hi there thanks for all the comments on my last question regarding piquet rules and solo wargaming. from what i have read in all your comments i distilled the ...
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... Alex, Your idea would work, however... You would need the period specific supplement as each army's card deck is unique. Unique in the number of each type...
Hi all. I'm cranking up a Persians versus Greeks campaign. This is not an historical refight, instead, I'm assigning the Persians an army and giving the Greeks...
New Yahoo Group for First Generation RPGs This group is for players of those ancient role playing games from the first generation of the hobby. Discussions on...
... On the variants page accessible from the link above there are rules for a mixture of Piquet/Shako called Casquet. However you will need both sets of rules....
... why not ... played ... Note the ... In response to your request for input about the complexity of Piquet, I would rate it of 'medium' complexity. Our...
Well said, Tim. I was thinking about saying something similiar but you saved me the time. I just want to emphasize the final paragraph as I think this is the...
... This is the common canard thrown at the unbelievers, but it is a trifle unfair IMO. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the PK system seems to have no place for...
... I think that the difference is whether one wants to know in advance why certain things didn't happen - it was because this person didn't get that order...
I can see that I will have to try some of this for my solo rules, in my case cobbled onto the mechanisms of Principles of War -- which has the written orders...
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In message <3F5678BD.17125.13F81D@localhost>, "Mark Plant and Alison Southby" w ... There are no written orders that I've ever seen, although it seems like a...
So, how do "Shake on" etc make troops with, say, "advance" or "retire" orders use their cards on those troops if they suddenly decide that they would rather...
... but ... As the author of the piece, I think that summary is a trifle unfair! I wouldn't go as far as to say Piquet is lousy for face-to-face, rather that...
... a ... self-admitted ... players. ... Ah Tim, I would argue that no salt is required. :-) As a journalist and, for some years, a professional reviewer of...
Guys not strictly related, please forgive me, but I thought you might be interested. We are looking for Beta testers for our new PC Game SPARTAN. To be a beta...
hi there,i was wondering if there are any players here that use the WRG1685-1845 (2nd edition) rules and how do you think they are holding up against the more...
... I have them (the 1979 set). I never got into them. I tried playing a few games but I just didn't understand the way WRG communicated their rules. I was...
Hey everyone, send me your army and i will paint them at a table top quality style!!! I have done some GW armies and historical armies. One of the GW armies...
Well, not quite as spammy as the recent advertisement about painting services. I am interested in buying any copies of Great War Spearhead or Piquet - Barrage...
Hey all, Quick questions. Does Sniper! Special Forces and Bug hunter, have solo rules? Also will I need Sniper! to use them both? if they can be played solo. ...
Hi, i'm french so excuse me for my bad english. i want to create a solitaire wargame and i seach two things. 1) Do u have a copy of this guide (in pdf file)...
It has been some time since I've played Piquet (and with good reason), but I would first like to comment on exactly what you get when you buy this game: an...
for my first question, this site doesnt exist anymore : http://www.p-o-p.demon.co.uk/zine/solo.PDF thx a lot for your help, Phenix. ... From: Phenix Fulcrum ...
So far we've heard people complain that the game is too complex and now that it's nothing more than a table. I can see disliking the rules and can see how...
That's a little misleading. The actual rules work as follows: Command groups are a mix of Cav, Inf, and Art. They all act as one as long as they are doing...
... From: "Ed Lizak" ... It's worth noting that just because a card comes up the player does not have to act on it. If someone does move their infantry and...
I think that's probably the biggest mistake I see people do with these rules when they first start playing them. They think just because they turned a card up...
