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Re: Republic and Empire.

JohnL — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:52 GMT

I forgot to reply to your other points, Mark. We did tend to play larger actions using the rules. Natives had Fieldcraft so could be hard to detect in terrain.

Re: Republic and Empire.

JohnL — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:54:35 GMT

Hey Mark. We did a few Boer War games with them. We also did Sudan and Zulu war games. Cavalry was vital to flush out natives in terrain. Reflected Colonial

Re: Boxer Rebellion Buildings

Dennis L. Bishop — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:21:02 GMT

I am interested in the map. Thanks, Dennis From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of myron shipp Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Heresy II

Mintz, Mark — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:53:48 GMT

Too true Ron! I will definitely admit I was only thinking in terms of European armies oppressing the natives (in whatever form they may take), and not

Re: Musings

myron shipp — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:49:02 GMT

Me again Another idea I like is to have a table with a Colonial settlement at each corner and one in the middle, these are joined by tracks each of which

Re: Musings

Geoff — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:47:04 GMT

There is one theatre that provides a good crossover where semi-regular native units team up with irregular hoards to defeat the Russian advancing armies and

Re: Boxer Rebellion Buildings

myron shipp — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:53 GMT

Hi I have found a map do you still need one? Cheers Myron ... From: robbo6138 Subject: [ColonialWars] Boxer Rebellion Buildings To:

Re: Heresy II

myron shipp — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:36 GMT

Hi all Thats a bit of an Anglo centric view, the Tia ping rebellion was the biggest war up until WW2, in terms of casualties. Cheers Ron Ducks back down behind

Re: Musings

myron shipp — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:36 GMT

Hi all I agree mowing down the natives is no fun, I like Pony wars style rules which all players are on the Colonials side and the natives move randomly. The

Re: Musings

Mike Blake — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:22 GMT

Bob has hit it on the head for me. I enjoy a game in which I maneuver around the Imperialists, attack and am rebuffed repeatedly, and never break the square,

Re: Republic and Empire.

Mintz, Mark — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:17:53 GMT

What colonial did you do with them John? I've thought about using them for MexAm or Colonial China, but have yet to actually get around to trying it. I like

Re: Musings

gabriel_landowski — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:09:34 GMT

On a side note I happened to walk into a local antique store last week with my sweetums and there on a shelf was VOL I & II of Kipling's Collected poems and

Re: Musings

tsofian@... — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:52 GMT

I agree with this. In ACW everyone wants to be Lee, Longstreet Grant or Sherman, or maybe Bufort (sp), Custer or Stuart In WW1 Naval the folks to look for are

Re: Musings

M C Monkeydew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:36:44 GMT

... Not to argue, but rather to open discussion, the situation you relate has more to do with scenario design than with any particular scale or rule set. It's

Re: Musings

David Crowell — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:05:13 GMT

There is definitely some truth in this as applies to me. One of the aspects of wargaming I enjoy most is storytelling. I like my games to have a backstory, a