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Post by pawsbill on Dec 1, 2019 12:11:25 GMT
We also had a trial day yesterday at PAWS, 4 of us trying various armies (later Crusader, Ayyubid, Comnemnan Byzantine and Order of St John). The only thing we learned was that with such a variety of armies, who gets to place the terrain has an enormous influence.
But this morning, I realised the allies I was using are out of period, so everything I learned about the army I was planning to use is invalid. |
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Post by martin on Dec 1, 2019 15:16:10 GMT
We also had a trial day yesterday at PAWS, 4 of us trying various armies (later Crusader, Ayyubid, Comnemnan Byzantine and Order of St John). The only thing we learned was that with such a variety of armies, who gets to place the terrain has an enormous influence.
But this morning, I realised the allies I was suing are out of period, so everything I learned about the army I was planning to use is invalid. Talking of 'out of period', what's the verdict on the Mamluk artillery, only used in 1517, Bill?? |
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Post by pawsbill on Dec 2, 2019 19:50:52 GMT
We also had a trial day yesterday at PAWS, 4 of us trying various armies (later Crusader, Ayyubid, Comnemnan Byzantine and Order of St John). The only thing we learned was that with such a variety of armies, who gets to place the terrain has an enormous influence.
But this morning, I realised the allies I was suing are out of period, so everything I learned about the army I was planning to use is invalid. Talking of 'out of period', what's the verdict on the Mamluk artillery, only used in 1517, Bill?? The list doesn't specifically prohibit it. (The notes just say it was first used in a field battle on that date, but who's to say some sort of artillery wasn't theoretically available earlier.) |
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Post by pawsbill on Dec 7, 2019 17:26:36 GMT
One week to go, who's coming?
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Post by martin on Dec 7, 2019 17:54:54 GMT
One week to go, who's coming? 👍 me |
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Post by paddy649 on Dec 7, 2019 19:36:25 GMT
When does it start?
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Post by pawsbill on Dec 7, 2019 23:51:12 GMT
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Post by menacussecundus on Dec 8, 2019 11:06:11 GMT
One week to go, who's coming? Not this time, I'm afraid. Menacus Secundus |
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Post by paddy649 on Dec 8, 2019 12:08:58 GMT
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Post by martin on Dec 8, 2019 14:48:05 GMT
One week to go, who's coming? No Colin- game length has put him off. |
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Post by martin on Dec 8, 2019 19:25:52 GMT
What’s the turnout from the PAWS crew predicted to be, Bill?
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Post by gerardus on Dec 9, 2019 14:01:51 GMT
I'm hoping to make my tournament debut on Saturday, I look forward to meeting some of you then. Please be gentle with the fresh meat  |
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Post by pawsbill on Dec 10, 2019 23:17:19 GMT
One week to go, who's coming? No Colin- game length has put him off. That's disappointing. We'll have to have a thought about game length versus number of games before the first PAWS of next year. |
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Post by colinthehittite on Dec 11, 2019 9:59:56 GMT
I am disappointed not to be coming to this event. I have been a regular for many years and continue to enjoy this brilliant game, however, I have not enjoyed some PAWS events over recent years because of the rush to fit it all in to 40 minutes. As players gain experience, they learn to overcome setbacks and continue fighting knowing that the game can easily turn. With only 40 minutes drawn games are now not surprising results.
For me, 40 minutes often prevents the kind of manoeuvre game that I enjoy; it doesn’t give me time to await my opporchancity; it means I have to choose a hard charging army from the list provided rather than one I’d like to play with; it forces me to limit terrain choice in order to avoid slow moving deployments and stubborn defences which will eat up time and I even have to avoid talking with my opponent for fear of wasting precious seconds! It’s just not fun!
Colin
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Post by martin on Dec 11, 2019 10:07:29 GMT
No Colin- game length has put him off. That's disappointing. We'll have to have a thought about game length versus number of games before the first PAWS of next year. Good idea - it takes a LOT to p*** Colin off, but he’s seriously miffed about this. Personally, I feel adherence to start time is the key. If I was late, I’d expect to miss out /miss a round.....awaiting waifs and strays is commendable BUT penalises all those who make the effort to be there on time - basically, why should thirteen players lose out/ have their games shortened because the fourteenth leaves home 45 minutes after he should. This is the electronic/internet age. We can get incredibly accurate predictions of traffic conditions for the VAST majority of cases. Regular offenders fly in the face of this....and keep getting rewarded for it, at the expense of others. That rant pretty much guarantees I’ll be stuck in traffic on Saturday 😶 ps Crossposted with Colin, it seems. |
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