All, A quick promotional blitz on the internet about Historicon. Game registration remains open until June 23rd. The FINAL day for events for the printed...
Dear Chris, I have been playing a fair bit of Shako recently and have some difficulties reconciling all the variants that people are playing (which is pretty...
After a couple of years of disappointing people with timelines, I have been loath to say anything. That said, the final text writing and editing moves forward:...
In a message dated 6/19/2006 11:53:13 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, shako@yahoogroups.com writes: first half of the 19th (ACW). Work ... Hey leave the ACW...
Scale of Fantassin is very similar to AB, the only problem I found is the irregularity of the quality of the figs from one kind of model to another. ... that ...
Hi all, On several games I played, the Retreat of a division, near to it's extermination, appears has a god blessing thing for the side that was loosing. The...
Try this: Get rid of the Retreat result. Change the divisional morale table to the following: 1/3 test: 1, 2 or 3 = Shaken 4, 5 or 6 = Carry On 1/2 test:...
I entirely agree. I was 'sold' Fantassin figures on the grounds that they were 'as good as AB but much less in price'. In fact, I found them very variable....
Yes, Shako II is adjusting the morale of both units and divisions. Units will not sit around in fallback condition forever and divisional retreat is gone in...
I agree that there are some drawbacks to the Fantassin line that would steer me away. I think I posted something earlier about the fact that some of them have...
... I suggest getting samples or small quantities of Fantassin figures first. I have an Austrian army that has a good number of them. Some figures really are...
Orlando Almeida, You don't want to make morale tests too severe since rallying was something that happened. Bearing in mind that battle victory was defined at...
Sorry for the previous omission; I've posted pics of AB, Fantassin, and O.G. batallions for comparison purposes. I've also posted some pics of O.G. Spanish in...
HI Guys I have just added a couple of photos of AB British Hussars. My brand of choice is still Old Glory, but not necessarily for cavalry figs. That Tony...
I find the descriptions and rules for Skirmishers a little unclear. When a Battalion is in Skirmish Formation, do you get one skirmish stand for each normal...
A battalion that skirmishes is represented by ONE stand (3 kills). A battalion that formed a skirmish line might not have much more frontage thant the formed...
My blog can be found at http://15mmfigs.blogspot.com/ in which I intend to catalog the techniques I use to paint 15mm figures in the style I paint them (citing...
Great to hear it! I'm very interested in reading some of your how-to articles on painting OG 15mm (as I sit here i've got some 15mm french campaign dress...
Nice figures Mark. look forward to seeing more of them on your site. David ... From: mcasephd To: shako@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 10:18 AM ...
On my blog (http://15mmfigs.blogspot.com/) I have used OG Hussars with AB horses. I used these figures as a step-by-step description of the technique I use to...
Excellent work. These pictures punctuate why 15mm is truly the scale from hell. The figures are fantastic and just big enough that you have to do a cracking...
... I agree - either 25s for spectacle, or 6mm for the 'big army' look and ease of painting. 15mm is neither fish nor fowl. But of course, I started wargaming ...
You both make reasonable points. The fact is that I spend far more time painting than gaming, and I use 15mm because that's what I was weened on when I...
Gents, I am in the starting phase of planning a new Napoleonic campaign, and it seems likely that Shako will get the nod as the campaign rules. Going from ...
If it comes out in 2006, it would be at the end of December. It is more likely that ColdWars 2007 will be the realease time -- lots of production values in...
Hi, We had an enjoyable game today, and have firmly decided on using Shako for our upcoming campaign. While we were going through the rules, we managed to ...
Yet another question! ;) When attacking from one Town Sector to another, I moved another battalion into the now abandoned town sector that I was attacking...
