tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post3276937396065809924..comments2024-03-24T19:52:50.881+00:00Comments on Irregular Wars: A fine afternoon's gaming.Nichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03601895895569143103noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-66237560795459897562014-03-19T02:18:05.385+00:002014-03-19T02:18:05.385+00:00Really nice stuff, like the "big unit" e...Really nice stuff, like the "big unit" effect you've got with the pike blocks. Great paint job too. Havent played Hail Salad for a while might have to blow the dust off them.Yarkshire Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187334713976374889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-90363651768267549552014-03-12T07:52:02.964+00:002014-03-12T07:52:02.964+00:00Cheers Phil. The game is a good one. I was a littl...Cheers Phil. The game is a good one. I was a little skeptical considering the author's background and my personal dislike for GW-style games, but this rule set was not developed with the same mentality. Sure the rule book could be a third the size and half the size if it wasn't filled with glorious full colour wargaming porn, but I think it is worth it considering I only tried the rules a little before Christmas and have had about eight or nine games since.<br /><br />It's true beauty is the army list ethos which says "these army lists were put together as an idea of how you can create your period armies. Now, go out and do a little research and make it better." They clearly state that the lists should be altered, added to or ignored if there is historical justification to do so. Hence, I have an Arab warband, Arab camelry and Iranian archers to fill out my Seleukid ranks. Conor and I sat down and created a specific Hellenistic Spartan list from scratch.<br /><br />Playing in 6mm also allows you to use less space than the rules would originally suggest. This game was played on a 3'x3' matt. It worked fine for Conor's three divisions of Spartans but as I had twice as many Seleukid units, I was feeling a bit cramped. We commonly (and happily) field about seven or eight divisions a side (four units plus skirmishers per division) on a 6'x3' table.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601895895569143103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-14476319950474985422014-03-11T21:01:18.392+00:002014-03-11T21:01:18.392+00:00Thanks for sharing for a lovely battle report, gre...Thanks for sharing for a lovely battle report, great miniature armies and I like how you guys played on a 2 x 2 playing area... I read a lot about Hail Caesar, a little pricey to buy but one day I will! :o)<br /><br />regards,<br />PhilPhil Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369365598439913360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-75472345097733731682014-03-10T11:23:26.139+00:002014-03-10T11:23:26.139+00:00Cheers gents.
Yorkie, we base out standard sized...Cheers gents. <br /><br />Yorkie, we base out standard sized units on an 80mm frontage made up of two 40mm stands/bases. You only really need to be able to change between column, battle line and open formation in most games and being able to split the unit in two works fine. For small units (based 40mm wide) we just state what formation they are in.<br />Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601895895569143103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-54146085285189591922014-03-10T11:06:25.795+00:002014-03-10T11:06:25.795+00:00Really nice AAR, how do you handle formation chang...Really nice AAR, how do you handle formation changes and the like with the HC rules? All my armies are based up for Impetus on big unit bases but I'd like to play HC with them too.<br /><br />SteveStig of the Dumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545185294092527157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-46125843741053099682014-03-10T09:53:28.218+00:002014-03-10T09:53:28.218+00:00Very pretty 6mm game. Small figures on big bases i...Very pretty 6mm game. Small figures on big bases is definitely the way to go. So much more convincing than the "2 guys lost on a football pitch" appearance of most big scale games these days. I am totally won over and all my games are in 10mm or less and use 28mm size bases or bigger. Nice AAR too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-17580042897651872562014-03-10T08:46:02.406+00:002014-03-10T08:46:02.406+00:00Excellent report, pictures are beautiful and the m...Excellent report, pictures are beautiful and the mass effect is great!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913029478686087197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5783985865082712242.post-39257125068497610132014-03-10T08:26:22.861+00:002014-03-10T08:26:22.861+00:00Nice AAR!Nice AAR!Hetairoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05218314152169339537noreply@blogger.com