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by David Kuijt
Thu Aug 17, 2023 11:23 am
Forum: Army List Discussions
Topic: Ancient British BC9 DISMOUNTING MID-BATTLE? Battle Card
Replies: 4
Views: 5236

Re: Ancient British BC9 DISMOUNTING MID-BATTLE? Battle Card

I see Ancient British Battle Taxis only have the BC8 'Dismounting at Deployment' Battlecard.' Would not the BC9 'Dismounting Mid-Battle' Battle Card also be applicable? (even if Warband instead of Warriors were used?) As far as I've read they used the Battle-Taxi as a means to get their foot troops...
by David Kuijt
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:07 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 43183

Re: Bits & Bobs

Thanks for clarifying the scythed chariot battle card for me. To answer your question, it was under consideration. My reading of the ancient source material informs that the Seleucid scythed chariots were directed against a variety of enemy troops, not just those listed on the battle card. Chapters...
by David Kuijt
Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 43183

Re: Bits & Bobs

Regarding Magnesia and the chariots, well . . . the Battle Card did not really help, I think I need to review the ancient sources and then tweak the battle card, especially with respect to routing scythed chariots and their impact on friends. Are you thinking of representing the scythed chariots as...
by David Kuijt
Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General Rules Discussion
Topic: Bits & Bobs
Replies: 9
Views: 43183

Re: Bits & Bobs

Bits & Bobs If a friendly unit is attacked on the front and a flank by the enemy and it wins the melee round, are both enemy units required to make “lost melee round” move? For example, let us say that a friendly unit of Heavy Foot is attacked frontally by an enemy unit of Heavy Foot and on its fla...
by David Kuijt
Tue Jul 18, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Event and Tournament Announcements
Topic: Historicon Signup Question
Replies: 13
Views: 18705

Re: Historicon Signup Question

There is a small chance we'll make it for the Thursday night Fall of Rome tournament--it will take a traffic miracle. There are three of us and as of now, Son #1 can't get out of work till about 4. We're coming from NYC and if he can leave a little earlier there is a chance. How punctual (we'll hav...
by David Kuijt
Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:13 am
Forum: Event and Tournament Announcements
Topic: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023
Replies: 82
Views: 886354

Re: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023

Thanks for bringing your mats, Chris and Spencer!

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by David Kuijt
Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:04 pm
Forum: Event and Tournament Announcements
Topic: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023
Replies: 82
Views: 886354

Re: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023

Still 14 players signed up after including me and DS. Roger Cooper is swapping for Mike Guth, though. Does anyone have an appropriate 80mm base Saruman army they could bring, in case we can recruit a signup at the convention? Rod will be bringing the Southron army Mark was going to field as a loaner...
by David Kuijt
Sun Jul 16, 2023 12:22 pm
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: Base depth and rules
Replies: 12
Views: 13759

Re: Base depth and rules

Well, these are magneticized laser-cut bases of 1x1 inch. With MUs being a half inch, it should be about as fiddly as a board wargame. The advantage isn’t so much in playing space as in transport and storage. But even so, a game of Triumph with a 1/2 inch MU gives me a two foot by 16 inch playing s...
by David Kuijt
Sat Jul 15, 2023 9:38 pm
Forum: Newbie Questions
Topic: Base depth and rules
Replies: 12
Views: 13759

Re: Base depth and rules

I am thinking I might get away with giving units with a 15mm or 20mm depth a special marker if they get flanked and pushed back. I want to avoid using double-sized bases because I want to have a small footprint game. Making 1MU x 2MU bases in this scale just gets too fiddly, however. Fiddly is a re...
by David Kuijt
Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: Event and Tournament Announcements
Topic: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023
Replies: 82
Views: 886354

Re: Special Event: Battle for Middle Earth, Historicon 2023

Everyone -- please bring 80mm legal Triumph terrain if you have it. We'll have some loaner terrain, and I'm in the process of cutting up old 24" legacy boards to make more, but if you've got your own, bring it. And if you have your own generic (green) legal Triumph 80mm battlemat, please bring that ...