Campaigns seem to fall into one of two catagories: 1. Campaigns that are designed to serve miniatures battles 2. Miniatures battles that are played to serve...
Hi, Just made up some Piquet-ish rules for this. We are going to give it a try tonight. Should be interesting. Rules should be fast moving and bloody. I'll let...
Hi guys, I noticed there are some entries in the files section for FoB Ancients rules, is there any more development going on for an 'official' version? I've...
There will be an "official" version, which will not be anything like the versions in the files section. As to when it will be available?....good question. I...
The game was a blast and we will be playing it again next week. Next week should allow for even a quicker battle now that the players understand the rules and...
Hi All, Have really been enjoying FOB WWII. It has really brought about renewed interest in other rules in the Piquet range. Have used FOB:WWII as a ...
Dave The hits are placed on a 2nd stand and therefore two stand will be suppressed. We also play that causing suppression hits does not cost a morale point....
Hi Mark, Thanks for the quick reply, Best David ... suppressed. ... point. This encourages the use of morale to recover suppressed stands on leadership cards....
I always appreciate seeing these questions and answers. I'd been playing that way, since the idea of having all the bases supressed and then additional...
Thanks Mike Thatıs really interesting. I hadnıt seen the distinction you identified before. Anyone know what those rules are/were? Thanks Al ... [Non-text...
Bloody Barons, the Peter Pig wotr rules, has a quite complex (but optional) section on pre-battle activity intended to reflect issues such as treachery, supply...
I have not played or seen the Junta board game. So I'm not sure. From: Piquet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Piquet@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chellis Sent:...
AK 47 is well known for this, and the Beat the Drum part of Band of Brothers 2nd edition models some of these factors in a simple fashion. Peter In a message...
All this talk on campaigns reminds me that the folks who put the Skirmish Campaign books together recently added materials to use the books with Flames of War...
Memoir '44 has a new hardcover campaign book with linked battles for three campaigns, 1940 in Belgium and France, 1941 in Russia, and 1944 in France. You go on...
I also just found a review of the PC strategy game Empires in Arms in Battlegames magazine 14 (July/Aug 08) which says that the game allows you use your own...
I just finished reading the above title from the Osprey Campaign series (#201). Our own Dan Beattie is the author. I really enjoyed the book. Dan has done...
Hi there I was playing through a solo game of FOB to further get my head around the rules and was wondering what the target table size was for the move ...
I just gave up and purchased a whole city block. It works well except for the bums sleeping on my terrain. 6x4 Sir. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
I play with 15mm figs with 1.25" square basing on a 5x6 or 5x8 table. Since that makes the units 5 inches wide that's within the 4" to 8" frontage recommended...
Hi there Iıve been toying with some ideas for a simple campaign mechanism for a WW2 campaign. The really cool thing is that I have some original 1939/1940...
... I've also found that the moves are too big for a 6x4 table. I suggest suggest reducing all distances to 2/3 of the original. The easiest way to do this is...
... Another possible solution for "smaller" tables is to make "engagement" ranges "horizon points", i.e., in the same way units stop at class 2 & 3 terrain,...
I would say that there probably isn't a "typical" frontage for a division. It all depends on the division's tactical mission and its current strength and...
Thanks guys for your thoughts. I think Iım going to work with inches x 2 = cm for now as my frontages are a little on the short side. Bucko, the horizon...
Alistair, In effect yes units have a "zone of control" around them. Grand Piquet uses only two engagement distances (a third, "combat engagement range", is...
Hello all, I've just bought BoB2 and have been giving the pikette game a go. A couple of questions: The 3 opportunity chips, are these for the whole game, or...
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