tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post5363172595287487680..comments2024-03-28T01:22:13.683-03:00Comments on Battle Game of the Month: Something New Played - 20mm Punic Wars!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-28762859871833078072017-07-24T05:40:34.813-03:002017-07-24T05:40:34.813-03:00Oh...oh...oh...Oh...oh...oh...Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-4429922755479662062017-07-23T20:15:52.524-03:002017-07-23T20:15:52.524-03:00yeah....but somehow...I just ..lost that hoplite f...yeah....but somehow...I just ..lost that hoplite feeling and its gone, gone, gone.....Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-87437452169140708352017-07-23T12:38:16.283-03:002017-07-23T12:38:16.283-03:00Always been my main things - to the extent that I ...Always been my main things - to the extent that I can never get into other periods. At the moment, making lots of DBA armies and chariots - you can never have enough chariots, elephants or pointy sticks.Rob Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533996736711014752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-9208719627306180362017-07-23T11:04:02.484-03:002017-07-23T11:04:02.484-03:00They were very nice armies, so much tidier and con...They were very nice armies, so much tidier and consistent than my own!<br /><br />Ancients were my big thing for years but despite a lingering interest, and a willingness to play, I'm not tempted to go back.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-60959785718521951832017-07-23T10:11:20.087-03:002017-07-23T10:11:20.087-03:00Rule quibbles aside, it looks like a stunning game...Rule quibbles aside, it looks like a stunning game. Ancients are another area that, were time and money infinite, I could easily lose myself. Phalanxes, legions, and sieges have always had a certain appeal.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br /><br />StokesWSTKS-FM Worldwidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173042438761572040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-86121262888448027022017-07-23T10:10:57.084-03:002017-07-23T10:10:57.084-03:00I think that the idea of Skirmishers in front of t...I think that the idea of Skirmishers in front of the battleline is one of time and place, not universal. Unless they are able to retreat through gaps in the main battle line they would just be on the way. They would be in advance of the main army prior to the battle but would often clear away well before the real battle began. I think the numbers matter as well. Some minor states relied on skirmishers as their main force but they didn't normally accept battle on the plain if they could avoid it. <br /><br />On your second point, one game is not enough to judge. With some rules a mechanic fascinates a new player to affect his play but after time he is able to look past short term advantage to focus on the big picture, other times the short term mechanics do rule. Too soon for me to judge.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2839601747923375105.post-90078769247827415092017-07-23T09:22:30.951-03:002017-07-23T09:22:30.951-03:00Those 20's do look sweet. I think one of the o...Those 20's do look sweet. I think one of the other players may have already posted on this, but anyway, they though that in Sword and Spear, skirmishers did not work so well against the heavy infantry, but did do better out on the flanks. I have the rules and will re-look at them with that in mind because so many battles should see skirmishers operating in front of a heavy enemy front line.<br /><br />I wonder whether the activation system is so clever and important, that 'managing the mechanic' might get in the way of the 'feel'?Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031444717952755557noreply@blogger.com