Macedonian pikes
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Re: Macedonian pikes
I do recall losing my balance getting out of a chair, sticking out a hand, and suddenly discovering a couple of stands of pike embedded in the ball of my thumb. That said, It can be a canny, if somewhat painful, method of moving figures into/out of missile/charge range when you pull them out and reposition them on the table......
Kein Plan überlebt den ersten Kontakt mit den Würfeln. (No plan survives the first contact with the dice.)
Baron Mannshed von Wreckedoften, First Sea Lord of the Bavarian Admiralty.
Baron Mannshed von Wreckedoften, First Sea Lord of the Bavarian Admiralty.
Re: Macedonian pikes
I nearly had an eye out on some pikey ECW figures, twice. I saw the point after that & was more careful.
Re: Macedonian pikes
Stops the cat sitting on them too.levied troop wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:42 pmOn the alternate hand, other players tend to treat your figures with more respect after they’ve slipped a metal pike between flesh and fingernail. I’ve foundIlkley Old School wrote: ↑Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:15 pm 2. You are less likely to skewer yourself on the pike block.