http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/ In support of the ARMATI historical miniatures game, by Arty Conliffe. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:45:53 GMT Mark Grindlay http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32774 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32774 I wouldn't have put dates on it, more developments and a key exponent force. Antiquity seems to kick off with the Persians.  Vincent and I discussed it a Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:17:16 GMT rodger1uk http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32773 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32773 Is there a consensus on the dates we should work to (start and end) for Biblical Antiquity AoE ToC AoE and what are they please? Cheers Rodge Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:03 GMT auger_1964 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32772 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32772 I am definitely a tournament player, although I also enjoy big historic battle reconstitution. I do not think that Armati is providing us with a good "equal Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:56:46 GMT Mark Watson http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32771 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32771 I keep a league table of material submitted to Slingshot since I started as editor. Overall (by word count), Armati is 6th, behind (first to fifth) DBA, FoG, Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23:53 GMT Graham Bryson http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32770 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32770 I cannot see the point of this debate. Everyone, competition or non-competition player plays for fun. I, and others prefer Armati for a number of reasons. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:58:46 GMT ashley.solo http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32769 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32769 I am a solo player (not tournament, not standard game) and play intro scale. i have drifted away from Armati since the interetsing discussions on rule Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:45:36 GMT durulz2000 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32768 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32768 ... -Yeah, you did.   Sorry to disagree with you, but I think scenario books are a poor example of support. -Maybe. Tournament players wouldn't be so Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:29 GMT ltcjones@... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32767 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32767 Actually I did not answer my own question.   Sorry to disagree with you, but I think scenario books are a poor example of support.   The availability of the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:23:29 GMT durulz2000 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32766 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32766 ... -You answered this yourself in your last question. I would also suggest that scenario books are another form of support. Consistent availability would be Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:36 GMT ltcjones@... http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32765 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32765 I have to chime in and ask a few questions, I may be missing something on this.     What does it mean that (Armati 2 was never supported that well in the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:00 GMT durulz2000 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32764 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32764 I can quite assure you, I'm knocking anything or anyone. That's the problem with the written word - you can't hear someone's tone of voice or body language. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:27:57 GMT durulz2000 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32763 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32763 Fair enough. But it's availability and numbers were patchy to say the least. And that was tantamount to out of print. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:31:38 GMT Chris Hahn http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32762 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32762 I confess that I've never played in an Armati tournament. (I would imagine, given the expertise evident in this forum, that I would probably last as long as Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:22:53 GMT Chris Hahn http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32761 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32761 Thanks very much for the clarification and opinion, Roy. Again, I am perhaps hamstrung by the "sad" fact that I have yet to purchase A2. I find that I've been Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:14:06 GMT Roy http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32760 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/ARMATI/message/32760 I found this post really rather sad. After all only a small group of people post frequently on any list like this. Its quite normal for those people to