmishers would have come from the...
Thanks for your thoughts Mike. I'm happy to leave things as they stand but may have to compromise to satisfy other players in my social group. Cheers Admiral...
It's a game, and a game is a social activity. Truth be known, it's unlikely that any of us will have the opportunity to command an actual army of hoplites....
... Well, they both involve little men, tape measures and dice . . . Seriously, WAB is a dice-ridden game originally designed for adolescents utilizing gaming...
... too. Some of my friends were debating whether this should be allowed recently and came up with various arguments for and against. If it IS allowed as a...
WAB vs MOA? Apples and oranges. No resemblence at all. MOA is an army level game, WAB is a skirmish level game that was developed from a fantasy system. Many...
Mike Manning - thanks for your input. I think the ruthless 'can be ridden down or charged through but rout as a result' idea might be workable. I'll play a...
... popular at my club for ancients. ... I'm guessing you're not a salesman...a little tact might go a long way in getting others to try MoA. Essentially...
... popular ... it ... a ... Actually, having actually played both: 1. WAB is a lot easier to pick up and get playing than MoA. 2. Yes, there's lots of dice,...
... Agreed that most WAB players are coming from Warhammer. But what is IME? I get lost with internet abbreviations sometimes, rather like those history books...
Games are games. Warhammer has it's good points, and I've seen the system morphed into dozens of periods and variations. It's a fun game, but too "out there"...
Hi all, i've another question about rules…countercharge (again…): if an enemy MI unit charges my HI unit, which is at a distance of 4 inches (it means,...
Paolo wrote: if an enemy MI unit charges my HI unit, which is at a distance of 4 inches (it means, within his charge distance, but out my countercharge ...
As I continue reading about the tactics and techniques of Samurai warfare, I'm haveing a hard time fitting it in with MOA (or any other rule set). How does one...
... warfare, I'm haveing a hard time fitting it in with MOA (or any other rule set). ... circle), or to counter a Koran (Danceing Tiger) formation with the ...
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... how you placed your units on the table? You don't comprehend how bizzare, bizzare actually is. I've added a couple of files (short term) to illustrate the...
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... point. ... Ganko looks straightforward. Skirmish units of Arquebus and Bow screening multiple lines of LI or MI with more skirmishers in reserve, able to...
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Normally, I don't write AAR's, but I didn't see any other MOA games there. While there were zillions of games at Fall In, players were rather scarce. I only...
