tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post6239745730657183329..comments2024-03-22T08:22:53.499+00:00Comments on The Waving Flag: Playing PiecesVexilliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06568117694302239705noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-27200030450512405152017-06-18T03:52:03.491+01:002017-06-18T03:52:03.491+01:00I Played Napoleonic games in the 70's and 80&#...I Played Napoleonic games in the 70's and 80's where an element was 1 figure.<br />A competition game consisted of:-<br />(British)<br />1 C in C<br />1 Brigadier<br />4 line battalions (22 figures each)<br />Skirmishers taken from the Line Battalions<br />1 Light Battalion<br />1 Regiment of Light Dragoons<br />1 Regiment Of Heavy Dragoons<br />1 Battery of Artillery<br />So you only had 9 groups to worry about consisting of about 160 elements or figures.<br />However, the later 4 figure elements per battalion so that 1 hit can reduce a battalion by 25%.<br />very few battalions lost more than 10% in an assault when the battle lasted for perhaps 6 to 8 hours.Isembourghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477628391259207560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-49599553544095892212017-04-22T12:24:15.661+01:002017-04-22T12:24:15.661+01:00We are indeed fortunate but the pace of change in ...We are indeed fortunate but the pace of change in rules far outstrips my ability to paint!<br /><br />It seems like every time I decide to build a new unit or allied contingent the rules change (or fade away) before I've finished painting.Vexilliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568117694302239705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-87456039210027819282017-04-22T04:14:09.940+01:002017-04-22T04:14:09.940+01:00For me the additional "detail" provided ...For me the additional "detail" provided by FOG and DBMM doesn't provide sufficient gain compared to DBA 3.0. Further, I find being able to play a six round competition in a single day very appealing.<br /><br />We are fortunate to have so many choices for rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-71841473240467678502017-03-12T07:16:09.744+00:002017-03-12T07:16:09.744+00:00So there's not really much additional decision...So there's not really much additional decision making gained by FOG's approach? Then yeah, I think your analysis about the number of units being similar to DBA is right on.Nin Winhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214986739020945052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-87461851298741707672017-03-10T22:40:40.626+00:002017-03-10T22:40:40.626+00:00You can easily change a battle group's frontag...You can easily change a battle group's frontage and there's some formation changes possible but you can't detach elements from a battle group.<br /><br />It's hardly earth shattering as it's usually done to get round terrain or run away.Vexilliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568117694302239705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-3822048709352798932017-03-10T21:54:36.140+00:002017-03-10T21:54:36.140+00:00Isn't about decisions? Do you get to choose h...Isn't about decisions? Do you get to choose how the groups of stands are formed up in FOG? Can you detach them as needed later in the game? Or change their formation/arrangement within the group? That's not a huge amount of additional decision making but it seems something.<br /><br />That said, I've landed on Basic Impetus, so I tend to have a variable number of single base elements around the 12 of DBA.Nin Winhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214986739020945052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2202580486252841248.post-6850995198818756132017-03-10T09:17:52.730+00:002017-03-10T09:17:52.730+00:00TMP thread<a href="http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=447545" rel="nofollow">TMP thread</a>Vexilliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568117694302239705noreply@blogger.com