No. Note that unlike FOG-A, "protected" is not an armor class. But the shot always cancel the better armor POA of any stand facing them no matter if the shot is protected or not. I am new to the Forum but I have been playing Both sets of rules for some time. I do wonder why Shot, get to i...

I was thinking that page 113 addresses this: "a battle group never counts as fighting enemy in 2 directions as a consequence of a charge unless it was a legal flank or rear charge", meaning that so long as the 2 files remained with 4+ bases it would remain a keil no matter how many BGs sl...

Well they certainly don't count as fighting in 2 directions, because "a battle group never counts as fighting enemy in 2 directions as a consequence of a charge unless it was a legal flank or rear charge." (P113). It seems that they would no longer count rear support - but does that seem ...

To avoid misinterpretation, I think "no longer count AS rear support" was meant because a BG in full-edge close combat (whether on one or more sides) cannot provide support, but can receive support, and its rear edge for measurement remains its rear edge. Properly formed kiels, not threat...

Hi, on page 29 of the rules it defines what a keil is, "a BG must include at least 2 files each including at least 4 bases. At least 2 of these 4 bases must have pike capability, and the rest either pike, heavy weapon or swordmen capability." This is very clear but does the keil formation...

Text for Wallachian, etc list., pg 21, 1st paragraph, incorrectly gives date of Mohacs as 1626

Kevin D.

Unfortunately my option is not in the poll: "The current rules work reasonably well for a first version but can be improved in terms of the look and feel of an ancient battle for a version 2. Hopefully that will get more people playing them than is the case today. To me, that would be worth th...

khurasan_miniatures wrote:
Related question -- what about infantry command? If one uses an officer, standard and drummer, that's three out of eight pikes right there! Is that what gamers are doing?

That's what is being done for 15mm and 28mm here in Texas.

Kevin D.

What are most gamers who are building new armies doing? Putting three muskets on a base, or four? I ask because I will be selling the TYW infantry in units and it would be nice to know how many muskets I should have in the units! Also because of the Confederate Irish that are coming soon -- as they...

i have a question about Essex Miniatures 15mm Standard Bearers, i heard or read somewhere (i dont remember where) that they had the flag already molded on so you had to paint the flag, and i would really rather not. can some one with experience with Essex Miniatures tell me if this is true or not? ...

Hey Guy's An unarmored musketeer becomes protected when adjacent to a base of pike when in melee against unarmored lancers. Does the musketeer gain the better armored + in the melee POA? No. Note that unlike FOG-A, "protected" is not an armor class. But the shot always cancel the better a...

Hey guys, If you have a 8 base BG of warriors counting swordsman vs a 6 base BG of pike n shot ( both BG's in two ranks), do the swordsman count as double + including the overlap or just the overlap base counts as te double + :?: The overlap will get one die at++. For the POA's of the other six use...

Vladius wrote:Hey guys,

An Artillery battery of 2 guns fires at a Swedish 7 base BG and inflicts one hit. Question --- Does the swedish bg take a death roll??

Yes, lose a stand on a roll of "1"

deadtorius wrote:Perhaps they are waiting for a guy in a red suit to deliver them to their warehouse and then they will ship.

T&T has arrived in Texas!(Great Hall Games got it today) Looks great!

Kevin D.

Swedes add +4 per base its listed in the points per base column. Nevertheless, Swedes have not so far been found to dominate tournaments (and there were several of these during the beta phase). Getting the points right is a difficult balance to achieve, even with extensive play-testing, but so far ...

I think early tercios do, but not the later ones, need more than 12 bases I think. Artillery, especially massed battery.... 6 medium guns, takes a tercio down were finding.... in fact , a massed battery seems to be tremendously effective generally! Late tercios (and kiels) count as self-supported i...

On page 165 of rule book it states that Cavaliers 'can get carried away in the pursuit of defeated enemy.' This would suggest a penalty in the CMT to stop a pursuit. However, apart from being cheaper than Determined horse I can find no difference anywhere. Am I missing something? Yes, you are. See ...

Last game my cav moved up on Parliaments guns, went disrupted and then failed the CMT to charge before the foot managed to move into rear contact with the battery. Then I had to charge in against defended guns, although I did not take any other casualties or cohesion losses after that first SNAFU.....

Not sure how you got ++ for the cavaliers against the parliamentarian horse. Assuming the horse had carbines and no impact pistols, the cavaliers should have been + for pistols and the horse - for not having them. Cavaliers get +POA for Impact Pistols, and +POA for being Impact Mounted Doesn't matt...

Not mine but interesting: http://www.greathallgamers.org/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=297&posts=4&start=1 The armies were based on Hopton v. Waller at Lansdown, July 5 1643 Royals:899pts. 15 BG Roundheads: 897 20 BG(all Average) 1 fc, 3x tc 1fc, 3xtc 6x Cornish Superior Det. P/S Musket*...