As already said, it is a personal thing. I played Empire two and enjoyed it. We played a lot of games but never, not one, to conclusion. Even over a three day...
That was my experience as well. My intro to miniature gaming back in 1977 was E II and up until, say, 1995 that was either the primary or only game I and my...
Bill, et al., I am not trying to be deliberately dense or antagonistic, (according to many I can be both without much effort) but I don't think continuing this...
Perhaps, but I found your post neither dense nor antagonistic. I still play battalion games because its simply a nice change from my usual fare and that level...
BILL Perhaps the best of the games Empire games from my own experience in San Francisco in the early 1980s was the Battle of the Pyrenees hosted by Bruce...
Just a closing note before moving on. I have said many things about Empire but never said I didn't like it. It, or at least Empire2, was a lot of fun. That I...
Rick I stand corrected, though my understanding, conveyed by those who ostensibly know, is that the GardeduCorps/EmpireII question is a distinction without a ...
Bill, The fact that we are ble to play Empire/R&E in close to real time has MUCH more to do with changes in the rules from Empire to R&E then it does with us...
I'm with ColBill on this. I own and have played and read E2/3, and have read 4 & 5. I cannot begin to see how a semi-large battle can be played to resolution...
O.K. You got me curious. If you're not a Napolenics gamer, what is your interest in this chat group? Of course all are welcome. But I find it odd that the...
Undoubtedly the sparkling personalities within. Regards, /// Bill /// Wilbur E. Gray Colonel, US Army (Ret) ... O.K. You got me curious. If you're not a...
I should point out that one thing that a game designer can do to help streamline play, and add realism to boot, is to put in restrictive command control rules....
Perhaps I'll review R&E one more time. I have the rules, but my brief run-through indicated something even more complex than the most recent version of Empire....
One thing I use quite well is that, while the player is Commanding say a Corps, he only gets to 'fiddle' (ie move himself) a specific division if he is...
... I found the 15 pages of tables that are required to play the game a bit much. :-) ... I only played in a couple of Tom's games, for various personal...
Mickey, I could not agree with you more. I owuld add that the only thing that could make it worse is to allow a player to change not only his orders (attack,...
Bill, Again, I'm not trying to gain converts or change anyone's mind. A couple of points I failed to mention earlier with respect to differences from Empire...
Mickey and Bill, Bill is more right than he imagined when he mentioned the sparkiling personalities. I suspect a hint of sarcasm, but no worries. I am deeply...
Tom The Napoleon Series in its current form is a heavily moderated forum devoid of flame. Some would say it is the poorer for it since some of the brighter,...
While I have not played empire in a long time. The group I used to play with pretty much was always able to play a game to a conclusion. I did have the honor...
Mickey Without intending to sound quite as testy as this might [sigh, the imperfections of the internet], I must observe that you might want to think a bit...
Revolution and Empire, the successor to Empire MCXVI (or whatever it was :). Regards, /// Bill /// Wilbur E. Gray Colonel, US Army (Ret) ... Mickey Without...
R&E=Revolution & Empire (Todd's redo of Empire). Also, as an aside to lighten the mood --- I can't think of anybody I'd game hobbits v Smurfs with. There's...
Sorry that I misunderstood you. I went back to read your note a second time. I'm still getting the impression from the way you worded it that you did not have...
Gentlemen, I just stopped being satisfied by lining up my AIRFIX plastic figures, rolling marbles at them and yelling "Blllgggh!", which upsets the cats and ...
I have to agree with Michael. Ultimately, it's about the people you game with, not the ruleset. I don't consider myself a "Napoleonic" gamer, although I ...
Excuse me gentlemen, I don't want to be a pest but... I need new 6mm figs. Thus need to sell or trade 15mm figs. I have broken the 15's down into more...
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