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6379
All, Last nights game was a typical Roman Civil War action with Caesar and Pompey leading the way. This wasn't a big action game as planned, but there was...
Greg P.
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Jul 19, 2007
4:36 am
6380
Thanks for the AAR. Link for photos is broken however, anxious to see them....
iowa_grognard
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Jul 23, 2007
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6381
Thanks, I try to go the easy rout with photobucket...I'll just post on the groups page. Greg P. iowa_grognard <jwertj@...> wrote: Thanks for the AAR. ...
Gregory Padilla
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Jul 23, 2007
5:27 am
6382
I search though the messages and couldn't find a clear answer; Looking at my game chart, first page at the bottom right, ther is a guideline for "Attached...
Greg P.
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Jul 23, 2007
5:48 am
6383
Simple,any roll less than three is considered a three. John ... From: Greg P. To: Might-of-Arms@yahoogroups.com Sent: 7/22/2007 10:48:34 PM Subject: [MOA]...
John Gephart
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Jul 23, 2007
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6384
... "Minimum die roll is 3 (melee only)". What does that mean? Second question; rule booklet, page 47, second paragraph, second sentence; "If a leader is...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 23, 2007
9:50 am
6385
Ok, understood the three, but what does that die roll mean or work in melee? I know this probably sounds dumb, but I'm not getting it. Thanks for your...
Gregory Padilla
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Jul 23, 2007
1:41 pm
6386
Normally if units are in melee, they determine their combat factors, any modifiers, and add the roll of a six sided die to find their melee total. The general...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 23, 2007
7:58 pm
6387
Ahhhhhh! Now I get it. That make pefect sense with the three's. I play different periods in waves thoughout the year...obviously I'm doing the Ancient thing...
Greg P.
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Jul 23, 2007
9:37 pm
6388
... melee? I know this probably sounds dumb, but I'm not getting it. Thanks for your patience. The procedure for melee is to 1) Declare a charge 2) Take a...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 24, 2007
1:51 am
6389
Glad to be of assistance. Please take note of Mike Hillsgrove's reply also; as usual he explains things very well. Cheers LF ... From: Greg P. To:...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 24, 2007
5:10 pm
6390
Again, thanks to both of you guys for your insight. Will see how things flow tonight...another big MoA game. Greg P. ... reply also; as usual he explains...
Greg P.
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Jul 24, 2007
6:06 pm
6391
And what projects have you been up to, Mike? I've had a bit of a break but have just started doing a campaign in the HarnMaster roleplaying world with some...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 24, 2007
6:42 pm
6392
... Samurai. I've been doing a great deal of research, which includes taking up Iaido and Kendo to learn how the weapons really work. Nothing like learning...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 24, 2007
11:20 pm
6393
Glad to hear your project has reached the play testing stage. You certainly don't muck about when you get into a project, do you? A bloke I know is collecting...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 25, 2007
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6394
... certainly don't muck about when you get into a project, do you? I've just printed and bound Playtest Version 3. It's missing the scenarios, background and...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 26, 2007
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6395
A question came up last Tuesday during the game about using a Roman Turtle or Testudo. Might of Arms doesn't say anything about it, but I'm looking for any...
Greg P.
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Jul 26, 2007
6:29 pm
6396
... Let me preface my responce with the admission that I know little about this formation and how it was historically used (not that this will stop me...) But,...
Grumbling Grognard
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Jul 27, 2007
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6397
GG, Agreed. I was trying to figure out when to use this formation in one of my games. Brainstorming - A good scenario would be a Roman invasion of a...
Greg P.
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Jul 27, 2007
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6398
Did I once read about horse archers (Parthians?) harrassing a Roman army on the march (under Trajan?) who tried to protect themselves by quickly forming...
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Jul 27, 2007
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6399
Just in case anyone wonders, as I understand it, there no copyright issues whatever in Mike's using ideas from MOA for his samurai rules. Copyright for written...
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moa1942
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Jul 27, 2007
11:34 pm
6400
... stand alone. I don't explain or include common rules, only changes....
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 28, 2007
3:17 am
6401
Anybody out there have any old (preferably unpainted) Ral Partha, RAFM, Grenadier or Citadel (the early ones that were compatible with Partha) Dark Ages foot...
Bill McHenry
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Jul 29, 2007
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6402
I've been playing MOA for only about a dozen games. My Mongols have been going up against Hvy Knights. A factor of "1" seems a little weak for a composite bow...
Larry
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Jul 29, 2007
12:27 am
6403
... I have only faced Mongols in a single game and that was with Heavy Foot (Hoplites to be exact) and I was slaughtered. The bows were not "killers" mind...
Grumbling Grognard
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Jul 30, 2007
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6404
... been going up against Hvy Knights. A factor of "1" seems a little weak for a composite bow even against plate. With it's rate of fire and it's penetration...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Jul 31, 2007
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6405
Mike, It sort of turned out that way. Our group isn't using any of the optional rules yet. Late medieval Italians can have quite a few hvy knights. A little...
kochese
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Jul 31, 2007
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6406
... I don't know specifically where I read this some time ago, but during the Crusades there were cases of chain armoured knights being likened to walking...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 31, 2007
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6407
Since the subject of shooting has come up, I'll ask a question. Considering the necessity to balance shooting across three millenia with all sorts of armies,...
moa1942
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Aug 1, 2007
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6408
... Considering the necessity to balance shooting across three millenia with all sorts of armies, is shooting too effective? Should it be less effective? About...
Mike Hillsgrove
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