Great idea!

Generally speaking I think this depends on the river. If a river becomes too big of an obstacle, then it will not be part of a battle since the army will not choose to cross it in the face of the enemy. I am working on a new set of scenarios for publication, two of them involve river crossing battle...

Beautiful looking table setup!

Would also work for Lord of the Rings Mordor backdrop.

Looks great, I assume there ill be a massive fire and ice battle at Fall In?

Local Grocery store sells it (with some paperwork). It is perfectly safe if handled properly. I used it for a Science demo in my kids class. Just make sure you have some thick gloves. You can put it in water with food coloring to create colored smoke. Or go for a model train smoke generator. Which w...

One issue with making it more friendly is that it takes away the inherent danger of getting caught in a column and hit in the flank

It takes some getting used to the idea of the corner swap. Just try the front corner in contact must be switched with the other front corner and try it in a few configurations. It will start to click.

The warriors would die, if they cannot turn they are destroyed. This is frequently the penalty when the head of a column is hit in the flank. Rod, In this situation would the Warriors not be able to turn without dying? I.E. Their front left corner now ends up where their back left corner was and th...

Not enough armies qualify for this troop type to make it a troop type, similar to camels. It simplifies the troop type chart.