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Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:04 am
by Jeremy
BP has solved a lot of the irregular movement by being able to use your senior commander to re-roll
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:51 am
by levied troop
That does suggest BP has some underlying problem. I can see senior commander’s being used to urge men to move on the pointy stick era, but by the time of bang sticks weren’t there junior commanders there to do that sort of thing, intrinsic to the unit, and the SC was used rather more exceptionally? Broad generalisation I know.
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:55 am
by Purple
I think the movement friction is the best thing about the game.
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:59 am
by goat major
I'm not a great fan. It's Warmaster basically and although it creates unpredictability it doesn't feel like it's grounded in any sort of reality.
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:35 am
by Jeremy
levied troop wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:51 am
That does suggest BP has some underlying problem. I can see senior commander’s being used to urge men to move on the pointy stick era, but by the time of bang sticks weren’t there junior commanders there to do that sort of thing, intrinsic to the unit, and the SC was used rather more exceptionally? Broad generalisation I know.
The junior commander has a go, and if he duffs it, daddy steps in. Temper, in BP, daddy is a division commander
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:38 am
by Jeremy
goat major wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:59 am
I'm not a great fan. It's Warmaster basically and although it creates unpredictability it doesn't feel like it's grounded in any sort of reality.
Definitely. I only play it because it’s what the club plays. I want to have a go at either General D’armee or Over the Hills
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:41 am
by goat major
I think I quite like the GDA staff Officer mechanism. Would be interesting to see how it plays in reality
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:25 am
by grizzlymc
I describe black powder as Warhammer 1.8k
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:51 pm
by tim.w
goat major wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:59 am
although it creates unpredictability it doesn't feel like it's grounded in any sort of reality.
Like EB's SatNav.
Re: The Pointy Stick thread
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 12:39 am
by Essex Boy
See what I mean?
Minding me own business and then BOOM. 'How d'yer like those apples, EB'.