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Topic: Swiss units, column, expansion during follow up |
Siward
Replies: 5
Views: 8620
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Forum: Rules Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:50 pm Subject: Re: Thanks |
Thanks, Jon...it could be handled, if all concerned felt it should be, in the Swiss infantry special rules and not the main Warrior rules.
Frank
As someone who uses Swiss regularly, I think th ... |
Topic: deploy in skirmish |
Siward
Replies: 21
Views: 25653
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Forum: Rules Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:55 pm Subject: deploy in skirmish |
Now I'm confused. The events phase precedes the approach phase. Look at 3.0 on page 17. How could you possibly succeed in placing bodies "during the events phase" without having them in pl ... |
Topic: deploy in skirmish |
Siward
Replies: 21
Views: 25653
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Forum: Rules Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:13 am Subject: deploy in skirmish |
John,
Thanks again. What I want to get to the bottom of is the wording and it's intent. Here is the bit that interests me specifically;
6.821 says:
"Bodies that are arriving are placed a ... |
Topic: deploy in skirmish |
Siward
Replies: 21
Views: 25653
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Forum: Rules Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:18 pm Subject: deploy in skirmish |
Geoff
6.821 says:
"Bodies that are arriving are placed at the edge of the
playing area during the Events Phase in which they arrive"
and:
"Arriving bodies use the norma ... |
Topic: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Siward
Replies: 10
Views: 17256
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:10 pm Subject: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Okay, consulted with Bill. Here's the answer:
The answer to the original question is still “no”, in that a Spartan army/CinC cannot have an Ionian sub-general bringing the Ionian sublist into play ... |
Topic: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Siward
Replies: 10
Views: 17256
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:54 pm Subject: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Greetings
From an historical perspective I would be surprised if the sub-general in the Spartan list (as opposed to Ally) for CW#3 could be anything other than Spartan given the fact they are Reg ... |
Topic: deploy in skirmish |
Siward
Replies: 21
Views: 25653
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Forum: Rules Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:02 pm Subject: deploy in skirmish |
John,
I have always been curious about this being allowed. It implies that you are taking an action based on what may be possible during setup.
Does this also apply to flank marches? Specifical ... |
Topic: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Siward
Replies: 10
Views: 17256
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:45 pm Subject: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Lemme consult with him. It's quite possible I screwed up. I have waaaay too much on my plate at the moment.
scott
Thanks Scott. I am many months away from finishing my Spartans so no great e ... |
Topic: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Siward
Replies: 10
Views: 17256
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:00 am Subject: Hoplite Greek - Ally question |
Apologies if this has been asked before but my searches came up blank.
With most of the Greek sublists ( in list 3 and 17 ) Spartans/Thebans/Phokians can downgrade ally/any ally generals to sub-gener ... |
Topic: Shieldwall Update |
Siward
Replies: 34
Views: 43343
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:22 am Subject: Shieldwall Update |
Geoff: I've run a boatload of numbers on this to get to what the draft sez. That being said, if you have some examples that reveal problems, I'm all eyes.
scott
Scott,
I'm confident in what ... |
Topic: Shieldwall Update |
Siward
Replies: 34
Views: 43343
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:26 pm Subject: Re: Shieldwall Update |
3) Units in Shieldwall that normally count shieldless in HTH (for example 2HCW) are always considered shielded while in the formation if fighting to the unit’s front.
Overall I am in ... |
Topic: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
Siward
Replies: 81
Views: 86765
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:07 am Subject: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
There's a mechanism that could accomplish this using existing rules mechanics in a new way, and I've proposed it privately to FHE before (as far as I know it is filed for future consideration). This ... |
Topic: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
Siward
Replies: 81
Views: 86765
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:11 am Subject: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
I was also thinking about Normans. Like companions in Alex's day, Normans were superior troops in their time. I have some suggestions for possible list rules.
a) When charging impetuous they fig ... |
Topic: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
Siward
Replies: 81
Views: 86765
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:38 pm Subject: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
It's clear that Harold did everything he could to maximize his holding strength against the Norman cav, namely to use a tactical formation *then* deploy it uphill of his opponent.
scott
I agre ... |
Topic: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
Siward
Replies: 81
Views: 86765
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Forum: Army Lists Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:42 pm Subject: Dark Age Warrior List Rule Ideas |
I am often amused about "Historical" matchups when people talk about actual battle and comparing the history to Warrior. I think sometimes people need to remember that we do throw dice in th ... |
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