In Australia our 25mm comps have all been played with 1MU = 1 inch. This gives the opportunity to redeploy. Comps have all been on 6 x 4 tables with either 600 or 650 points. Opinion is divided but I prefer 600. It does make for a different game dynamic in that wheeling is not as effective and comma...

I like a scoring system that rewards aggressive play, where relatively fewer points are earned for a draw. The warrior scoring system is very good in this regard. There are 3 points awarded based upon the number of points of troops killed/off table/shaken (the warrior equivalent of fragmented). The...

Richard, I am very pleased to see you post in this thread and show your opinion that nothing really needs changing. I have been watching this thread with some horror and hoping that the rule writers would not be unduly influenced by it. I do not run LH armies myself but that is simply personal prefe...

2. The battle of my allied cav v the Elephants. We only had one base each in contact and in three turns nothing really happened. It seemed strange that Cavalry were little affected by the big beasts? Maybe it was just our rolling...? I agree about cav vs Elephants. It is the only POA that I don't l...

FWIW I think the terrain system for FoG is a real plus. I agree. Whether I like the final terrain layout or not I always feel as though I had a chance to influence the shape of the battlefield. And that is where the fun lies, IMHO. Marc Well said. We all feel a little agrieved when we don't get the...

davem wrote:

philqw78 wrote:
On the other hand as it's Fosters, better not have an ANZAC empire.....

We send Foster overseas because no one will drink it here


Cheers......Geoff

You're right. It's a conspiracy. We may have lost the Autumn Rugby International and the Ashes but we are going to make damned sure we win the FOG Publication Date Wars. I'd stay and say more but I'm due to attend an open-topped bus parade through London for Slitherine and Osprey to celebrate our v...

Dried frog pills needed there I think :shock: Well Nik, I hope you feel really clever with your "witty" retort. I would like to state that I love FOG and have bought the rules and all lists so far. After over 30 years of gaming, FOG has re-vitalised me as an ancients gamer. My complaint I believe i...

I would like to send a personal thank you to all of you who whinged sooooooo loud about us Aussie colonists getting the books early that now it looks like we will get them many weeks late!!!! Just couldn't handle it that we may get something before you just once. Pathetic

I think this game can be summed up fairly easily. I got my Longbowmen into the wrong position and had to fight pike and dismounted knights earlier than I expected. As often happens for me, luck intervened on my side and the Longbowmen came through to save the day



Cheers.........Geoff

I have seen some awesome battlewagons.. At a DBA tourney i was in.. I forgot who made them. but their is a pic of them in the mini's in the Eternal Empire book. The ones on the Eternal Empire book are from Kingmaker Miniatures. They have a complete range of Hussite figures. Here is the link http://...

Marty, Lance armed troops only have one job on the field.....to hit things. If you don't want them to charge keep them away from the action. Lance get the bonus of being advantaged at initial impact over Light spear and other cav. Winning the first fight can be critical and is a good thing. I was un...

Scrumpy wrote:Drilled skirmishers cost the same asundrilled, there is no differnce between the two types.

Thanks. I missed the now quite obvious expression - Extra if Drilled unless LF or LH


Cheers....Geoff

I am probably missing something obvious but I cannot find any difference in the rules between drilled and undrilled skirmishers. Drilled cost an extra point so I assume there should be.


Cheers...........Geoff

Good to see you have gone for the Lorraine Allies. Duke Rene is the kind of colourful scumbag who really enhances using the Swiss
The Knights add an extra level of danger for your opponents.
Swiss Pikemen...oh no....Halberdiers....oh no again....Knights....Aaaaaaargh.

Cheers..........Geoff

Still not convinced. But, I am talking Burgidian wars and the begining of the Great Italian Wars. Earlier I would agree the would be superior bot in the peroid I am thinking of Aardvark (elite). Irondog I have a Swiss army and am happy with the Superior rating. Yes they did carve up the Burgundians...