Well you ain't gonna believe this, but after going nearly blind looking at multiple pictures by Russian artists and the Borodino panorama to boot, I think I...
Bill the question is do you want to trust gamers, or do you want to ensure they don't do the silly/ahistorical/foolish stuff that they often will.... BECAUSE...
This relates to the curious tendency of gamers to assume that the occasional miracle done by elite units as equating to the usual performance by average units....
Bill I agree with Michael here, having written and had published a couple of sets
of rules myself. I think the 1st Commandment in any set of rules should be...
Mike Rieder ... or the ability of cav to break squares, since it happened oh, say, three times in 25 years Kevin you make a fine point, and I did understand...
Gents, For the longest time we have been playing that a change of formation can be used to change facing in any direction based on any stand. Of course, we've...
... Well, you were 75% correct. Of the four types of formation change (not counting maneuver mode, which is different), you can completely change the facing of...
This one has me a bit puzzled. I just pulled out some extremely detailed maps of several Napoleonic battle maps ranging from Austerlitz in 1805 to 1813 battles...
Bill, When I get home tonight, I will pull up my quotes. There is also a nice diagram in Nosworthy showing the brigade change of facing by 90 degrees maneuver...
Greg you ask a perfectly reasonable and valid question, based on BOFF but, to paraphrase Iain Stanford, if the rules say you can't do it, you can't do it [a...
Michael, Despite appearances to the contrary, my opinion could be wrong :) I simply wanted to raise the issue to this group to see if constraints on brigade...
Dear Bill and other, I have been out of the group for a few months and would like an up date about the commercial version of AOE you were/are working on. Has a...
First, your comments about battalions is pretty profound. Dumb me thought this was exactly what was meant by a brigade changing facing :). Otherwise and for...
Its about time I gave everyone an update, so give me a couple of days and I'll post something for the benefit of the Group. Thanks for the reminder. Regards,...
Bill Greg makes an excellent point here. I seem to remember from playing Scotty
Bowden's 'Empires' Rules that a change of Face like this would require a...
But you can wheel 180º and still have everyone in place ... a redeploy is different, and doesn't require the huge amount of room a brigade wheel would (since...
Greg fair inquiry, but it seemed like you were a bit verklempt at finding you couldn't in the rules, notwithstanding your research [trust me, not liking an...
Ian, Nosworthy on p.425 of With Musket Cannon and Sword says the following: "In terms of their practicality, no all maneuvers were created equal. Some...
On a more sober note (yeah, right. Here?), I'd previously inquired about how I should make available a modification/revision/variant of BOFF for 1859, and was...
I have seen a number of suggestions on the internet for painting up miniatures in a hurry. There is, of course, the well-known "miracle dip" in which you do a...
Iain wrote: "Would suggest the Following: A Wheel should only be allowed up to 45 degrees. Anything over 45 up to 90 degrees is a Change of Face Maneuvre." If...
Thanks Greg Very interesting. Nosworthy says something similar in Anatomy of Victory. Sometimes I have concerns on Nosworthy's reliance on the Drill Book and...
For what its worth, in the F&F ACW set we use, we specifically only allow melee combat if half the frontage of the unit is engaged. Otherwise it counts as...
... Erm, I think I'd suggest just leaving the rules as they are. Units are currently not allowed to wheel more than 45 degrees if in line or oblique at a...
High there these is my frist time writeing to all of you I just read the article on speed painting minitures.I am painting a 25mm napolanics for drums along...
... Hmmm....err.... havent you got that the wrong way around Bill!!? The Hexagon substitutes for actual time and space. Consequently it is the Hexagon that is...
... fire ... Damage 1 Battery" ... to ... 1/2 ... Maybe thats why it avoids damage - the local commander withdrew the battery from the line.? Geoff a battery...
Dont forget BIll, that a LOT of rule buyers never actually play the rules. There is an intrinsic pride in ownership which I feel you might do well to foster...
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