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Post by timurilank on Oct 13, 2019 11:59:38 GMT
Really like the look of those Blue Moon Germans vs Old Glory 2nd/3rdC Romans. (BTW I think it should be 8 x warriors (4Wb) in your listing at the bottom.)
Perhaps try some more battles using armies with 6+ LH, producing 12+ LH in your 24AP games. In your recent Parthian vs Sassanid games, the Parthian LH don't appear to have done much (maneuvering) from what I read. If you're really keen, try armies with 9+ LH, so 18+ LH for 24AP. Maybe give the 1/2 PIP for LH move idea a go. Does it work with your 24AP games? Or does it unbalance them? etc... (If you'd rather avoid the whole 'rebalancing LH' issue with your games, that's fine...but I am keen to learn how LH fare sharing potentially fewer PIPs that normal in your 24AP games, especially if there are large numbers of LH involved.)
Snowcat,
I do have one planned for two weeks from now, the Alan vs. the Sassanid. Each test will be done against a different sub-list of the Sassanid which should prove interesting.
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Post by snowcat on Oct 13, 2019 22:30:32 GMT
Excellent. Alans can field anything from 5 - 12 LH in the army. How high (LH-heavy) will you go? (Hmm, 'LH-heavy' - there's an oxymoron!)
I predict the more LH the Alans field, the more hamstrung for PIPs they will become at 24AP with normal PIPs.
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Post by timurilank on Oct 14, 2019 19:35:39 GMT
Excellent. Alans can field anything from 5 - 12 LH in the army. How high (LH-heavy) will you go? (Hmm, 'LH-heavy' - there's an oxymoron!) I predict the more LH the Alans field, the more hamstrung for PIPs they will become at 24AP with normal PIPs. I am not aware of any Sassanid expeditions north of the Caucasus Mountains so games played would represent raiding parties by the Alani. This would leave the axe wielding peasants at home although the skirmishers may be handy.
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Post by snowcat on Oct 14, 2019 21:26:03 GMT
Excellent. Alans can field anything from 5 - 12 LH in the army. How high (LH-heavy) will you go? (Hmm, 'LH-heavy' - there's an oxymoron!) I predict the more LH the Alans field, the more hamstrung for PIPs they will become at 24AP with normal PIPs. I am not aware of any Sassanid expeditions north of the Caucasus Mountains so games played would represent raiding parties by the Alani. This would leave the axe wielding peasants at home although the skirmishers may be handy.
And as we all know, 'raiding parties' need SPEED = maximum LH!!!
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Post by timurilank on Oct 15, 2019 8:12:11 GMT
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Post by timurilank on Oct 15, 2019 8:12:47 GMT
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Post by snowcat on Oct 15, 2019 11:08:21 GMT
With the increase in board size by +50% width, you also say that while you didn't increase the number of terrain features, "the increase in game board did offer offer an opportunity to select larger pieces". These terrain pieces still cannot be larger than the maximum size normally allowed in the basic game, yes?
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Post by timurilank on Oct 15, 2019 12:52:36 GMT
With the increase in board size by +50% width, you also say that while you didn't increase the number of terrain features, "the increase in game board did offer offer an opportunity to select larger pieces". These terrain pieces still cannot be larger than the maximum size normally allowed in the basic game, yes? That is correct. Elsewhere in the blog I have mentioned our terrain pieces tend to be mid-size (2BW x 3BW) or slightly larger. Placing larger pieces of 4BW x 5BW is now possible.
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Post by snowcat on Oct 15, 2019 23:31:10 GMT
With the increase in board size by +50% width, you also say that while you didn't increase the number of terrain features, "the increase in game board did offer offer an opportunity to select larger pieces". These terrain pieces still cannot be larger than the maximum size normally allowed in the basic game, yes? That is correct. Elsewhere in the blog I have mentioned our terrain pieces tend to be mid-size (2BW x 3BW) or slightly larger. Placing larger pieces of 4BW x 5BW is now possible.
The benefits keep coming! (I thought one of your Woods looked nice and big!)
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Post by timurilank on Nov 5, 2019 9:18:14 GMT
The Umayyad vs. Sogdiana The year is 676 AD and the Umayyad governor of Khurasan launches an expedition across the Oxus. The eager for battle deploy for their premier test match.
Following the link to the battle reports with photos. dbagora.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-umayyad-vs-sogdiana.html
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Post by nangwaya on Nov 5, 2019 12:49:02 GMT
Did the Sogdian coalition have 15 elements on the board to the Umayyad's 12, or were the Türgesh allies part of the 12 and the three battles were 12 vs.12?
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Post by timurilank on Nov 5, 2019 14:51:32 GMT
Did the Sogdian coalition have 15 elements on the board to the Umayyad's 12, or were the Türgesh allies part of the 12 and the three battles were 12 vs.12? All matches were the standard 12 element a side. The Türgesh allies most likely would have replaced two infantry and one cavalry.
They did not appear as the Sogdian were doing very well without them.
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Post by nangwaya on Nov 5, 2019 22:25:19 GMT
Just re-read your blog entry where you had already explained this. I really need to pay attention
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Post by goragrad on Nov 7, 2019 8:40:52 GMT
So in your alternate reality the Umayyad were somewhat less successful than their historical counterparts.
Nice reports.
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Post by timurilank on Nov 7, 2019 9:40:12 GMT
So in your alternate reality the Umayyad were somewhat less successful than their historical counterparts. Nice reports. The Umayyad were overthrown by the Abbasid, so …
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