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Miniatures Adventure => Pikes, Muskets and Flouncy Shirts => Topic started by: shakespear on 11 September 2017, 06:55:52 PM
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Like the title says
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For what period? Surely that matters much more than the figure scale. Most rules will work for most figure scales.
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I'm guessing Renaissance (~1500 - ~1700) period (as it's on this board).
I still prefer Field of Glory: Renaissance, as the amount of figure and Battle Groups feel right on the table. Sure, it has its issues, but overall I can't see moving to anything else (yet).
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Pikemans lament for smaller actions - works great for 15mm figs.
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Victory Without Quarter, which works well for larger battles, and Forlorn Hope.
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Irregular Wars! :D
Also Sharpe Practice.
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Warlord Games Pike and Shotte rules do it for me
Cheers
Ian
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I'm guessing Renaissance (~1500 - ~1700) period (as it's on this board).
I still prefer Field of Glory: Renaissance, as the amount of figure and Battle Groups feel right on the table. Sure, it has its issues, but overall I can't see moving to anything else (yet).
Pikemans lament for smaller actions - works great for 15mm figs.
I second both quotes, for the above mentioned reasons.
We have played many enjoyable games with both games rules, I've already posted several threads.
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I think what I like most about FOGR is that pike blocks (of all types) have considered rules for coherency, movement and combat.
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I like FOG-R but it never caught on around here really.
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I like FOG-R but it never caught on around here really.
If you ever visit Athens, please, be our guest for a FOG-R game!
By the way, 1644 was a year of great turmoil...
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If you ever visit Athens, please, be our guest for a FOG-R game!
By the way, 1644 was a year of great turmoil...
May take you up on that but it's a long trip just for a game...
As or 1644 yes exactly - one reason I chose the number. Europe was in flames - with wars from Britain to Poland, Portugal to Sweden in various wars. Fighting was occurring over in the Caribbean and the new world as well - which included a separate native Indian war as well. China was in a mess with wars as well. There was even a large war going on in Africa between various kingdoms there I believe. ;)
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DBA-RRR, preferably with at least double-sized armies for each player.
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Used to really like DBR-100 but fell out of fashion...
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I still prefer Field of Glory: Renaissance, as the amount of figure and Battle Groups feel right on the table. Sure, it has its issues, but overall I can't see moving to anything else (yet).
Another vote for FoGR, with probably the same reservations you have, although our club (Wessex Wargames Society) doesn't see them as fatal for friendly games, even though a few of us occasionally get nostalgic and dig out our copies of Gush. FoGR doesn't handle out-of-period/theatre "what if" actions very well (a doubles competition earlier this year consisted of three Arab armies - lots of camels and archers - and a dozen European TYW-era armies; guess which ones finished in the top three?), and a couple of armies that were historically quite good tend to get steam-rollered by hordes of tooled-up gendarmes (early) and panz.... errr, sorry, I mean cuirassiers (late).
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I like FOG-R but it never caught on around here really.
Whereabouts are you, mellis? I'm based near Guildford in Surrey, but play at the Wessex Wargames Society, just north of Southampton (well worth the drive, IMO); other clubs near me that play FoGR are Guildford and Farnborough.
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Whereabouts are you, mellis? I'm based near Guildford in Surrey, but play at the Wessex Wargames Society, just north of Southampton (well worth the drive, IMO); other clubs near me that play FoGR are Guildford and Farnborough.
It's a bit of a trip for me as I'm based in Toronto, Ont, Canada. We have a smaller group of historical gamers and a lot further to go to find other groups. So it's a bit more of a challenge.
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Ah, yes. Well, I know you chaps in N America are prepared to travel for a game, but 3,500 miles is a bit far, isn't it? Still, if you ever come over to the UK, let us all know.
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Thanks - 3500 miles is a trip. Thanks for the offer though.