tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post6498952403213389632..comments2024-03-29T16:16:10.311+11:00Comments on Grid based wargaming - but not always: Dark Ages game number 2 for 6x6 challengePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-57930745427284236552017-02-01T07:16:51.507+11:002017-02-01T07:16:51.507+11:00Thanks for the suggestion. I will be continuing wi...Thanks for the suggestion. I will be continuing with the rules as I like most of the rule mechanisms and they do give games a dark age flavour. In the last couple of games I found reducing unit protection factors by one and increasing the cohesion by one worked for me, and sped up the games. I kept the LP hit rule, even up to 3 hits cancelled, as well placed LPs seemed to be more important.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-46987687107454330862017-02-01T03:40:39.550+11:002017-02-01T03:40:39.550+11:00Yeah, the hit cancellation with LP is problematic....Yeah, the hit cancellation with LP is problematic. One suggestion I read is to roll your Protection in order to cancel out a hit. Right now an LP can be used to boost the chance to hit or use to cancel a hit 100% of the time. That imbalance between the value of an LP on offense versus defense turns the games into slugfests, as you have noted.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667428218897971037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-33492158364157933782017-01-26T09:44:40.414+11:002017-01-26T09:44:40.414+11:00Thank you. I enjoyed painting the old Minifig'...Thank you. I enjoyed painting the old Minifig's they really are a good wargaming figure - being a nice size (25mm) and easy to paint without excessive detail. The ship was fun to do - as a flat model it is more like stage scenery which adds to the look of a tabletop game without taking up too much precious tabletop space. Something to contemplate with any future scenery projects.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-22922999951284243952017-01-26T00:16:26.969+11:002017-01-26T00:16:26.969+11:00I love the look of the HYW force inc ship and tent...I love the look of the HYW force inc ship and tent. Excellent!<br /><br />Ps I agree about bases and notional figure strength. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-64568499967344533842017-01-25T07:14:10.115+11:002017-01-25T07:14:10.115+11:00I forgot to say. For me the advantage of big bases...I forgot to say. For me the advantage of big bases, other than ease of movement, is if I am short a figure or two in a unit of 12 it does not matter. I just field them with 10 or 11 on a base.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-83234952663730961632017-01-25T07:11:18.723+11:002017-01-25T07:11:18.723+11:00Dux Bellorum uses single bases and suggests the us...Dux Bellorum uses single bases and suggests the use of small dice to show hits. Depending on type units take between 3 to 6 hits so a dice works, although I prefer to use matchsticks. The base width needs to be consistent as unit movement is based on base widths.<br />Lion Rampant uses individually based figures, 12 to a unit. The figures have to be placed within 1 inch of each other. I use one big base with 2 dice to record hits.<br />With both rulesets I have adjusted them to a 6 inch grid without too much difficulty, so the basing becomes less of an issue.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918057670249529750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7174146262920547660.post-4609370704150821092017-01-24T23:21:47.881+11:002017-01-24T23:21:47.881+11:00So does Dux Bellorum use figure removal to denote ...So does Dux Bellorum use figure removal to denote hits, or require formations, or does it work smoothly with single-base units?<br /><br />Same question for Lion Rampant really :)Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.com