For those out there looking for a great battle do, Battle of Caldiero, the big one. We played for 4 hours with 6 people and finished the 12 turns. I rate...
Hello to everybody, I'm interested in trying Shako II for the Revolutionary Period: French, Austrian, Russian and Prussian troops for pick up games are listed...
Hi Guys Could someone please tell me if i would be able to play Shako 2 using my 6mm Baccus fig's. They are based for Polemos (not much fun imho), for those...
Hi Simon: In Shako one needs to be able to form line, column and square. For most nations this requires at least two bases (back to back for squares). Not...
Simon, Easy Way :- Get or Make (cut) some 1 cm. squares of card as formation markers. Draw a square for square formation A line for line formation Four lines...
Thanks for the information guys, Mike i think you have nailed it with the formation markers idea, one last question i have is this. How are casualties resolved...
Each unit takes a number of kills equal to its morale value (2-6) -- markers required. These are permanent, but a unit can also become temporarily "staggered"...
... Or you can use a roster These are permanent, but a unit can also become temporarily ... We've played Shako quite a bit with 6mm figures, based on roughly...
My first post... Does anyone know where i can obtain a 15 mm British Yeomanry or volunteer set of figurenes? Have trawled the net without success...nearest...
The other possible simple alternative for Polemos based figures is to use 2 bases per battalion/cavalry regiment. As long as both sides are based the same this...
Shako at 25mm figure scale size uses bases that are pretty close to Polemos bases. So three Poloemos bases could make a battalion or cav regt. But do you...
Has anyone tried using a mounting system where you can use your battalions as brigades for say VLE or V&B? I do 15mm now and am finally back into painting...
Clay I have my 15mm figures based on 40 x 20mm magnetic bases and use 40 x 40mm steel bases to turn these into squares for Age of Eagles, which is what I play...
Hello all, my first post.... We've played the new rules a few times now at my club and one thing we have noticed is that skirmishers dont seem to last very...
... Surely skirmishers which are removed form the table are not killed? They are just permanently driven off. I can think of quite a few instances where one...
"Surely skirmishers which are removed form the table are not killed? They are just permanently driven off." Â That's certainly they way I consider it. I don't...
... Having said that, I quite like the "driven off 18 inches" rules change, and would be interested to hear how it plays. My guess is that the end result will...
In fact to take this even further. When a?division is removed from the game, I feel the unit is actually still there just in shambles. To give an example. I...
Played this one to conclusion last night (total game time 4 hours). Excellent. The town of Caldiero changed hands 4 times and although the game ended on a...
I have to confess I haven't looked at the new scenario book as I'm mainly interested in the Peninsular, so if this question is addressed there, apologies. I...
Total the guns available to a division and divide by 12 or 16 or 20. If one has to do it at a corp level, do so and then distribute the guns as evenly as...
Chris, Thanks for that but I do understand the math. Its the 12 or 16 or 20 I'm interested in, as opposed to using 6 or 8, for example. David ... From:...
Sorry, when you said how this was 'applied' I thought you meant mechanically as opposed to theoretically. Anyway, the decision regarding the ratio is part of...
Chris, Thanks that makes sense. I guess I was keen to get to the bottom of the idea so as to try and replicate British usage better. As you know, in Spain,...
In Shako 2, if an attacking battalion charges a defending battalion (which is in line) through a friendly skirmisher screen (which would have screened the...
... See page 40: "The Interpenetrating unit may not Charge into contact on the turn of Interpenetration." Therefore, it is not possible to charge through a...
... battalion ... would ... defender ... that ... of the ... seem to ... help ... of ... Interesting point, but doesn't that 'Limitations' section apply to ...
Hi David: The dearth of guns in the Peninsula would likely allow you to represent most battles 1 for 1. Again, this is by choice. Cheers, Chris ... Hi David:...
Dave, you are right. The "limitations and consequences" section of rule 8.10 applies only to formed units interpenetrating batteries. Friendly infantry or...
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