Well, there was no Ming anymore when he defected to the Manchus. The Emperor was dead, Li Zicheng blocked his way and insisted on having him submitted or dead, and quite a few of his family and Liaodong fellows were already in the Manchu camp. Keeping a Ming loyalty to die crushed between two super...

TRUE! He did it because he was in love!... :D I notice he never recovered his concubine, Chen Yuanyuan, and she " ...missed Wu Sangui to the point of physical and mental exhaustion". However, I note he eventually double-crossed both of his masters, the Ming and the Qing dynasties! Food fo...

Having breakfast this morning I was reading the "Today in History" column in the morning newspaper and what did I find .... " 1644- Ming General Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manch...

I'm up for this but someone needs to tell me what faction and what army I'd be using. You've been added as anti-Ming Okie. You may have to work a little harder with only one province :( Please read the final versions of rules, map and progress record before launch on 1st June everyone. We a week to...

Amendments The majority prefer "very large armies, wide terrain" Please re-read attacking your own faction. If challenger looses, they forfeit all provinces to the challenged. Previous versions had this the wrong way round. Corrected ownership of Beijing, which was incorrectly transposed ...

I've been quite fond of the very large chinese armies in FOG2 Med. I'm finding them quite satisfying as you purchase troop types you wouldn't normally take. Although, they take a little longer, they make for closer and more enjoyable games.

I vote for very large armies.

Latest map. Five players on each side. Anti-Ming have an extra province, which seems fair, as Ming have an extra fortress. Please note new colours and provinces as these may have changed. Voting on extra large armies is slow. So, don't forget to vote 8 days to go. Progress record.png Starting Provin...

fybyyn wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 7:43 pm ejem ejem...

Excuse me gentlemen...

Is there still room for one more player?

You're very welcome fybyyn. That rounds the numbers nicely. New map and player list to come.

KiwiWarlord wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 10:09 am Gavin how about having a decent size game, change the army size to Very Large
After all these armies were huge.........lets have some fun

Vote now

I'll add you in with the next map update Dave. Hopefully, we'll get another player interested in the next 10 days to even things up.

Division I
GDod (Roman) defeats DirtyMark (Alan) 41 to 14.

Closer than it looks on the scoreboard. Last of my games I think.

Division I
GDod (Alan) defeats DirtyMark (Roman) 41 to 6.

Thanks for playing Mark, despite feeling unwell.

Ahuyton posted a while ago that he was a starter. He requested Ming. by ahuyton » 11 May 2024 04:24 Thanks, GAvin, for this. I will join in. Pro Ming. I'll have to get an eye test! All good now. CHANGES GDod changed to anti-Ming, Alan added to Ming. Ownership of Shanghai and Shangdong changed to be...

smjohnso77 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 1:59 am Hi I will be Pro Ming Smjohnso77

Player list updated. Welcome aboard. One player to find...

I've simplified the entire game mechanics. Please read the rules and pm me any questions. I've included the starting positions with two positions still available for new players.

Changdao wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 6:37 am I'm in. Pro Ming.

May I suggest for variety that players from both teams in Yunnan, Guizhou or Guangxi can choose to fight using the Tribal Rebels army?

I'm sure I can accommodate your suggestion.
NB. Rules amended in prior post.

I'll pm the frequent flyers :-) and those players who have already stated an interest. At the moment we have six. Please state your preference Anti-Ming or Ming. Start date will be 1st of June 2024, it will run until the end of August. Below is the background, rules and map for the campaign Backgro...

Maybe add a Meso-American DLC? I miss my 25mm Aztecs!

Grahamed Uyghur (840-1046) (GaoChang) (3% losses) staved off the Imperial Japanese invasion by ArmchairBaron Japan (795-1040ad) with Chinese Song (1005-1060ad) allies (43% losses) ... An excellent battle report Graham. Let me be the first to bow to our new emperor and the new Grahamed Uyghur Dynast...

Has anyone from Div I heard from Arthurius or DirtyMark? Arthurius picked up one game of the challenge on the 6th April but I haven't heard from him since. DirtyMark, to my knowledge, hasn't set up the away challenge yet.