tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post8738838283904398326..comments2024-03-27T19:30:53.827+00:00Comments on Tom's Toy Soldiers: Dark Age One Hour Wargames AARTWDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921046811399998400noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-79285773758001091532016-07-27T17:38:54.068+01:002016-07-27T17:38:54.068+01:00Thanks Mog,
I think they do "what they say on...Thanks Mog,<br />I think they do "what they say on the tin" - they provide a simple way of playing a simple game (with a bit more complexity than first apparent) in about an Hour.<br />I'm just not sure who needs these rules, but that may be the subject for another post later this week.<br />TomTWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921046811399998400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-28246350510960933882016-07-27T17:35:59.386+01:002016-07-27T17:35:59.386+01:00Well you might think that...
But the restricted tr...Well you might think that...<br />But the restricted troop types can play against it.<br />So my six units of Roman infantry were half armoured and half unarmoured. In other rulesets they'd be different unit types. In this they're just all just Infantry.<br />Likewise the Saxons in Dux Bellorum would have been two or three different types, but in OHR they're all just Warband. I suppose I could have designated the Saxon nobles as Infantry but what that makes them in these rules doesn't fit *my* idea of an early Saxon warband.<br />But the rules are supposed to be simple, so criticising them for laacking complexity would seem churlish. :)<br />Next time I'll let the Saxons have some skirmishers and see if I can't get some some Roman Cavalry painted. (hark at me thinking about next time...)<br />TomTWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921046811399998400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-55861179905601902402016-07-27T08:15:39.273+01:002016-07-27T08:15:39.273+01:00I have a couple of NT's books and only played ...I have a couple of NT's books and only played solo - the 19th Century one in particular is interesting as it covers a period not often given much of a spotlight. Same thoughts really, an interesting diversion, but wonder if they are perhaps a little too abstract for anything other than solo games? (where you can fill in the blanks and use them as a 'guide') ? Nice report Tom :-)moghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747639551023726158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-80908861246331928392016-07-26T21:32:53.972+01:002016-07-26T21:32:53.972+01:00They're OK.
Some are pretty basic, quite a few...They're OK.<br />Some are pretty basic, quite a few are lifts from Grant/Asquith and Fetherstone books some are versions of historical fights.<br />Overall I'm happy with what I paid for the scenarios alone.<br />TomTWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921046811399998400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-17964436853973092552016-07-26T08:33:30.951+01:002016-07-26T08:33:30.951+01:00I think I looked at this in the past with the same...I think I looked at this in the past with the same raison d'etre - more scenarios. The gaming sounds far too simple to engage even my old dessicated brain. Are the scenarios what you hoped for?Nordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939206270751544079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830353542180186213.post-2244061215995115052016-07-26T07:25:01.912+01:002016-07-26T07:25:01.912+01:00Good to see something different on the table😀Warg...Good to see something different on the table😀Wargaming has so many options and variations and we often get trapped into what we know.Matt Crumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841790422716738842noreply@blogger.com