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6597
... Sorry for the slow reply. Yes, I have Poles and friends have Turks. I also have 30YW Imperialists and Swedes and English Civil War. I'm contemplating using...
Michael Manning
mbrmanning2
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Jul 3, 2008
4:58 pm
6598
... Micheal, I'm thinking of using the ECW variant in the Files section and diddling with it. Would like to know what you are doing. However, tis a holiday...
Larry
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Jul 4, 2008
2:21 am
6599
... tis ... British ... Hi Larry: Coincidentally, among I spent this past weekend of glorious weather consuming pork products and adult beverages and...
Michael Manning
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Jul 8, 2008
5:45 pm
6600
... Went looking for those files, but the damned infernal machine couldn't find them. Your house rules are pretty much where I was looking to go. Thanks. If my...
Larry
azelcid
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Jul 10, 2008
11:37 pm
6601
... couldn't ... go. ... They are living at: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/Might-of-Arms/files/MOA%20Pike% 20and%20Shot%20Variants/ However, to save you...
Michael Manning
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Jul 14, 2008
5:31 pm
6602
... Mike, I've downloaded the files and printed them out. It will probably be a couple of weeks before I have time to put something together. I want to get my...
Larry
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Jul 14, 2008
9:13 pm
6603
... I want ... Ah Tercios! I've done Tercios, as you can see in the Photos section (http://games.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Might-of-Arms/photos/view/8c8e? b=2)...
Michael Manning
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Jul 15, 2008
6:19 pm
6604
Long time lurker, first time poster.. I usually play Piquet but wanted to try MOA for quite some time. Finally got a chance and have played a couple of games...
FifthTexas
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Jul 22, 2008
4:09 pm
6605
I'm a bit rusty, didn't play many chariot battles, and don't have my rules handy, so I may be off base with some of the thoughts below. Having said that, the...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 22, 2008
6:20 pm
6606
... in melee regardless of unit depth. ... only one that fights regardless of unit depth. True ... chariot unit. All other things being equal, this indicates...
mikeah@...
wolfigor
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Jul 22, 2008
7:18 pm
6607
There are several issues that gamers bring up periodically. One of these is that chariots, especially heavy chariots, are way too powerful. I agree. There...
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moa1942
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Jul 23, 2008
1:58 am
6608
Thanks for the correction on the third point. It's been way too long since I played! Cheers LF ... From: mikeah@... To:...
LORNE FOGARTY
admiral_donutz
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Jul 23, 2008
4:40 pm
6609
... also don't forget the chariots won't get the +3 charge bonus after the first round Bryan...
Bryan Unwin
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Jul 24, 2008
3:02 am
6610
The dreaded bane of all mounted units charging foot when they realise their impetus has deserted them! I'm a lot more rusty on the rules than I thought...
LORNE FOGARTY
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Jul 24, 2008
4:53 pm
6611
Assembly Point is a two day mini con starting September 6- 7, 2008. The convention will be held in Glen Burnie, Maryland at: Games & Comics & Stuff 7476...
Klepley
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Aug 11, 2008
12:43 pm
6612
Our group in the Phoenix area is putting together a Chariot Wars group of games. A "discussion" has started over the seemingly over powerful light chariots....
Larry
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Aug 19, 2008
10:22 pm
6613
Right on. I promised to post new chariot numbers some time ago but got derailed with Historicon and then a long trip. I'll get to it in the next few days. Bob...
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moa1942
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Aug 20, 2008
12:02 am
6614
Although I'm neither a military nor a MOA expert, here a few comments. Feel free to ignore them if you like :-) Rough terrain melee modifiers: not sure if...
Bryan Unwin
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Aug 23, 2008
9:34 pm
6615
A friend of mine, and a long-time MOA gamer, read Drews' book on chariot warfare. He came up with a number of house rules for biblical army light chariots...
Michael Manning
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Aug 25, 2008
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6616
To introduce a piece of background for a discussion of chariots, I've read Drew's book also. It is an extrapolation, a model, based on Egyptian sources....
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moa1942
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Aug 25, 2008
4:52 pm
6617
I've been experimenting with rules changes for the past few years, getting ready for a second edition of MOA (which is still two years away). I've uploaded a...
moa1942
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Aug 25, 2008
5:07 pm
6618
(Bob, if this looks somewhat like the email that I apparently (maybe?) sent you, it is because this stupid yahoo group setup gives you no feedback as to...
armageddontx
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Aug 25, 2008
7:58 pm
6619
... Actually, "End of the Bronze Age" is a hypothesis about a change in tactical battlefield paradigms being the root cause of the socio- political upheaval in...
Joshua Fair
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Aug 25, 2008
8:17 pm
6620
I like the idea of light chariots being able to skirmish. Celtic chariots being able to dismount as infantry would be good also. Rich Gause ... From:...
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rgause1066
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Aug 25, 2008
8:19 pm
6621
Comments below. ... In the original rules, counting the -2 for HI fighting MI in rough terrain, the factors are equal, 4 to 4. I'm not sure about this either...
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moa1942
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Aug 25, 2008
11:06 pm
6622
... "Superior is already taken by WRG. ... and FOG. what about "uber" ;-) I'll try and think of something. But I suspect you're right, I'll get used to "grand"...
Bryan Unwin
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Aug 26, 2008
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6623
Sorry for this, but it is a catatonically slow day at work. :) Rather than "superior", thesaurus.com recommends: as an adjective - antecedent, excellent,...
armageddontx
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Aug 26, 2008
3:36 pm
6624
Bill and Ted said it best.... "most excellent"! We used to use "savage" or "killer" to denote way-coolness. "Savage" would probably not apply to SCOTT'S Romans...
pilum40
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Aug 26, 2008
3:47 pm
6625
... I'll use the word dominant for my Amazon Heavy Infantry. The word "Professional" says it better than any of the other adjectives. Don't over complicate it...
Mike Hillsgrove
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Aug 27, 2008
1:17 am
6626
For now, just write in the old modifier for foot vs elite foot, and cite this email for justification. I'll comment that classification of some troops will...
moa1942
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Aug 27, 2008
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