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Post by sheffmark on Apr 23, 2024 16:19:21 GMT
It's an interesting question as to whether you prefer to be the one to initiate the combat or respond to it in the following turn when the line may have been broken up and there may be overlaps to exploit!
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 23, 2024 16:15:45 GMT
Well they’re finished and now with sheffmark for the application of paint - great fun creating them, I don’t know how historical they are but as long as the man’s happy so am I. I’ll be honest I didn’t read the army list properly I thought it was 1 hd element so when 11 oxen arrived by post I thought b****y hell what have I done!. K The man's happy! And what you've done is provide some wonderful sculptures. Paint now being applied and will be posted on FB when they're finished.
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 16, 2024 12:57:48 GMT
I got far too many projects going on but Def want to return to my Ork and Imperial Guard epic scale HoTT forces. Have you given up on the 'Paper' and 'Scissors' opponents for your HoTT Rock army?
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 8, 2024 11:57:44 GMT
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 8, 2024 9:01:48 GMT
There are some quite powerful dismounting armies still allowed then?
Also is there a file anywhere that lists all the Steppe armies? (Seems like something Stevie would have done?)
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 6, 2024 14:44:17 GMT
Thanks
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 5, 2024 11:19:44 GMT
And does anyone know of any manufacturer who produces the dust throwing women on oxen? I don't think there is any, but maybe they can be done with 3d printing perhaps, or kit bashing. Hmm I didn't think there would be as it's such a niche item!
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 5, 2024 11:18:02 GMT
There has to be a limit to the angle of fire. Personally I prefer the 1BW of either side, rather than messing about with 45 degree angles or such as some rules do.
Don't forget that a shooting unit has to fire at an element in it's Threat Zone, so I'd argue that it's more restrictive at short range?
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 3, 2024 14:01:13 GMT
And does anyone know of any manufacturer who produces the dust throwing women on oxen?
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 3, 2024 13:59:51 GMT
I'm beginning to feel a little remorseful that my army choice appears to have caused deep emotional scaring on some players! Remorseful? Yeah, right! First an elephant army, then crocodile tears. I did say "a little remorseful". In other words not so remorseful that I might not take it again next year!
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Post by sheffmark on Apr 1, 2024 10:45:19 GMT
Not (to return this thread to its origins) if (a) half of them belong to an ally general and (b) in any case, you have only rolled 1 pip for movement. I'm beginning to feel a little remorseful that my army choice appears to have caused deep emotional scaring on some players!
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Post by sheffmark on Mar 29, 2024 15:00:28 GMT
Just to be clear about the camp followers issue. No one asked the umpires about this (apart from we were asked about factors when LH attacked a camp) and no one, as far as I can remember, specifically stated one way or another in their army lists whether it did or did not have camp followers.
Therefore had I been asked on the day, I agree with and would have followed Martin S's ruling that all camps have followers in them. If they are provided as an element then they may sally out, otherwise they are in there and will defend the camp. However we weren't asked so didn't interfere.
If people want to use this as a ruling for next year then we're happy to adopt it, but I think it has to be agreed up front so everyone is aware and I presume then everyone will not include camp followers?
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Post by sheffmark on Mar 29, 2024 14:49:16 GMT
Presumably Martin will be publishing the list of runners and riders for Alton. At which point you could always see if anyone was prepared to 'step aside' for a small remuneration? (to aid your charge toward the SOA league title, which departed from the tracks somewhat in sunny Sheffield) P.S. there's nowt wrong with Tamils!
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Post by sheffmark on Mar 25, 2024 12:20:06 GMT
I got to play with an army composed of Ax and Ps, facing a force including 5 elephants that had to defend in terrain consisting of 3 woods and a marsh. To add to Pauls woes it was blind general and twice a request to move Elephant first he was shown a 1 so no movement at all. I really tried not to laugh but it made up for the camels. You see that's what I expected the Tamil to be faced with! Having 5 elephants, two of which were allies, an Aggression factor of 0 and four largish pieces of bad going so cramped deployment I didn't expect them to do well at all, facing a lot of the mainly Ps and Ax armies I expected people to bring. Unfortunately some people brought Warband armies and the Tamil seemed to get a run of playing these, so presumably enjoyed stomping all over them? Only Paul and Ken played with them properly. And how come the Welsh did so well, facing Ps they can't kill and Wb who auto kill them? Fortunately Martin M very kindly saved me from the embarrassment of providing an army with a 100% winning record.
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Post by sheffmark on Mar 24, 2024 14:54:55 GMT
Results from yesterday: 1 Paddy Myers 30 2 Tom Whitehead 26 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 3 Tim Kohler 26 4 Paul Murgatroyd 25 5 Colin O’Shea 24 6 Martin Myers 23 7 Chris Kemp 22 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 8 Pete Davis 22 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 9 Terry Mahon 22 (on bringing a worse performing army than Phil) 10 Phil Steele 22 11 Ken Gordon 21 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 12 Baldie 21 13 Martin Smith 20 14 Colin Alcock 19 15 Paul Hodson 18 16 Simon Wilson 16 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 17 Tim Rogers 16 18 Tom Davis 12 (on difference in elements killed v lost) 19 John Saunders12 20 Rory Pratt 8
Army scores Martin Myers Scots-Irish 11 Colin Alcock Later Moorish 13 Paul Murgatroyd Attalid Pergamene 14 Baldie Samnite + allies 15 Pete Davis Lusitanian 16 Ken Gordon Jewish Revolt 17 Terry Mahon Caledonian 17 Chris Kemp Lithuanian 17 Paul Hodson Numidian B 18 Tim Kohler Aitolian 20 Tom Whitehead Early German 21 John Saunders Medieval Irish Army 21 Colin O’Shea Alan 22 Tim Rogers Mongol Conquest 23 Simon Wilson Numidian A 24 Phil Steele Prussian 24 Martin Smith Ancient British 25 Tom Davis Tamil + Sinhalese ally 26 Paddy Myers Aztec 27 Rory Pratt North Welsh 30
I am obviously quite hopeless at choosing rubbish armies, having supplied the armies that came 1st and 3rd in scoring the most points.
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